TORONTO — The Ontario government has launched an investigation into a leak from a Toronto jail related to a man accused of killing 10 people and injuring 16 others in a van attack earlier this week. The investigation was triggered by a Toronto Sun article about accused mass killer AlekRead More

Toronto: The City of Toronto will waive or reduce development charges for the construction of new apartment buildings as it seeks to address a shortage in the supply of purpose-built rental housing. The province will give the city $60 million in funding to provide the rebates on projects of itsRead More

KITCHENER, Ont. — Doug Ford is promising to cut hydro rates by 12 per cent if he wins Ontario’s spring election. The Progressive Conservative leader says he will cut rates through a variety of measures that would save the average ratepayer $173 a year. The Tory plan would see theRead More

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is expected to finally move next week on a raft of promised reforms to election laws, but it may already be too late to fully implement them in time for the 2019 federal election. Acting chief electoral officer Stephane Perrault told a House of CommonsRead More

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — After decades of whispers, lawsuits, investigations and close calls — and a multitude of women who lost hope anyone would ever believe their word against that of America’s Dad — Bill Cosby could be headed to prison at age 80 for the remainder of his life. TheRead More

In the wake of Monday’s deadly van attack the city of Toronto has “banded together” and “proved, once again, they are best-in class,” police Chief Mark Saunders said. In a statement issued on Thursday, Saunders said this tragedy put the city on the “world stage.” “From significant sporting events toRead More

TORONTO — A former Liberal cabinet minister has announced he won’t seek re-election just weeks before the spring vote. Harinder Takhar, who represents a riding in Mississauga, Ont., says today that he is retiring from politics. Takhar was first elected in 2007 and served in three cabinet posts including transportation,Read More

TORONTO – Ontario’s governing Liberals were dealt a blow Wednesday as the province’s auditor general said their financial statements “dramatically understate” their deficit by billions of dollars. The finding from Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk was part of a report released just weeks before a spring election and built on pastRead More

Ontario: The rate of opioid-related deaths in Ontario has tripled over the last fifteen years with the drugs now blamed for one out of every six deaths of residents between the ages of 25 and 34, according to a new study by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital and the InstituteRead More

 Toronto, Road closures will be implemented in the area of the Air Canada Centre and the Rogers Centre tonight as games get underway for four major Toronto sports teams. Fans will be heading to the downtown core to cheer on the Toronto Raptors and the Toronto Blue Jays at homeRead More