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OPP have laid multiple charges following a drug and property crime investigation in South Frontenac. A homemade taser, 50 grams of suspected methamphetamine, two grams of suspected fentanyl and roughly $1,000 in cash are among the items seized by OPP following the search of a property on Aug. 21.

There are three key federal by-elections Monday in British Columbia’s North Vancouver-Capilano, Ontario’s Beaches-East York and Quebec’s Chicoutimi-Le Fjord ridings. Our Parliamentary Bureau reporter Mackenzie Gray joins Miranda Anthistle on what Canadians can expect from today’s elections.

Nearly 14,000 constituents cast their ballots in advance during Ontario’s by-election. Many of those who didn’t made sure to drop by before the polls closed Thursday night, to have their say. Global Toronto’s Noor Ra’fat was at the riding of Scarborough-Southwest, and spoke to some voters there.

Voting in three federal by-elections are now underway in Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia, where Prime Minister Mark Carney will look to maintain his slim Liberal majority in the House of Commons. Mackenzie Gray breaks down the stakes from Ottawa.

At a housing announcement in Vaughan, Ont., on Wednesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford took questions on the trade war between the United States and Canada. When asked about curtailing electricity exports to the U.S., Ford said, “All options are on the table, in my opinion. But I can’t do it alone. We have other provinces...

Ontario Liberal MPP Stepanie Smyth, the party’s critic for ethics, integrity and accountability, reacted to news Thursday that the Progressive Conservative party spent $3,000 to have someone tail former Ontario Liberal party leader Bonnie Crombie to her vacation destination in Jamaica, just six days after she was selected leader. “He will do anything to stop...

With the municipal election approaching and council’s summer break just weeks away, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is moving ahead with a plan to ban surveillance pricing in the city. The proposal faces opposition from Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Matthew Bingley reports.

Heavy rain in some parts of Northwestern Ontario is easing some fire concerns after deadly wildfires produced smoke across eastern North America. In Upsala, 100 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay, local volunteer firefighters are taking the lead. But as Vasilios Bellos reports, there’s concern amongst residents that the Ontario government hasn’t stepped up to support...

Former Ontario Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie has jumped in the Mississauga mayoral race. Municipal politics expert, Myer Siemiatycki weighs in on the candidate pool ahead of the fall election.

A delegation of B.C. First Nations has traveled to Ontario to explore an electricity- generating technology that makes some people nervous: nuclear energy. Aaron McArthur reports.

A court battle in Frontenac Islands has ended with a win for Mayor Judy Greenwood-Speers. An Ontario Superior Court judge has quashed a township communications by-law, finding it went too far in restricting the elected mayor’s ability to speak publicly. As Jesse Reynolds reports, the fight was tied to ongoing ferry concerns on Wolfe Island.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford slammed the latest polling data from Angus Reid that found his approval rating is at just 21 per cent, saying his government would form a “massive majority” if an election was held today. The premier went on to question the pollster’s methodology.

The plan for a $90 billion high-speed rail line that would connect Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City is running into obstacles even before construction begins. The Parti Quebecois is threatening to pull Quebec from the plans if it wins the next provincial election. Its leader today called it a “financial fiasco.” And as Mike...

The nomination period for Ontario’s municipal election has opened. As Victoria Femia reports, Mayor Olivia Chow still hasn’t confirmed a second term while her competitors put their name in the running.

Honda is indefinitely parking its plans to build a $15 billion electric vehicle plant in Alliston, Ont.. Jillian Piper explains what’s behind Honda’s decision, how it’s a big economic blow for the Ontario town, and how Prime Minister Mark Carney is reacting.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s $1 trillion plan to double Canada’s electricity grid, and how it could affect the environment. How much public money the Ontario government spent when it briefly owned a private jet. What Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is planning after a judge rejected a proposed separation referendum. Plus, the Canadian woman calling for...

Candidates have officially started campaigning for municipal elections. As Ontario’s fall election season has begun, we turn to municipal politics expert Myer Siematycki, who joins Jaden Lee-Lincoln, for a look at who has announced, and who has yet to announce their candidacy.

In this week’s edition of Science News Now, Raluca Ellis, Researcher and Programmer at the Ontario Science Centre, explains the new findings on natural selection, how toddlers habits can predict fitness later in life, and the experiment sending worms to the International Space Station.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on the B.C. and Quebec governments to get rid of their electric vehicle sales mandates. Angela Jung reports.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking British Columbia to drop their electric-vehicle sales targets, saying they are making the country less competitive. An Abbotsford teen is serving a driver’s licence suspension after being found guilty of a long list of driving offences.