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Mississauga, Ont., votes to allow legal retail cannabis stores

Mississauga, Ont., votes to allow legal retail cannabis stores

Ontario's legal cannabis market is poised to grow significantly larger, with the province's largest city that had banned retail pot stores voting Wednesday to opt in. Mississauga, Ont.
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Ontario Science Centre to move to Ontario Place in Toronto

Ontario Science Centre to move to Ontario Place in Toronto

TORONTO — The Ontario Science Centre will be moving to a revamped Ontario Place on Toronto's waterfront Premier Doug Ford unveiled plans Tuesday for the next stage of a redeveloped Ontario Place that includes the new location for the science centre,
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Toronto warming centres would open at -5 C under proposed changes

Toronto warming centres would open at -5 C under proposed changes

TORONTO — Warming centres for those who need shelter should open in Toronto when temperatures drop to -5 C, city staff recommend in a new report, a proposal that would lower a threshold advocates have long criticized as cruel and arbitrary.
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Lake Superior's largest private island to be sold to Nature Conservancy of Canada

Lake Superior's largest private island to be sold to Nature Conservancy of Canada

One of Canada's most prominent conservation groups has reached a deal to buy the largest privately owned island in Lake Superior, a move that will protect it from development. Batchawana Island, located 45 kilometres north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
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Family draws attention to health-care challenges behind bars after man dies in jail

Family draws attention to health-care challenges behind bars after man dies in jail

Melissa Chatzimanolakis had been hoping to have her brother out of jail and home by now. Instead, the 29-year-old attended her sibling's funeral earlier this month, days before he was set to have a bail review that could have seen him leave custody.
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SIU says there's no grounds to charge officer who killed shooter at Vaughan condo

SIU says there's no grounds to charge officer who killed shooter at Vaughan condo

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ontario's police oversight agency says an officer who fatally shot a man who had killed five people at a condominium building should not face criminal charges.
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Ontario seeks to set priorities for school boards on student achievement

Ontario seeks to set priorities for school boards on student achievement

TORONTO — Ontario's school boards need to "refocus" on reading, writing and math, the province's education minister said Monday as he introduced legislation that would give him greater control over boards, including by setting student achievement pri
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Olivia Chow running to be next mayor of Toronto, joins crowded field

Olivia Chow running to be next mayor of Toronto, joins crowded field

TORONTO — Olivia Chow is running to be the next mayor of Toronto, marking a return to electoral politics for the longtime city councillor and NDP parliamentarian.
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Inquest opens into death of Indigenous artist in Thunder Bay custody

Inquest opens into death of Indigenous artist in Thunder Bay custody

An inquest into the death of a renowned Indigenous artist while in Thunder Bay's custody will aim to offer guidance on addressing mental health care challenges in First Nations, the presiding officer said as the inquest opened on Monday.
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Who is running to be Toronto's mayor? A look at some of the high-profile candidates

Who is running to be Toronto's mayor? A look at some of the high-profile candidates

The race to replace John Tory, who stepped down as Toronto's mayor after an affair with a staffer, officially kicked off two weeks ago but candidates are still adding their names to the list of contenders vying for the city's top job.
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