Skip to content

Ontario News

Crown withdraws charges against construction company in fatal Barrie crash

Crown withdraws charges against construction company in fatal Barrie crash

BARRIE, Ont. — Criminal charges against a construction company in a crash north of Toronto that killed six young people have been withdrawn by the Crown.
Read more >
Wonderland ride gets stuck upside down for 25 minutes with passengers on board

Wonderland ride gets stuck upside down for 25 minutes with passengers on board

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Passengers on a ride at a popular Toronto-area amusement park got more of a scare than a thrill on Saturday after the roller coaster they were riding on got stuck upside down for nearly half an hour.
Read more >
Police say two dead, two more injured after shootings in northwest Toronto's

Police say two dead, two more injured after shootings in northwest Toronto's

TORONTO — Two people are dead and at least two others are injured after late-night shootings in Toronto's northwest end on Saturday. City police allege one group of people drove up to another shortly after 11:30 p.m.
Read more >
Ontario legislature resumes after Greenbelt about-face, minister resignations

Ontario legislature resumes after Greenbelt about-face, minister resignations

TORONTO — Ontario's legislature resumes sitting Monday on the heels of two cabinet ministers' resignations, a cabinet shuffle, and a major policy reversal – and that was just in the past week.
Read more >
TTC throws goodbye party for Scarborough SRT after derailment hastened closure

TTC throws goodbye party for Scarborough SRT after derailment hastened closure

TORONTO — When Mahia Anhara reflects on her earliest days in Toronto, the sight of a striking blue train will always loom large.
Read more >
Man accused in London attack smiled multiple times during arrest, trial hears

Man accused in London attack smiled multiple times during arrest, trial hears

A man accused of murdering four members of a Muslim family in Ontario was seen by police smiling "like he had good news" throughout his arrest, his trial heard Friday.
Read more >
Ford shuffles cabinet in wake of two minister resignations

Ford shuffles cabinet in wake of two minister resignations

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford lost a third cabinet minister in as many weeks Friday, with top performer Monte McNaughton resigning as labour minister to work in the private sector, prompting a mini cabinet shuffle.
Read more >
Education workers represented by ETFO reach tentative contract deal

Education workers represented by ETFO reach tentative contract deal

TORONTO — The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario has reached a tentative contract agreement with the government for the education workers it represents. The union does not yet have a deal for its 80,000 teacher members.
Read more >
First Nations in northern Ontario seek over $100B to honour treaty promise

First Nations in northern Ontario seek over $100B to honour treaty promise

A legal battle playing out in a northern Ontario courtroom this month has seen an alliance of First Nations argue they are owed upwards of $100 billion for the Crown's failure to honour a 173-year-old treaty promise, while the federal and provincial
Read more >
Premier Doug Ford announces reversal of Greenbelt land removals

Premier Doug Ford announces reversal of Greenbelt land removals

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is reversing his plan to open the protected Greenbelt lands for housing development, he announced Thursday, after sustaining nearly a year of blowback over the decision that has seen two cabinet ministers and two top staffer
Read more >