Ontario News

TORONTO — Billions of dollars are at stake in a three-day hearing at Ontario's highest court that got underway Tuesday over the province's controversial wage-limiting law for public sector workers.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he will vote for Mark Saunders in Toronto's upcoming mayoral byelection, but maintains he is staying out of the race. Ford recently put up a sign for Saunders, the city's former police chief, on his lawn.

TORONTO — When Anthony Furey filed his nomination papers to run in Toronto’s mayoral election, he wasn’t considered a prominent contender in the race.

TORONTO — Josh Matlow opened his campaign to lead Canada's most populous city with an unorthodox, but arguably bold, political move: a pledge to raise taxes.

The oath used to swear in councillors, mayors and other municipal office holders in Ontario should be amended to add an acknowledgment of the treaty rights of First Nations, Inuit and Metis people, several municipalities are urging.

A snake on a train recently became the latest cause of a disruption to Ottawa's light-rail transit system.

PICKERING, Ont. — A teen is dead after a shooting in Pickering, Ont., on Sunday evening. Durham police say officers were called for a shooting in the area of Kingston Road and Valleyfarm road at 9:40 p.m.

TORONTO — From boardrooms, to the cabinet table, to mayoral debates, Mitzie Hunter has long fought to ensure her ideas are heard — a mission she says began as a young girl growing up with three brothers.

SUDBURY, Ont. — Police in northeastern Ontario say a man accused in three Sudbury-area homicides in the past few months has escaped from the local jail.

Journalism schools across Ontario say they are adapting their programs to better reflect changes in the industry, teaching students how to become storytellers not just in traditional newsrooms, but in other fields as well.