TORONTO — Ontario is changing rules on workplace defined benefit pensions, including considering them to be solvent when they are 85 per cent funded. The provincial Liberal government announced today that it would introduce legislation in the fall to make that change and others that it says will help keepRead More

BARRIE, Ont. — Police say a road rage incident in Barrie, Ont., has left one man with injuries and another facing an assault charge. They allege a man felt the motorist ahead of him was driving too slowly and became irate. When the motorist pulled into a parking lot, investigatorsRead More

LONDON — An Ontario teenager is one of 20 young people from around the world who were awarded the inaugural Diana Award by Prince William and Prince Harry at St. James Palace in London on Thursday. The award was established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, and her beliefRead More

VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to pitch major multinational companies on investing in Canada’s technology sector on Wednesday, joining top business leaders inside the closed-door Microsoft CEO Summit in Redmond, Wash. Trudeau’s visit comes as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration poses both challenges and opportunities for Canada’sRead More

Orlando, May 17 An Air Canada flight from Jamaica to Toronto was diverted to Orlando, Florida, after authorities say a passenger became aggressive, attacked the crew with coffee pots and tried to open the cabin door. A federal criminal complaint says crew members and other passengers secured Brandon Michael CourneyeaRead More

People with physical disabilities will no longer be granted free admission to the Canadian National Exhibition as of next summer but they will receive a 50 per cent discount on their ticket. The CNE board voted in favour of the new policy on Wednesday following a lengthy review. The policyRead More

Toronto:  Mayor Tory is calling for striking Toronto Zoo workers and management to return to the negotiating table but is stopping short of personally intervening in the ongoing labour dispute. Negotiations between the zoo and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1600 broke down in the early hoursRead More

OTTAWA – Jagmeet Singh, long a star among the NDP ranks of the Ontario legislature, embarks later today on a bid to replace Tom Mulcair as the party’s leader in Ottawa – a quest that could make him the first non-Caucasian to helm a major federal party. Singh, who currentlyRead More

Brampton:  A woman has been rushed to hospital after being pulled from a two-alarm house fire in Brampton. The fire broke out at a semi-detached home on Mount Fuji Crescent, in the area of Airport and Castlemore roads, at around 11:15 a.m. Crews arrived to find smoke throughout the homeRead More

Toronto’: It may be time to pull out the summer wardrobe as warm weather arrives in Toronto this week. Environment Canada is calling for a high of 19 C on Monday and 18 C on Tuesday but the temperature is expected to climb to 29 C on Wednesday. A daytimeRead More