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• Ontario teacher, education worker unions call for contract talks to start early

  Contracts for Ontario's teachers and education workers expire this summer and their union leaders are calling on the education minister to start the bargaining process early.

  Politics

  10 mins
• Ontario girl, 4, dies after adult falls on her on Quebec cross-country ski trail

  A four-year-old Ontario girl has died after she was injured on a cross-country ski trail about 30 kilometres north of Gatineau, Que.

  Canada

  19 mins
• Doug Ford doesn’t ‘need’ Bill 5 powers anymore to develop Ring of Fire

  The provincial government rushed its Bill 5 through the legislature last year to give itself the power to declare special economic zones.

  Politics

  55 mins
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• Teen charged in connection to alleged Ontario daycare sex assault

  Police say investigators have notified the parents and guardians of other children who attend the daycare to ensure they are aware of the investigation.

  Crime

  3 hours
• Southern Ontario set for a warm-up, but how long will it last?

  After a relatively cold February, much of southern Ontario is set for some warm yet rainy weather, though it may only last a few days.

  Weather

  3 hours
• She vanished in 2022. Peel police now treating her disappearance as homicide

  Investigators said Monday they’re asking for the public’s help in the case of 38-year-old Mezhgan Aini, who vanished in June 2022.

  Crime

  3 hours
• Prosecutors seek to withdraw sex assault charge against Frank Stronach

  Prosecutors are seeking to withdraw a charge of sexual assault against billionaire businessman Frank Stronach as his Toronto trial continues.

  Crime

  3 hours
• More young men contacting Ontario gambling helpline, new study finds

  The rate of young men contacting Ontario’s mental health helpline for gambling-related problems has spiked after the province allowed private online gambling, a new study suggests.

  Canada

  6 hours
• Moving metrics: How the Ford government pulled back reporting its successes and failures

  Targets, such as opening dates for transit lines and GHG emissions, have been removed from scrutiny, while a housing tracker set up a few years ago displays data from 2024.

  Politics

  9 hours
• Ontario enters March with frigid cold snap as wind chills plummet

  Snow is not likely in Toronto, and the extreme cold will likely be short lived, with above zero temperatures returning to many parts of the province by Tuesday. 


  Weather

  Mar 1
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• Leafs ’embarrassed’ by 5-2 loss to Senators

  There was no mincing words after the Toronto Maple Leafs' latest loss, a 5-2 defeat to the visiting Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

  Sports

  Mar 1
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• Batherson, Cozens lead Senators to win over Leafs

  The Toronto Maple Leafs gave up four goals in the second period and dropped a 5-2 decision to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.

  Sports

  Feb 28
• Queen’s University students stranded in Doha after Iran attack shuts down airspace

  A group of university students returning to Canada were forced back to Doha mid-flight as escalating strikes in the region shut down airspace and grounded flights.

  World

  Feb 28
• Markham man who drove impaired, killing off-duty YRP officer, receives 6-year sentence

  A Markham man who drove drunk with a G2 licence, killing an off-duty York Regional Police officer in a 2022 head-on crash, has been sentenced to six years in prison.

  Crime

  Feb 27
• Teen arrested in historic $7M cocaine seizure: Durham police

  Durham police say a 17-year-old boy was arrested after officers seized 325 kilograms of cocaine worth more than $7 million in one of the service’s largest busts.

  Crime

  Feb 27
• Raptors looking for more consistency after losses

  The Toronto Raptors are well aware that they need to find a way to play a consistent 48 minutes and hold on to leads against the NBA's best teams.

  Sports

  Feb 27
• Premier wants to see ‘gold mine’ airport in downtown Toronto expanded for jets

  Doug Ford said he'd seen polling to support expanding the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to include a bigger runway for larger jet engines.

  Politics

  Feb 27
• DNA leads to arrest 20 years after newborn found dead on Ontario trail

  The Brantford Police Service have arrested and charged a 39-year-old woman in connection with the 2005 death of a newborn boy known as Baby Parker.

  Crime

  Feb 27
• Month-long OPP probe leads to 7 arrests and 54 drug, gun charges

  During the searches, officers seized more than a kilogram of suspected cocaine, 16 grams of suspected fentanyl and nearly 50 Percocet tablets.

  Canada

  Feb 27
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• Pedestrian dead after being struck by vehicle in Mississauga

  A man in his 70s has died after being struck by a vehicle Thursday evening near Lakeshore Road East and Stavebank Road, Peel police say. No charges have been laid.

  Canada

  Feb 27
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• Hundreds of Kingston students compete in 26th annual skilled trades event

  Almost 500 elementary and high school students from the Limestone District School Board gathered at St. Lawrence College this week for the 26th annual skills competition.

  Education

  Feb 27
• Suspended Peel officers now being investigated by provincial watchdog

  An Ontario agency responsible for probing police misconduct is investigating three suspended Peel Regional Police officers over alleged ties to an ongoing corruption probe.

  Crime

  Feb 27
• Lotto Max jackpot worth $70M up for grabs in Friday draw

  The OLG says Friday night's Lotto Max jackpot is worth $70 million and is encouraging Ontarians to grab a ticket.

  Canada

  Feb 27
• ‘It’s clearly fake’: Brady Tkachuk unhappy with White House video that insulted Canadians

  The Senators captain returned to Ottawa riding the high of a gold medal with Team USA at the Olympics, but his on-ice performance hasn’t been the headline.

  Sports

  Feb 27
• Family of Ontario man who died after 911 call blocked from presenting to police board

  For more than a year, Rick Buerger and Christine Stark have been fighting for answers about the death of their brother Ralph in the Fonthill area of Niagara. 

  Canada

  Feb 27