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Adil Shamji drops out of Ontario Liberal leadership race

Adil Shamji drops out of Ontario Liberal leadership race

TORONTO — Adil Shamji dropped out of the Ontario Liberal leadership race Thursday, throwing his support behind Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie.
High-ranking Toronto cop admits to helping mentees cheat in promotion interviews

High-ranking Toronto cop admits to helping mentees cheat in promotion interviews

TORONTO — A high-ranking Toronto police officer pleaded guilty before a disciplinary tribunal after admitting she helped her mentees cheat in a promotional interview process she helped oversee. Supt.
Ontario students' math and literacy scores relatively flat or up slightly: EQAO

Ontario students' math and literacy scores relatively flat or up slightly: EQAO

TORONTO — Ontario students' math and literacy scores are either relatively flat or up slightly compared to last year, though math results in particular remain low, according to data released Thursday by the Education Quality and Accountability Office
Nine-year-old girl fatally hit by vehicle in Vaughan, Ont.

Nine-year-old girl fatally hit by vehicle in Vaughan, Ont.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Police say a nine-year-old girl was struck and killed by a delivery van north of Toronto. York Regional Police say the fatal collision happened just before 5:40 p.m. Wednesday on Mullen Drive in Vaughan, Ont.
Kappo Sato and Restaurant 20 Victoria awarded Michelin stars at Toronto ceremony

Kappo Sato and Restaurant 20 Victoria awarded Michelin stars at Toronto ceremony

TORONTO — Two more Toronto chefs earned feathers in their tuques Wednesday night, each receiving a Michelin star.
Ontario will not compensate Greenbelt developers, housing minister says

Ontario will not compensate Greenbelt developers, housing minister says

TORONTO — Ontario will not compensate developers whose lands are returning to the protected Greenbelt, the province's housing minister said Wednesday.
Dog shot, killed after altercation at Toronto park, police investigate

Dog shot, killed after altercation at Toronto park, police investigate

Toronto police are investigating after a dog was shot and killed following an altercation between two men at a city park. Police say officers responded to a report of a shooting at Barbara Hall Park in downtown Toronto at 11 p.m. on Tuesday.
Landlord who killed two tenants, shot by police, said he wouldn't make it out alive

Landlord who killed two tenants, shot by police, said he wouldn't make it out alive

HAMILTON — A Hamilton landlord who killed two tenants and then barricaded himself inside a home said he wouldn't make it out alive before he was killed in a gunfight with police, according to a new report from Ontario's police watchdog.
Ontario records $5.9B deficit for the last fiscal year

Ontario records $5.9B deficit for the last fiscal year

TORONTO — Ontario ended the last fiscal year with a smaller deficit than projected in the 2022 budget, but it was several billion dollars higher than in a fiscal update from the province six weeks ago.
Two firefighters injured, one seriously, in pair of Toronto fires

Two firefighters injured, one seriously, in pair of Toronto fires

TORONTO — The chief of Toronto Fire Services says the two firefighters injured in separate fires are a "stark reminder" of the dangerous work crews encounter daily.