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Short season on Ontario southern ice road makes First Nation life unpredictable

Short season on Ontario southern ice road makes First Nation life unpredictable

This winter marked the shortest ice road season anyone can remember on Temagami First Nation.
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Snowfall affects evening commute in GTA, Hamilton, parts of eastern Ontario

Snowfall affects evening commute in GTA, Hamilton, parts of eastern Ontario

TORONTO — Commuters across the Greater Toronto Area and parts of eastern Ontario had to contend with blowing snow and slippery sidewalks while heading home Friday evening as a blast of wintery weather hit parts of the province.
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Report finds almost everyone who drank at select Toronto parks satisfied with pilot

Report finds almost everyone who drank at select Toronto parks satisfied with pilot

TORONTO — A pilot project that allowed Torontonians to sip on beer, wine and other booze at select parks for a few months last year was a success and can safely become a permanent fixture if council votes in favour of it, according to a city report.
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Cop 'embellished' account of events leading up to partner's death: defence

Cop 'embellished' account of events leading up to partner's death: defence

TORONTO — Defence lawyers for a man accused of running over a Toronto police officer suggested Friday the officer's partner embellished her account of the events leading up to his death because she felt bad about what happened. Sgt.
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Brampton man charged in charitable tax fraud case involving $34 million

Brampton man charged in charitable tax fraud case involving $34 million

BRAMPTON, Ont. — An Ontario man has been given a three-year prison sentence for his role in a fraud case involving more than $34 million in false charitable donations. The Canada Revenue Agency says Festus Bayden, of Brampton, Ont.
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Ontario extends program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid ER closures

Ontario extends program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid ER closures

TORONTO — Ontario is extending a program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid temporary ER closures for another six months.
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Three homicides, residential shootings in Peel Region believed to be related: police

Three homicides, residential shootings in Peel Region believed to be related: police

Police say they believe a series of shootings and three homicides in the Greater Toronto Area last November are connected and they're asking for the public's help to identify the suspects.
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Tentative deal would see Ottawa scrap Highway 413's impact assessment designation

Tentative deal would see Ottawa scrap Highway 413's impact assessment designation

TORONTO — Ontario has struck a tentative deal with Ottawa to drop an assessment of the province’s Highway 413 project, oversight long advocated for by environmental groups but criticized by the province as federal overreach.
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Province will not introduce legislation that automatically approves fourplexes: Ford

Province will not introduce legislation that automatically approves fourplexes: Ford

Ontario will not introduce legislation to automatically allow fourplex homes to be built across the province, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday. Such legislation – which would override municipal prohibitions – would be a "massive mistake," Ford said.
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Ontario to give out $5,000 bonuses to wildland firefighters

Ontario to give out $5,000 bonuses to wildland firefighters

TORONTO — Ontario plans to give front-line wildland firefighters and pilots a $5,000 bonus and make 100 of those jobs permanent in an effort to recruit and retain more workers.
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