Author: Emmett Wallace

A toll highway that stretches across the Greater Toronto Area is eliciting differing pledges from Ontario’s major parties as campaign promises continue apace. On Wednesday, Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford was in Durham Region to announce his commitment to removing tolls from the public portion of Highway 407.The toll route, which runs roughly parallel to the gridlocked 401, has been a central debate in provincial politics for some time.At the beginning of the campaign, the Ontario NDP said that, if elected, they would remove tolls for truckers across the entire route and work to buy the highway out of its…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Waterloo regional police say two men from the Toronto area are facing charges in connection to a scam involving meat and gifts cards at local grocery stores. The scammers allegedly placed fraudulent barcode stickers on top of barcodes for meat at grocery stores in Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo.Police released a video that showed several instances of the men picking up meat and fidgeting with it before returning it to the cooler.The meat was priced similarly to gift cards that the dupesters had ahold of, so when a shopper picked out some meat…

Expensive promises have started to flow on the campaign trail of Ontario’s snap election — but exactly how much they’ll cost the next government isn’t something the parties are ready to say. On Wednesday, the Ontario Liberals and NDP tried to move the debate onto the Progressive Conservatives’ record on social issues with promises around social support and housing.The Ontario NDP unveiled a major homelessness promise, while the Liberals made a commitment to double rates of disability assistance.The day before, the PCs had said they would take over Ottawa’s beleaguered light rail transit system.None of those promises were costed, though…

York Regional Police has issued a warning to condo residents after suspects allegedly used glue on doors to “scout” units and later commit break-ins. Police said there has been two reported incidents in Richmond Hill involving unidentified suspects.Investigators said during the early morning hours, the suspects would gain entry into a condo building, sometimes taking extra steps to prevent communal exits from locking properly ahead of time. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. The suspects applied a “glue-like substance” on the…

By Sammy Hudes The Canadian Press Posted February 5, 2025 10:34 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says it is forecasting a 12.4 per cent increase in home sales for 2025, with 76,000 properties changing hands throughout the region as lower borrowing costs lead to improved affordability. The board expects the average selling price to reach $1,147,000, up 2.6 per cent compared with last year, with stronger price growth for single-family homes. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your…

Just three days before 23-year-old Daniella Mallia was shot to death in a Toronto underground parking garage in August 2022, her ex-boyfriend Dylan Dowman allegedly sent her text messages threatening to kill her, prompting her to call police to ask for a restraining order. That’s what the jury was told on the opening day of the first-degree murder trial for Dowman in a downtown Toronto courtroom Tuesday afternoon.Assistant Crown attorney Maureen Pecknold told jurors in her opening address that Mallia met with a police constable and shared text messages sent from Dowman that read, “You still breathing because I say…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Police say a young male victim has died and another is in serious condition after a shooting at an apartment building in Etobicoke. Police said officers were called to the apartment near The East Mall and Rathburn Road at around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday for reports of a shooting.Duty Insp. Phillip Sinclair said two young male victims, possibly teens, were found and rushed to hospital.Paramedics said one victim was in critical condition and the other was in serious but stable condition.Sinclair said the male in life-threatening condition was pronounced dead while the…

As potential tariffs on Canadian goods put Ontario’s relationship with America under the spotlight, political opponents claim those close to Progressive Conservative Party Leader Doug Ford may be benefitting from his approach to U.S. policy. Weeks before Ford called a snap election campaign with the threat of tariffs looming, his campaign director signed an “exclusive partnership” with a Washington D.C.-based lobbying firm.That firm, Capitol Counsel, had recently received a government contract under Ford’s past administration for up to $1.3 million to help position Ontario with the next American administration.“It is so like Doug Ford to take care of his rich…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 5, 2025 6:29 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. 5: Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Pickering: Ford will make an announcement at 1 p.m. in Pickering. He will also visit workers and tour a Kubota Canada facility. He will then go to Oshawa for an event with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.…

CALGARY – Eight years to the day of his first career NHL hat trick, William Nylander notched his second on Tuesday and it came in the same building in which his dad used to play. Nylander’s big night, giving him 33 goals on the season, helped the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 6-3 NHL victory over the Calgary Flames.Only Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl (37 goals) has lit the red light more this season.“Obviously it’s super special,” said Nylander, who has nine goals in his last eight games. “Born here and scoring my second career hat trick eight years after my first…