Durham Latest News

• Ontario police officer arrested after personal gun fired inside home, bullet enters neighbour’s house

  Police say that on Dec. 31 an off-duty officer's personal gun was discharged inside their home and a bullet entered a neighbouring west-end home. The officer was charged on Jan. 7.

  Crime

  8 hours
• Online voting ‘more inclusive’ for residents, Woodstock mayor says

  Woodstock is the latest municipality in Ontario to add online voting as an option in its elections, with the goal to increase engagement among voters.

  Politics

  8 hours
• Ford government plans underwater transmission line through Lake Ontario

  Energy Minister Stephen Lecce announced he had approved a recommendation to build the line by the IESO, which will boost supply by 900 megawatts.

  Canada

  11 hours
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• Unsustainable workload leads to cancellation of Ontario craft beer festival: organizers

  Organizers of the decade-old Kawartha Craft Beer Festival in Peterborough, Ont., say an unsustainable workload has forced them to cancel their event permanently.

  Canada

  Jan 7
• Okamoto says daughter helped with decision to join Blue Jays: ‘I will work hard’

  Japanese slugger Kazuma Okamoto got some help from his family when he was considering which Major League Baseball team might be the best fit for his services. 

  Sports

  Jan 7
• Ford accused of ‘weaponizing’ LCBO with plan to remove Crown Royal

  Doug Ford confirmed he would pull the Canadian whiskey from the shelves of the province's alcohol stores next month to punish international drinks conglomerate Diageo.

  Canada

  Jan 7
• Leafs, Matthews pounce on Panthers to net 4-1 win

  Matthew Knies scored a goal and set up a red-hot Auston Matthews to push the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-1 win against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Tuesday.

  Sports

  Jan 6
• Calgary woman charged after traffic cone tossed off downtown apartment balcony

  A 28-year-old Calgary woman has been charged with mischief, causing danger to life following a viral video that shows her tossing a traffic cone off an high rise balcony.

  Crime

  Jan 6
• Barnes cracks top 20 in NBA all-star voting

  Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes has cracked the top 20 in NBA all-star voting.

  Sports

  Jan 6
• Ontario mother charged with 1st-degree murder in death of 10-year-old child

  Barrie police say a mother is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of her 10-year-old child.

  Crime

  Jan 6
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• Despite hosting Taylor Swift, Toronto collected less revenue than feds, province: report

  The federal and provincial governments collected more revenue from Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour than the City of Toronto did, municipal officials say.

  Politics

  Jan 6
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• Ontario senior accused of triple shooting murder-suicide in Cornwall: police

  Cornwall police say the former partner of the senior who allegedly carried out the triple shooting is being treated for serious injuries, while the two men died.

  Crime

  Jan 6
• Some school buses cancelled in GTA as region braces for freezing rain

  Some school buses in the Greater Toronto Area have had service cancelled as parts of Ontario are expected to get freezing rain on Tuesday.

  Weather

  Jan 6
• Raptors waive centre Mo Bamba after two-game stint

  The Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday they have waived centre Mo Bamba.

  Sports

  Jan 6
• New Ontario online courts portal brings delays and ‘snafus,’ Toronto lawyers say

  A new online portal meant to streamline access to Ontario’s court system is leaving some lawyers grappling with unpredictable delays and facing new hurdles in managing their cases.

  Canada

  Jan 6
• Ontario child welfare audits may not address impact of high-needs kids, government docs say

  That call to action from the premier appears to have been the catalyst for a series of now-delayed reviews of every non-Indigenous Children's Aid Society in Ontario.

  Politics

  Jan 6
• Ford stands by labour minister as integrity commissioner begins ethics probe

  The integrity commissioner accepted opposition requests to investigate whether David Piccini had broken ethics rules in how he selected applicants from the $2.5-billion pot. 

  Politics

  Jan 6
• Murray-Boyles making most of Poeltl’s absence

  Collin Murray-Boyles has developed a simple philosophy in his rookie NBA season: work hard.

  Sports

  Jan 6
• Ford will file appeal against court ruling to release personal phone records

  The latest twist in a three-year-old transparency battle means the government has now twice lost its argument Ford should not have to make parts of his phone records public.

  Canada

  Jan 6
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• Murray-Boyles impresses as Raptors top Hawks

  Centre Collin Murray-Boyles scored 17 points in a breakout performance in his rookie season as the Toronto Raptors topped the Atlanta Hawks 118-100 on Monday.

  Sports

  Jan 5
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• Did Jack Ryan predict the Venezuela attack? Why this clip is going viral

  A viral video clip from the fictional series Jack Ryan may have eerily predicted some of the events in Venezuela over the weekend, but more than five years before the fact.

  Trending

  Jan 5
• Canucks struggling at season’s halfway point

  This is not the season the Vancouver Canucks expected. 

  Sports

  Jan 5
• Matthews named NHL’s third star of week

  Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has been named the NHL's third star of the week after breaking Mats Sundin's franchise goals record on Saturday.

  Sports

  Jan 5
• Ford acknowledges ‘bump’ in the road as civil servants return to office full time

  Monday is officially the first day when government employees are required to report to work all week, yet the province still hasn't sorted workspaces for everybody. 

  Politics

  Jan 5
• ‘Stock up’: Ford confirms he will remove Crown Royal from LCBO next month

  The premier has repeated the threat for months, saying he will use the province's monopoly on alcohol sales to punish international drinks manufacturer Diageo.

  Canada

  Jan 5