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'It is not right': Some Toronto tenants go on rent strike to protest increases

'It is not right': Some Toronto tenants go on rent strike to protest increases

Beverley Henry paid $900 a month in rent when she first moved into her one-bedroom Toronto apartment nearly a decade ago but that amount has since climbed to more than $1,300.
Peel Regional Police Major Collision Bureau investigating deadly crash

Peel Regional Police Major Collision Bureau investigating deadly crash

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a vehicle west of Toronto. Peel Regional Police were called to the Dixie Road and Dundas Street area in Mississauga shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday.
Liberals win pair of seats in Ontario provincial byelections

Liberals win pair of seats in Ontario provincial byelections

The Ontario Liberals won a pair of provincial byelections Thursday, including snagging a previously Progressive Conservative seat.
East Toronto transit line to be closed for three weeks as TTC investigates derailment

East Toronto transit line to be closed for three weeks as TTC investigates derailment

Toronto's transit agency says a rapid transit line in east-end Scarborough will be closed for at least three weeks after a derailment left several passengers injured.
Thousands without power after Ontario storm, tornado experts survey damage

Thousands without power after Ontario storm, tornado experts survey damage

Thousands of homes remained without power into Thursday after a major storm swept powerful wind gusts through parts of southwestern Ontario, toppling trees onto houses and wreaking widespread damage on power lines.
U.S authorities arrest man in 'Nation River Lady' cold case of woman found in Ontario

U.S authorities arrest man in 'Nation River Lady' cold case of woman found in Ontario

U.S. authorities have arrested a Florida man charged with murder in a decades-old Canadian cold case and have set a date for his extradition hearing. Court documents show Rodney Mervyn Nichols, 81, was arrested by U.S.
Toronto car theft victim says he had to travel to Montreal to get Range Rover back

Toronto car theft victim says he had to travel to Montreal to get Range Rover back

TORONTO — Stephen Taub says he knew exactly where a Range Rover stolen from his Toronto driveway was located, thanks to a tracking device. But he had to travel all the way to Montreal himself to recover it.
Sammy Yatim's mother continues fight for justice 10 years after son's death

Sammy Yatim's mother continues fight for justice 10 years after son's death

TORONTO — Ten years after her son was fatally shot by police on an empty Toronto streetcar, Sammy Yatim's mother is still fighting for justice. Eighteen-year-old Yatim was shot by Const.
Pilot dead, passenger injured in eastern Ontario two-seater plane crash

Pilot dead, passenger injured in eastern Ontario two-seater plane crash

ALEXANDRIA, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say a pilot is dead and a passenger was injured in a two-seater plane crash. OPP say officers responded shortly after 1 p.m.
Public health agency ends probe after Air France passenger sat in blood-soaked area

Public health agency ends probe after Air France passenger sat in blood-soaked area

Canada's public health agency has ended an investigation opened after an Air France passenger said he sat amid the uncleaned remnants of a previous passenger's hemorrhage, concluding that nothing was found on board that could spread communicable dise