TORONTO – An investigation into a series of dangerous motorcycle stunts that snarled traffic on major highways in and around the Toronto area this summer has led to 48 charges, provincial police announced Wednesday. In announcing the charges against more than 10 people, police displayed video and some of theRead More

TORONTO – The Ontario government executed a search warrant at the Volkswagen Canada offices on Tuesday as part of its investigation into the emissions scandal that rocked the company two years ago. The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change charged Volkswagen AG with one count under the province’s EnvironmentalRead More

Brampton : A 37-year-old Guelph man has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a transport truck rollover on Hwy. 407 in Brampton. It happened near Hurontario Street at around 11:20 a.m. Images from the scene showed the overturned transport vehicle lying on its side in a field. BramptonRead More

TORONTO — Prosecutors say an Ontario judge was right to exclude evidence meant to suggest a troubled teen who was gunned down by a Toronto police officer four years ago was trying to commit “suicide by cop.” The Crown is also defending the attempted murder conviction handed down to Const.Read More

he parents of a young woman with Down syndrome say they are “very disappointed” that a disciplinary hearing for two Toronto police officers caught mocking their daughter has once again been adjourned. The hearing for Const. Sasa Sljivo and Const. Matthew Saris, who have both been charged under the PoliceRead More

TORONTO — Equifax Inc. says approximately 100,000 Canadian consumers may have had their personal information compromised in the massive cyberattack on the credit data company made public earlier this month. The company says the investigation is ongoing and the information that may have been breached includes names, addresses, social insuranceRead More

OTTAWA — Phase two begins this week in the House of Commons’ politically charged debate over combating Islamophobia in Canada. The heritage committee starts a study today on systemic racism and religious discrimination in Canada. It was mandated as part of a motion condemning Islamophobia that passed last spring. TheRead More

OTTAWA – Finance Minister Bill Morneau is putting the squeeze on federal New Democrats, chiding them for failing to support his proposals to end what he calls unfair tax advantages for some wealthy small business owners. In a letter to three New Democrat MPs, Morneau says he was surprised toRead More

INGERSOLL, Ont. — A General Motors plant in Ingersoll, Ont., has been hit by a strike. The 2,500 members of Unifor local 88 walked out Sunday at 10:59 p.m. when negotiators for the union and the automaker failed to come to terms on a new contract agreement. The union saysRead More

Toronto: As part of his ongoing campaign to curb traffic congestion in the city, Mayor John Tory has announced a new suite of initiatives that he says will “build on the progress” the city has already made. Speaking to reporters on Monday morning, the mayor outlined six new measures toRead More