A major union representing education workers in Ontario says its members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a potential strike that could take effect by the end of the month. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says 93 per cent…
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3 men arrested after opium shipments found stuffed in water heater
Three men are facing drug trafficking charges after border services officers intercepted two shipments of opium that were heading to Toronto, police say. According to an RCMP media release, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers in Mississauga discovered the shipments coming…
Family friend of victim describes terror and grief in Mississauga shooting aftermath
It was a sunny Saturday evening when 17-year-old Jonathan Davis decided to walk from a parkette to his nearby apartment and change his shoes. It was warm, and a group of people were people lining up for an ice cream…
Transport truck driver charged in 8-vehicle QEW crash that killed woman
The driver of a transport truck is now facing charges in connection with a a crash on the Queen Elizabeth Way last month that killed a 34-year-old Niagara Falls woman. It happened on Aug. 22, a short distance east of the…
Toronto Public Health calling on province to end non-medical exemptions for vaccines in schools
Toronto’s medical officer of health is calling on the province to stop allowing children in Ontario schools to skip vaccines for non-medical reasons amid rising concern over vaccine hesitancy. In a new report released on Monday, Dr. Eileen de Villa recommends…
1 dead, another injured after multiple shootings in Brampton
One person is dead and another seriously injured after what Peel Regional Police are describing as “multiple shootings” on Highway 410 in Brampton. Police were called to Highway 410 near Sandalwood Parkway at about 2:30 a.m. on Monday. Paramedics say one person was transported to…
Homeowner wants to cut down this walnut tree due to allergies. Not so fast, experts say
A city council committee is expected to decide Monday whether to allow a North York man to chop down a backyard walnut tree on the grounds that his family members are allergic to the nuts. But staff, some city councillors and…
A Toronto homeowner wants to cut down his walnut tree due to allergies. Not so fast, experts say
A city council committee is expected to decide Monday whether to allow a North York man to chop down a backyard walnut tree on the grounds that his family members are allergic to the nuts. But staff, some city councillors and…
Premier Doug Ford filmed Ontario News Now videos at least 100 times
Ontario Premier Doug Ford took time out of his work days to film taxpayer-funded videos that have been criticized as partisan propaganda on at least 100 occasions during his first year in power. A Canadian Press analysis of a year’s…
Toronto anti-noise blitz a flop
A crackdown on excessive vehicle noise announced by Toronto’s mayor and police in July appears to have done little beyond nabbing scores of motorists in too much of a hurry. The downtown blitz aimed at muffling the worst offenders resulted…