Toronto: As another summer weekend descends on Toronto, as do a list of road and transit closures thanks to several festivals in and around the city. Here’s what to keep an eye on this weekend: TTC There will be no subway service on Line 2 between St. George and BroadviewRead More

A transport truck driver has been charged with having an unsecured load after a crash on Highway 400 on Thursday that resulted in the spill of a flammable material. The transport truck was involved in a collision north of Canal Road at around 1:30 p.m. Sgt. Kerry Schmidt told CP24Read More

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as ambassador to Canada says she will work hard to maintain — and improve — the strong relationship between both countries during her time in Ottawa. Kelly Knight Craft is undergoing her Senate confirmation hearing today, where she says she willRead More

Ontario:  Between 2010 and 2016, electricity price increases in Toronto were more than double the national average, according to a new study released on Thursday. The research, conducted by conservative think-tank the Fraser Institute, used data collected by Statistics Canada to examine how the price of electricity has increased acrossRead More

TORONTO – Employees at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario have ratified a new four-year contract, but just barely. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says LCBO workers voted 56 per cent in favour of a tentative agreement in voting held Tuesday and Wednesday. The agreement, which was signed inRead More

TORONTO – Hydro One Ltd. (TSX:H) has signed a friendly deal to acquire U.S. energy company Avista Corp. for C$6.7 billion in an all-cash deal that would create one of the largest regulated utilities in North America. The Toronto-based company said Wednesday after the close of markets that it willRead More

VICTORIA — British Columbia’s new government is extending the state of emergency for two more weeks as wildfires sweeping across the province’s Interior show no sign of slowing down. Premier John Horgan said his government’s first priority is to support the more than 45,000 people displaced by the fires, whichRead More

STRATHROY, Ont. — The Transportation Safety Board says it is investigating a freight train derailment near Strathroy, Ont. It says no dangerous goods were released after the incident that took place early this morning. Joanne Vanderheyden, the mayor of Strathroy-Caradoc, wrote in a statement posted on Facebook that no oneRead More

TORONTO — Auto insurance rates in Ontario rose again in the second quarter of 2017. Approved rates posted by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario show an average increase of 0.76 per cent. Last quarter, rates went up by an average of 1.24 per cent. In 2013, the Liberals promisedRead More

STRATHROY, Ont. — Via Rail says train service between Toronto and the city of Sarnia, Ont., near the U.S. border, has been cancelled for two days due to a freight train derailment early Wednesday morning. Thirteen cars from a CN freight train derailed in the centre of the community ofRead More