TORONTO – A coalition of business groups says Ontario’s proposed changes to labour laws will put 185,000 jobs at risk in the first two years of being implemented. The Keep Ontario Working Coalition, which includes groups such as the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and the Retail Council of Canada, hasRead More

OTTAWA — New Democrat MPs in the House of Commons could be without a permanent leader on Parliament Hill until after the federal election in 2019 if Ontario legislator Jagmeet Singh takes over at the party’s helm. Should he win the leadership in October, Singh told The Canadian Press heRead More

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A Canadian pastor released from prison in North Korea this week is planning to attend a church service in Mississauga, Ont., on Sunday. Hyeong Soo Lim was released on what state media described as “sick bail” after being handed a life sentence with hard labour in 2015.Read More

A serious collision in Uxbridge has sent a 22-year-old man with critical injuries to hospital via air ambulance on Friday afternoon. Ornge air ambulance said a collision took place on Lake Ridge Road and Davis Drive at around 3 p.m. According to emergency crews, the crash involved a car andRead More

TORONTO — Harm reduction workers in Toronto are calling for the immediate opening of interim safe injection spaces and social housing with a focus on helping drug users as the city deals with a spike in opioid overdoses. The demands were among a list of measures issued by the OntarioRead More

Toronto: Construction work that has shut down all but one westbound lane along a busy stretch of Dundas Street will be completed about a month ahead of a schedule thanks to what Mayor John Tory is calling a “herculean effort” by the contractor. All eastbound lanes and one westbound laneRead More

TORONTO — School boards across Ontario can learn from a busing crisis in Toronto last September, in which thousands of students were stranded and some went missing, the province’s ombudsman says. A report released Thursday by Paul Dube found that more than 2,600 students were left at bus stops inRead More

Caledon: A 23-year-old man who was severely injured when a house exploded and then burst into flames in Caledon on Wednesday afternoon has now been charged with arson. OPP and Caledon firefighters say they were called to a home on Castlederg Side Road, between Duffy’s Lane and Humber Station Road,Read More

The general manager of Ripley’s Aquarium says the popular downtown tourist attraction has been forced to turn thousands of people away due to a power outage this morning. Speaking to CP24 Thursday, Peter Doyle, the downtown aquarium’s general manager, said the power went off at around 5 a.m. and theRead More

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s stance on climate change may end up being the biggest stumbling block in NAFTA talks when it comes to the environment. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated Friday during a tour of eastern Ontario that he wants climate change, reducing emissions and moving to aRead More