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Class-action lawsuit proposed over Toronto police practice of 'carding'

Class-action lawsuit proposed over Toronto police practice of 'carding'

TORONTO — A proposed class-action lawsuit has been launched over Toronto police's historic use of "carding," alleging the practice of randomly stopping people and collecting their information continues to harm marginalized communities.
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NDP says misconduct allegations 'substantiated' against ex-caucus member

NDP says misconduct allegations 'substantiated' against ex-caucus member

TORONTO — Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles says a third-party investigator has substantiated allegations of workplace misconduct against a former caucus member.
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Community worker among new arrests in death of Toronto woman killed by stray bullet

Community worker among new arrests in death of Toronto woman killed by stray bullet

TORONTO — Two more people are facing charges in the case of a woman who was killed by a stray bullet in Toronto's east end last month, including a community worker at a nearby supervised consumption site.
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Ontario university to remove course details from public website after triple stabbing

Ontario university to remove course details from public website after triple stabbing

An Ontario university says it is removing some details of the courses it offers from the public domain after a triple stabbing on campus that police have said targeted the LGBTQ community.
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Ontario Liberals to hold five leadership debates, starting Sept. 14 in Thunder Bay

Ontario Liberals to hold five leadership debates, starting Sept. 14 in Thunder Bay

TORONTO — Ontario Liberals, who will vote later this year for a new leader in the hopes of forging a path out of the political wilderness, will have five opportunities in the coming months to see the candidates debate.
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Renaming Toronto's Dundas Street: An 'important first step' or wasteful expense?

Renaming Toronto's Dundas Street: An 'important first step' or wasteful expense?

TORONTO — For some people, renaming Toronto's Dundas Street is a necessary step to confront the history of a city built in part by individuals connected to the British Empire's transatlantic slave trade. Others say the estimated $8.
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Community engagement, time part of effort to tackle racism in Peel policing: OHRC

Community engagement, time part of effort to tackle racism in Peel policing: OHRC

Efforts to tackle systemic racism in the Peel Regional Police service will take time and lots of community engagement, the head of the Ontario Human Rights Commission says as dozens of recommendations to improve the force are reviewed.
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Ontario elementary, secondary teachers to hold strike votes

Ontario elementary, secondary teachers to hold strike votes

TORONTO — Public elementary and high school teachers in Ontario are taking a step toward a strike, with their unions announcing Monday that they will be asking members to vote in favour of walkouts.
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Ontario to establish working group to deal with Greenbelt probe fallout

Ontario to establish working group to deal with Greenbelt probe fallout

TORONTO — The province says it is creating a working group to implement recommendations made in a damning auditor general's report on the government's decision to remove land from the protected Greenbelt.
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Toronto man dead after drowning in Lake Ontario east of city: police

Toronto man dead after drowning in Lake Ontario east of city: police

Police say a 25-year-old man is dead after he drowned in Lake Ontario over the weekend. Provincial police say they got a call for a person who appeared to be in distress Saturday afternoon near a pier in Cobourg, a town located east of Toronto.
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