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• Ontario moving ahead with public corporations to fund wastewater

  The new municipal service corporations would help move costs from development charges into public companies that could issue debt to build water and wastewater infrastructure.

  Politics

  11 hours
• Ontario police force welcomes financial experts to help battle extortion crimes

  Last year alone, there were 476 reported cases — of which 190 targeted businesses — and that only reflects incidents where the victims have come forward.

  Canada

  12 hours
• Police renew warning to avoid Lake Ontario after man falls in icy waters

  Toronto police are renewing warnings about dangerous ice conditions after a video showing a man falling into freezing cold waters has been circulating on social media.

  Canada

  12 hours
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• ‘No reason to continue discussing’: Ontario mayor wants Andrew’s name dropped

  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest Thursday is the last straw for one Ontario mayor who is now seeking a street renaming in his municipality.

  Politics

  Feb 19
• Ontario government directs schools to let students watch Team Canada matches

  Doug Ford announced the idea in a social media post on Wednesday evening, saying he had told Education Minister Paul Calandra to work out how schools could make it possible.

  Canada

  Feb 19
• No evidence of ‘secrecy’ over dog testing at London, Ont. hospital: report

  A review into controversial dog testing at a London, Ont., hospital that irked Premier Doug Ford found it was ethical with no evidence of 'secrecy.'

  Canada

  Feb 19
• ‘Save OSAP’ campaign launched asking Ford government to reverse student loan changes

  As part of a push to sustain the struggling post-secondary sector, the province will inject new cash into colleges and universities and allow them to raise tuition fees.

  Education

  Feb 19
• Ontarians without a family doctor at higher risk of death, study finds

  Researchers say Ontario should work to increase access to a family doctor for people with chronic conditions due to the added risk they face.

  Health

  Feb 18
• Democrats probe Trump donor’s ‘influence’ over Gordie Howe bridge threat

  Democrats are demanding Ambassador Bridge owner Matthew Moroun provide documentation of a reported meeting held with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick before Trump's threat.

  Politics

  Feb 18
• Ontario Line opening date uncertain, construction to be finished in ‘early 2030s’

  The Ford government has broken ground on four stations and an elevated guideway for its signature Ontario Line subway, which could be finished sometime in the early 2030s.

  Canada

  Feb 18
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• School bus carrying 40 students crashes in Ontario town, 4 sent to hospital

  Provincial police say a school bus carrying about 40 elementary students left the road and entered a ditch, sending four children to hospital with minor injuries.

  Canada

  Feb 18
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• Dog kicked in ‘disturbing’ video removed from owner’s care: Sudbury police

  A small black dog that was kicked in a 'disturbing and upsetting' viral video has been removed from the owner’s care, Sudbury police say.

  Crime

  Feb 18
• ‘It was a betrayal’: Woman tells sex assault trial Frank Stronach tried to rape her

  A third complainant is set to testify in downtown Toronto Wednesday at the sexual assault trial of auto parts tycoon Frank Stronach.

  Crime

  Feb 18
• January home sales fell as southern Ontario was hit by huge winter storm: CREA

  The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in January fell 16.2 per cent compared with a year earlier as southern Ontario was hit by a massive winter storm.

  Economy

  Feb 18
• Winter mix delivers Ontario freezing rain, blowing Prairie snow and East Coast wallop

  School buses have been cancelled across parts of southern Ontario where residents are bracing for a mixed bag of messy winter weather.

  Canada

  Feb 18
• Cap on international students leading to drop in Ontario transit ridership

  Brampton, Mississauga and parts of Waterloo Region were among the suburbs where people flocked back to the bus, leading to overcrowding and setting records. 

  Canada

  Feb 18
• Ford says he faced ‘massive pressure’ from colleges, universities to increase tuition

  Premier Doug Ford's government announced last week it would allow universities to raise tuition by two per cent a year beginning in September.

  Politics

  Feb 17
• Ontario town to celebrate Olympic gold medallist

  Parry Sound, Ont., is getting ready to celebrate its Olympic medallist Megan Oldham, a skier who won gold at the Milan-Cortina Olympics this week after capturing bronze earlier in the Games.

  Sports

  Feb 17
• More snow and freezing rain coming to Toronto, southern Ontario

  Weather warnings and advisories stretch from Windsor through Hamilton, Barrie and as far east as Belleville. They include fog, freezing rain and snow. 

  Weather

  Feb 17
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• ‘No funds are missing’: Ontario real estate firm disputes regulator’s sanctions

  An Ontario real estate firm recently penalized by the industry’s regulator is disputing the 'unwarranted' sanctions placed against it.

  Canada

  Feb 17
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• CBSA finds 266 kg of suspected meth in duffel bags bound for Canada

  The Canada Border Services Agency says it referred a commercial truck to secondary inspection at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry.

  Crime

  Feb 17
• Don Cherry, 92, receives Order of Ontario appointment

  The Ontario government named the 92-year-old Don Cherry and 29 others as the 2025 recipients of province’s highest civilian honour on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Feb 17
• Ontario finance minister says rate of health-care spending is ‘unsustainable’

  In the buildup to the 2026 budget, Doug Ford's finance minister is raising concerns about the sustainability of health-care spending in Ontario.

  Economy

  Feb 17
• Large portions of Hurontario LRT track still not laid, intersections unfinished

  Construction on the 18-kilometre, 19-stop light rail route between Port Credit and Steeles Avenue began in 2020 and was originally scheduled to be completed in 2024.

  Politics

  Feb 17
• Students disappointed by Ontario’s cuts to OSAP grants, tuition freeze lift

  Ontario post-secondary students say the province's new policy will leave students who are already struggling financially with more debt.

  Politics

  Feb 16