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PICKERING — Residents of a Pickering, Ont.

TORONTO — One of the teen girls accused in the fatal swarming attack on a homeless Toronto man has been found not guilty of second-degree murder, but guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter.

TORONTO — A pair of familiar faces could make their return Saturday when Toronto FC hosts Charlotte FC in MLS play. Toronto fullback Richie Laryea, out since March 1 with a hamstring injury, is available to see some minutes.

TORONTO — Achini Perera gets to tick a few boxes Saturday, playing cricket and helping raise money for a good cause.

TORONTO — The Toronto Catholic District School Board, along with some emergency responders, are warning parents about "dangerous" social-media challenges that are trending among students in Ontario schools.

TORONTO — The CFL and its nine member clubs invested over $4.5 million into amateur football last year.

TORONTO — Very few Ontario grocery stores that are required to accept empty alcohol containers are doing so, leaving the future of the deposit return program in question as The Beer Store closes locations across the province.

TORONTO — Toronto landlords are trying to lure in tenants with rent-free months, complimentary Wi-Fi and $500 gift cards amid an unprecedented supply of condos and lower rents.

PICKERING — A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in what police called a "sadistic," unprovoked fatal attack on an elderly woman outside her home in Pickering, Ont.

TORONTO — Any lingering thoughts of the offensive woes that hampered the Toronto Blue Jays on their recent six-game road trip vanished over an inning to remember on Thursday night.