Author: Emmett Wallace

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 4, 2025 7:01 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two of Ontario’s main party leaders are set to make stops in the national capital after Canada got a 30-day reprieve from U.S. tariff threats that dominated campaign promises at the start of the week. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford and NDP Leader Marit Stiles are both making announcements in Ottawa this morning, with Stiles heading to Kingston, Ont., in the afternoon. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking…

Doug Ford’s personal views about U.S. President Donald Trump bubbled to the surface of Ontario’s snap election campaign after candid comments by the Progressive Conservative party leader were picked up at a campaign stop. Speaking to a small group of people at his local campaign headquarters, Ford appeared to explain his initial admiration for Trump in a moment caught on hot mic.“On election day, was I happy this guy won? One hundred per cent I was,” Ford can be heard saying in the clip. “Then the guy pulled out the knife and f****** yanked it into us.”On Monday when Ford…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 3, 2025 6:38 am Updated February 3, 2025 6:40 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Party leaders in Ontario are back at it this morning as a trade war looms over the provincial election campaign. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford will make a campaign stop in Etobicoke, going over what a news release calls how to “protect Ontario” in between appearances on various American news broadcasters.Ford made just one election stop in Brampton over the weekend, but announced Sunday he would remove nearly $1-billion worth of U.S. wine, beer and spirits…

Surveillance video that shows a group violently swarming a homeless man moments after crossing paths with him in a downtown Toronto parkette was played in court Monday as the trial of two teens accused in his death began. In the footage, some in the group appear to punch or swing at Kenneth Lee, while at least one person seems to jump on the man as he’s pressed against a concrete barrier.An agreed statement of fact read in court Monday said the two girls on trial can be identified in the video. Both are wearing grey sweatpants, a black puffer coat…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 3, 2025 12:01 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police say a worker has died after he fell this morning from a ladder while working on a billboard in the city’s west end. Police say officers, paramedics and firefighters responded to the area of Bathurst and Dupont streets shortly before 9 a.m. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. They say a male was working on a billboard and he fell from…

By Maan Alhmidi The Canadian Press Posted February 3, 2025 1:27 pm Updated February 3, 2025 2:49 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow has instructed city staff to co-ordinate with federal and provincial governments to respond to looming U.S. tariffs with a plan that includes a review of the city’s procurement policies. Toronto’s action plan will also include a buy-Canadian initiative to prioritize local goods and services, Chow said Monday.“Everything is on the table, and it’s clear when I instructed the city manager that he would be looking at all contracts,…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A decades-old Molson Canadian commercial that once fuelled national pride is making a comeback on TikTok as Canada braces for U.S tariffs. The iconic “I am Canadian” campaign, which originally aired in the late 1990s and early 2000s, is being reposted by Canadians embracing a surge in patriotic sentiment. The ad featured actor Jeff Douglas delivering a monologue about what it means to be Canadian. He stands on a stage celebrating national trademarks, like Canadians’ love of hockey and their reputation for being polite. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man who appeared on Canada’s most wanted list for his alleged involvement in a Toronto murder has been arrested by police in Saskatchewan four years later. Toronto police announced on Monday that Jabreel Elmi, wanted in connection to a 2021 murder in the city, was arrested by officers with the Saskatoon Police Service.Toronto police said Elmi was wanted in connection to a triple shooting in the Regent Park area.On Sept. 18, 2021, around 9 p.m., police were called to Oak and Sumach streets for reports of multiple gunshots. When they arrived…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 31, 2025 6:28 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 Friday, Jan. 31: Progressive Conservative Leader Doug FordHamilton: Ford will meet with health-care workers belonging to the Service Employees International Union.St. Catharines: He will tour the Steelcon factory, followed by the Heddle shipyard.Niagara Falls: Ford will then make an announcement at 1:15 p.m. before going to meet with workers from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Construction Council of Ontario later in the afternoon. Get breaking National news For…

Economic storm clouds are circling above Canada’s border with the United States, threatening to move northwards and spread across the country. Ontario’s fledgling electric vehicle manufacturing industry is one area of the economy watching fearfully for what comes next. With an election campaign underway in the province, the best way to handle EV jobs is increasingly on the ballot.On Thursday, Progressive Conservative Party Leader Doug Ford said he would continue to spend government money on EV and battery plants if re-elected, even if subsidies from the U.S. that Ontario has only promised to match disappear.“A re-elected PC government will honour…