News/Canada/Toronto
4th case of coronavirus in Ontario confirmed
Ontario health officials have confirmed a new case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, the fourth in the province since...
Doug Ford hints at his re-election strategy for 2022
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is offering a glimpse of his strategy for winning a second term in office, more than two years before...
‘A heavenly kiss’: Candlesticks saved during Nazi invasion of Poland find home at Toronto synagogue
‘A heavenly kiss’: Candlesticks saved during Nazi invasion of Poland find home at Toronto synagogue, Harold Erbe’s wife, Faye, gently fixes his tie...
Toronto lawyer pushing province to bring in ‘Textalyzers’ to catch texting drivers
A Toronto lawyer and prominent road safety advocate is pushing Ontario to implement a controversial technology that would allow police to test cellphones at the...
Ontario gardeners bring in their 1st harvest of legal backyard cannabis
Along with planting bulbs and clearing out dying annuals, some Ontario gardeners now have a new fall tradition: harvesting their cannabis plants. “Now...
How the ‘Doug Ford strategies’ are playing out in the election campaign
With voting day just a weekend away, there are questions about the effectiveness of the Liberal Party’s dominant campaign strategy in Ontario: invoking...
Syrian family to speak out at Toronto restaurant forced to close over online threats
The Syrian owners of a Toronto restaurant they closed after receiving death threats are holding a news conference Thursday morning, a day...
Ontario education workers reach deal with province, averting Monday school strike
Some 55,000 education workers in Ontario will not strike Monday after successful last-minute contract talks with the provincial government, according to Education Minister Stephen...
How hi-tech sensors on buildings, cars and in the sky could help keep Toronto’s air clean
High tech “super sniffers” using next-generation sensing technology and high-powered data crunching could help Toronto track down sources of odour and pollution, according...
Teen killed, 5 others wounded in Mississauga, Ont., shooting
A 17-year-old boy is dead and five others were wounded after gunfire erupted in Mississauga on Saturday evening, Peel Regional Police say. Speaking...
Mississauga plans big tribute for tennis star Bianca Andreescu today
Ten of thousands are expected to gather in Mississauga, Ont., on Sunday to cheer tennis star Bianca Andreescu. Andreescu, 19, won the U.S. Open...
2 men jailed on Via Rail terror charges get new trial because of jury-selection mistake
Ontario’s highest court has granted a new trial for two men who were found guilty of terrorism charges after being accused of plotting...
Refugee lawyers applaud federal funding after Ford’s legal aid cuts; province questions timing
Since the cuts, Erin Simpson of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers says refugee claimants have found themselves ‘in the crosshairs’ as the...
Ontario Superior Court dismisses Allstate Canada’s counter-claim to wrongful dismissal lawsuit
Medha Joshi was fired by Allstate Insurance Canada in October. She alleges her termination came after she pushed against a policy she says...
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan had shares in company that runs controversial U.S. migrant detention centres
The Ontario’s Teachers’ Pension Plan Board invested in GEO Group Inc., a private prison company that runs immigration detention centres like this one...
‘A mighty force has left us’: CBC journalist and disabilities advocate Ing Wong-Ward dead at 46
Ing Wong-Ward died Saturday from complications of colon cancer. She spent 23 years as a CBC journalist and was a tireless advocate for...
