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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The man who police say was behind the wheel when a vehicle plunged into the water at Ashbridges Bay Park on Sunday night, killing one person, has been charged by investigators. Toronto police said the incident happened around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday when officers was called to a marine rescue operation at Ashbridges Bay Park Road, near Lake Shore Boulevard East. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Two people were inside the vehicle when it went…
Police east of Toronto are investigating a shooting as a homicide after a man was found dead on Tuesday afternoon. Durham Regional Police said in a post on social media that they had responded to an incident in Oshawa with a large number of officers. 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. Investigators said gunshots were heard in the area of Cedar Street and Wentworth Street West and, when officers arrived, they found a male victim who had died at the scene.The…
As political chaos on Parliament Hill threatens to sink the minority Liberal government and trigger an early election, Ontario’s official opposition is putting off its annual convention to focus on a provincial election campaign its strategists believe is near. The Ontario NDP made the decision over the weekend to postpone its convention after its federal sister party said it would no longer support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and joined the Conservative Party’s attempts to trigger an early election.The convention had originally been set to take place in early January in downtown Toronto for the Ontario NDP and its supporters to…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 21, 2024 6:26 pm Updated December 21, 2024 6:27 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews sat out Saturday night’s game against the New York Islanders with an undisclosed injury. Toronto head coach Craig Berube said the 27-year-old took a cross-check to his back late in Friday’s 6-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.Matthews missed nine games last month with an upper-body injury that saw him travel to Germany for treatment. Related Videos 1:48 Toronto traffic forces NHL’s Utah players to walk…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Sheku Kanneh-Mason, a British cellist who rose to international fame after performing at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, had to cancel a highly-anticipated Toronto concert following a dispute with Air Canada over his cello’s pre-booked seat. Kanneh-Mason, currently on tour in North America with his sister and pianist, Isata Kanneh-Mason, detailed the incident in a heartfelt Instagram post.“We were deeply saddened not to be able to perform for you at Koerner Hall last night,” they wrote Thursday.The siblings were scheduled to perform at the Koerner Hall on Wednesday, but a series of travel…
An Ontario labour tribunal has concluded the Ford government did not illegally lock out striking engineers when it warned some they could not return to work until a new collective agreement was signed or the province gave them permission. The union representing striking government engineers had complained on Nov. 2 that the province had effectively locked out members who had withdrawn their labour from key projects like Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass.In a decision released Wednesday, the Ontario Labour Relations Board ruled it was “not satisfied that the (province) unlawfully locked out any bargaining unit employees or that it…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size While cottage country and other areas of the province continue to dig out from massive recent snowfalls, the Greater Toronto Area is expected to see its first snowfall of the season on Wednesday. Environment Canada has issued a weather travel advisory for the area which says Toronto and the surrounding regions could see snowfall accumulations of up to 5 cm.The agency says that a low pressure system will cause snow to begin falling in the morning which is expected to taper off in the afternoon. Get daily National news Get the day’s…
After waiting more than a year, the City of Toronto has finally received confirmation from both the provincial and federal governments that they’ll help shoulder the massive cost of replacing a fleet of subway trains. On Friday, the federal government announced it will give Toronto $758 million to buy new subway cars, signing on to a commitment the provincial government made last year as part of its new deal for Toronto.“Our government knows improving public transit is essential to ensuring our economy reaches its full potential,” Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a statement. “The TTC needs new subway cars…
A councilor in Sarnia, Ont., was tossed from budget deliberations on Tuesday after repeatedly berating fellow councillors and staff while using some explosive language. Coun. Bill Dennis began to get heated at the meeting on Tuesday as he was questioning city staff over the amount being spent on consultants.He was then asked to table a motion before he went off, saying to others on the Zoom call, “you are a joke. You’re nothing but a bunch of sellouts.”When fellow councillor Adam Kilner, who is a pastor, attempted to intervene, Dennis responded with, “You’re a joke, as a, as a, as…
An Ontario city is lowering the fees it charges developers to build new housing “dramatically,” in a move local and provincial politicians hope will help to boost the number of homes built. Vaughan, located directly north of Toronto, announced the move this week, lowering development charges for all new homes back to their 2018 rates — and keeping them at that rate for at least the next five years.The move means developers will pay the city less to build. Homebuilders have long asked for a reduction in the fees they pay, claiming the charges levelled by municipalities to pay for…
