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Toronto city council began Wednesday to debate a proposed hike to its vacant home tax, a move backed by Mayor Olivia Chow as a way to help battle a housing crunch.

THUNDER BAY, Ont.

TORONTO — Mental health experts and school boards say many kids and teens may be struggling with fear, anxiety or confusion about the Israel-Hamas war and are offering parents tips on how to talk about it.

TORONTO — The RCMP has launched an investigation into the Ontario government's decision to open up parts of the protected Greenbelt for housing development, a probe the premier's office said the province will co-operate with.

TORONTO — The RCMP said Tuesday it has launched an investigation into Ontario's decision to open up protected Greenbelt lands for housing development. Here is a timeline of events in the Greenbelt controversy: Nov.

NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION, ONT. — On the shores of Attawapiskat Lake, deep in the Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario, sits Neskantaga First Nation – a community of about 350 people that can only be accessed by plane or an ice road in the winter.

PICKERING, Ont. — Durham police say an early-morning shooting at a casino in Pickering, Ont., has left an employee dead. Sgt. Joanne Bortoluss says police were called for shots fired at Pickering Casino Resort and arrived on scene shortly after 5 a.

TORONTO — Patient volumes at a pair of hospitals in central Ontario have surged to as high as 150 per cent of its capacity, the health-care network is warning.

NEWMARKET, Ont. — Police in York Region say a man they arrested in an alleged carjacking attempt had been released on bail on unrelated charges just moments earlier.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government has reached an agreement with Vaughan, Ont., to fast-track the building of more than 1,700 new housing units. Trudeau told reporters in Vaughan, Ont.