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CP NewsAlert: Ontario Green Leader Mike Schreiner projected to reclaim his seat

CP NewsAlert: Ontario Green Leader Mike Schreiner projected to reclaim his seat

The Canadian Press is projecting that Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner will reclaim his Guelph seat. The Canadian Press
Ontario measles cases nearly double count marking largest increase in almost 30 years

Ontario measles cases nearly double count marking largest increase in almost 30 years

TORONTO — Ontario identified 78 new measles cases over the course of two weeks, public health officials said Thursday, calling it the largest outbreak the province has seen in almost 30 years.
Ontario voters with disabilities face barriers in winter election: advocates

Ontario voters with disabilities face barriers in winter election: advocates

As Ontarians head to the polls in a rare winter election, disability advocates say additional barriers created by snowy and icy conditions could have been avoided and are calling on the province to make voting more accessible.
Ontario votes: Where the party leaders are spending election day

Ontario votes: Where the party leaders are spending election day

Here's where the leaders of the province's main political parties are spending election day, Feb. 27. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Toronto: Ford and his wife plan to vote in Etobicoke in the morning.
Ontario election 2025: Here's how to cast your vote

Ontario election 2025: Here's how to cast your vote

Ontario's snap election is today. Here's what you need to know about casting a ballot. WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE? Residents of Ontario who are Canadian citizens and 18 or older can vote.
Teen arrested with loaded handgun at Ontario high school, no injuries: police

Teen arrested with loaded handgun at Ontario high school, no injuries: police

Police say an Ontario teenager allegedly carrying a loaded handgun, ammunition and knives was arrested after making threats at his high school.
Ontario election 2025: Where the leaders are on Wednesday, Feb. 26

Ontario election 2025: Where the leaders are on Wednesday, Feb. 26

Here’s where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are on Wednesday, Feb.
Ontario election: Here's what the main parties are promising on five key issues

Ontario election: Here's what the main parties are promising on five key issues

With Ontarians heading to the polls on Thursday, here's an overview of what the Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens promised on five key issues during the snap campaign. HEALTH CARE Progressive Conservatives: — Spend $1.
'This was hate speech': Ontario drag performers win defamation case against blogger

'This was hate speech': Ontario drag performers win defamation case against blogger

A Thunder Bay drag performer who successfully sued a Facebook blogger for defamation over baseless accusations of pedophilia says she hopes the case serves as a cautionary tale to those who traffic in anti-LGBTQ+ slurs and hate speech.
'Havens of love and care': Ontarians protest closures of supervised consumption sites

'Havens of love and care': Ontarians protest closures of supervised consumption sites

TORONTO — Dozens of people gathered outside Ontario's health ministry in Toronto on Tuesday, two days before the provincial election, to protest the province's plans to shut down 10 supervised drug consumption sites by the end of March.