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OTTAWA — Curling Canada has announced its pool of candidates for its 2026 Paralympic Winter Games team. Canadians have finished in the medals in five straight Paralympic Games, with gold in 2006, 2010 and 2014, and bronze in 2018 and 2022.

Canada is expected to see a warmer-than-usual summer with uncertain precipitation levels in most provinces, based on Environment and Climate Change Canada's summer forecast.

MISSISSAUGA — Police in Ontario announced three major drug busts on Tuesday, including the largest one in Peel police history.

NEWMARKET — With the Oilers in the Stanley Cup final again this year, the decision to bring back "Connor McDavid Square" in the hometown of Edmonton's star forward was a no-brainer for Newmarket Mayor John Taylor.

Officials say the Canadian military has evacuated more than 700 people from northern Ontario where a major wildfire is threatening a First Nation.

TORONTO — Two First Nations that signed deals with the provincial government to improve access to the Ring of Fire are speaking out against a new Ontario law that seeks to ease mineral extraction in the northern region.

SUNRISE — Connor McDavid goes way back with Sam Bennett. The youngsters played together on the same team in the Greater Toronto Area as kids, faced off in the Ontario Hockey League, and have been on opposite sides in the Battle of Alberta.

A 58-year-old sports coach from Markham, Ont., is facing sexual assault charges after numerous alleged assaults over nearly a decade.

TORONTO — Ontario's chief medical officer of health says six infants have been born with congenital measles since an outbreak began last fall, adding they were infected in the womb through mothers who were not vaccinated. Dr.

KAWARTHA LAKES — Ontario Provincial Police say two men have died after their canoe capsized in the Kawartha Lakes area Sunday afternoon. OPP say emergency responders were dispatched to a boat accident on Sturgeon Lake just after 3 p.m.