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ST. JOHN'S — Residents near Newfoundland and Labrador's largest city were ordered to flee a wildfire Tuesday, as thousands of other people across the province faced the prospect of leaving or losing their homes to flames.

TORONTO — An Ontario college has opened applications to newcomers for a free program intended to address what it describes as a "critical" shortage of building code officials in the province.

A man is dead after an alleged afternoon stabbing at an east-end home in Toronto, police said Tuesday. Police said they responded to a report that someone had been stabbed at a home near Woodbine Avenue and O'Connor Drive just after 2:30 p.m.

A new bylaw aimed at reducing renovictions in Toronto is already having noticeable effects, according to tenant and anti-poverty advocates, though some say it's too early to tell if it will be well-enforced.

An 18-year-old man from Oshawa, Ont., who was recently charged in a collision that killed a father of three is the same person facing a dangerous driving charge in a crash involving Premier Doug Ford, Ontario Provincial Police say.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet Monday with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who says he plans to urge the prime minister to lower taxes in order to stimulate the economy.

TORONTO — The Stratford Festival will remount "Something Rotten!" in 2026, which will be the last season with artistic director Antoni Cimolino at the helm.

TORONTO — Ontario's climate plan is set to be put to the constitutional test again in December.

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say two men charged in the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old Dundas man knew him for years, and one was an alleged drug trafficker. Zachary Shuman died at the scene of the shooting on July 27. Staff Sgt.

VICTORIAVILLE — The Parti Québécois is projected to win a Quebec byelection in the Arthabaska riding.