TORONTO – An anti-Islamophobia motion is expected to pass the Ontario legislature today with all-party support. The motion from Liberal backbencher Nathalie Des Rosiers calls on the legislature to “stand against all forms of hatred, hostility, prejudice, racism and intolerance,” rebuke a “growing tide of anti-Muslim rhetoric and sentiments” andRead More

  Toronto:– Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders says Pride is behind on planning for security for the annual event. Saunders told CP24 he usually hears from Pride organizers about security in October but so far, he’s had no word on what the group has planned. The chief announced last weekRead More

Toronto:- Torontonians will have one last chance to say goodbye to Honest Ed’s this weekend. The four-day farewell bash begins Thursday night with the ‘Ed Lives!’ opening night party. The event, which begins at 6 p.m., will feature an open bar, food, music, dancing and live sign-painting by Douglas Kerr,Read More

TORONTO — Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown says he will support an anti-Islamophobia motion from a Liberal member. Brown’s support means the Ontario motion is unlikely to garner the kind of political debate seen over a similar motion in the House of Commons. The federal motion is opposed byRead More

TORONTO — Ontario’s deficit for this fiscal year is down to $1.9 billion, due in part to higher tax revenues, a hot housing market and the use of the province’s reserve. The government had projected $4.3 billion in last year’s budget, and the lower deficit puts the government closer toRead More

PERSIAN GULF — Two senior Canadian generals are defending the current strategy for defeating ISIL in Iraq and Syria, which the U.S. military is reviewing following scathing criticism by President Donald Trump. Brigadier-generals David Anderson and Stephen Kelsey are both based in Baghdad and while Canadian, each holds a keyRead More

Toronto: A growing number of asylum seekers and other migrants trekking on snow and ice are crossing the US border into Canada, a media report said on Tuesday. “We have a port of entry for a reason because that’s where we expect people that want to enter into our countryRead More

OTTAWA — A federal fund designed to give financial help to parents whose children have been murdered or gone missing has spent more than 14 times as much on administration costs as it has on actual grants. Internal government documents obtained by The Canadian Press show that the fund hasRead More

A five-year-old girl remains in hospital this morning with serious injuries following a rear-end crash in Whitby Sunday night. It happened near Taunton Road near Thickson Road shortly after 5:30 p.m. Police say a grey Pontiac G5 was heading westbound on Taunton Road approaching Thickson Road when it collided withRead More

TORONTO — Young children whose mothers have been prescribed an opioid are at an increased risk of being hospitalized for an overdose from the potent pain medications, most often through accidental ingestion, a study has found. “It wouldn’t be at all surprising for a two- or three-year-old to find aRead More