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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A company hired to repair the LaSalle Causeway bridge in Kingston, Ont., is suing the federal government and an engineering firm for more than $8 million, claiming it was wrongly blamed for the bridge’s structural failure. Landform Civil Infrastructures Inc. (LCI) says Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) breached its contract, withheld payments, and spread false claims about its role in the bridge’s collapse, according to court documents obtained by Global News.The company also alleges that Sigma Risk Management Inc., the engineering firm hired to assess the incident, negligently misinterpreted the cause…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 12, 2025 6:22 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Here’s where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are on Wednesday, Feb. 12: Progressive Conservative Leader Doug FordWashington, D.C.: Ford is there for a second day in his capacity as Ontario premier and chair of the Council of the Federation, meeting with U.S. lawmakers and business leaders in a push against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you…
A large part of southern Ontario, including the Greater Toronto Area, is expected to get hit with significant snowfall on Wednesday afternoon that will bring anywhere from 15 to 40 cm of snow. Environment Canada has upgraded its weather alert from a special weather statement to either a snowfall warning or a winter storm warning stretching from Toronto to Sarnia, to north of Barrie to North Bay, and east to Ottawa.According to the snowfall alert for Toronto, it is expected that the snow will begin late afternoon with peak snowfall rates of 2 to 4 cm per hour. The total…
When Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish resigned from a regional police board, citing the need to be openly critical of the largest budget increase in the force’s history, her decision took many by surprise. But to those who’ve known her long enough, this is how the 78-year-old former member of Parliament has always approached politics –outspoken, bold and sometimes controversial.After quitting the Peel Police Services Board last fall, Parrish said the $144-million boost to the police budget – 62 per cent of which is covered by Mississauga taxpayers – was “unreasonable.”“The reason I had to quit is you have to sign…
Oakville, Ont., mayor Rob Burton stood on the floor of a manufacturing plant behind a podium with the blue and white words “protect Ontario” emblazoned across the front. “Thank you for the chance to express my personal view for whom I believe is best for the community I love, particularly for growth management,” he said on Monday.Burton went on to endorse Progressive Conservative Party Leader Doug Ford, adding he was “not here on behalf of the municipality, as mayor.”It’s a familiar formula for the PC campaign, which has seen several mayors from big and medium cities appear alongside Ford and…
Daniella Mallia stood under a tree on Aug. 15, 2022, outside her apartment on Finch Avenue and cried as she told officers about why she wanted a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, Dylon Dowman. The 23-year-old can be seen on police body-worn camera video telling Const. Sang Youb Lee and Const. Anson Alfonso, both of Toronto police, that her on-and-off boyfriend of five years harasses her — and she is afraid.In court on Monday, Const. Lee testified at the first-degree murder trial for Dylan Dowman about responding to the call that day. The body camera footage was also played.In the…
By n The Canadian Pressn The Canadian Press Posted February 11, 2025 3:57 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have signed Brandon Ingram to a three-year, US$120-million contract extension, according to multiple media reports. ESPN, which first reported the signing, says the deal includes a player option for 2027-28.The Raptors acquired Ingram last week before the NBA’s trade deadline in a trade that sent a 2026 first-round pick from Indiana, their own 2031 second-round pick and veterans Bruce Brown and Kelly Olynyk to New Orleans. Related Videos 3:21 Toronto…
The Special Investigations Unit has been called in to investigate after officers from the Peel Regional Police Service used less-lethal firearms on a teen. Source link
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 11, 2025 2:36 pm Updated February 11, 2025 2:43 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The murder trial of two teen girls accused in the killing of a Toronto homeless man is hearing that some in their group seemed to have been drinking hours before they encountered him in a parkette. A Toronto Transit Commission special constable who interacted with the group at St. George subway station the evening of Dec. 17, 2022, testified today that some of them had been drinking, though not to the point…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The leaders from Ontario’s four main political parties will be part of an election debate airing on the evening of Family Day through a partnership of the province’s biggest broadcasters, including Global News. The debate, the only one scheduled so far, will air on Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on all partner television platforms including Global News, CBC, CTV, TVO, CHCH, CPAC, CityNews and CP24.It will also be streamed on radio and online platforms, such as globalnews.caThe debate will be moderated by CBC host David Common. Several other journalists…
