12 h. ago Opinion: Why is Alberta hiding survey results on renewable energy?

What is the government trying to hide from the Alberta public when it sends Postmedia a stack of 300 fully redacted pages of survey results about Alberta’s renewable energy industry? To start, responding to a legitimate freedom of information request with 300 blank pages raises serious concerns about the Alberta government’s commitment to transparency. Now, […]

Other

14 h. ago Smith says many Albertans frustrated by federal election, wants to ‘reset’ relationship with Ottawa

Premier Danielle Smith accused the federal Liberal government of having "overtly attacked" Alberta's economy over the past 10 years.

Politics

31 h. ago Body found in northern Ontario river IDed as missing American man: OPP

Provincial police say a body found in a northern Ontario river earlier this month has been identified as an American man who was reported missing last December. Ontario Provincial Police say they received a request from local police in International Falls, Minn., in January to help with a missing person investigation. Police say U.S. officials […]

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36 h. ago Missing American man’s body found in northern Ontario river: OPP

Provincial police say a body found in a northern Ontario river earlier this month has been identified as an American man who was reported missing last December.

Other

38 h. ago Alleged drunk Ontario driver clocked at 200km/h says he was 'late for work'

Times have been pretty darn tough in Ontario, between the present economic recession and sky-high unemployment rates, an ongoing trade war and long-running cost of living crisis, a growing socio-political divide and general lack of faith in various levels of government — need we go on?But even if it feels like it's all been more than enough to make us all collectively lose our cool or lean into our vices, there's no excuse or explanation for what one Toronto resident was caught doing behind the wheel this weekend.Putting both themselves and the public in grave danger in the process, an unnamed 25-year-old was pulled over by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on Sunday morning after they were clocked going a whopping 200 km/h — which is double the posted limit — along Highway 407.Upon pulling the vehicle over, though, officers discovered that the serious speeding was only the beginning of the motorist's...

Transport

40 h. ago ‘Running late for work,’ alleged drunk driver going 200 km/h tells OPP

The Ontario Provincial Police say they stopped an alleged impaired driver who was reportedly going 200 km/h on Highway 407 in Oakville, Ont.

Transport

40 h. ago Ontario financial adviser charged in $1.8M fraud investigation

A financial adviser from Orillia has been arrested after Ontario Provincial Police allege he defrauded clients of more than $1.8 million.

Economics

3 d. ago Central Ontario financial advisor charged in $1.8M fraud investigation

ORILLIA — Police in central Ontario have laid a dozen charges against a financial advisor who is alleged to have stolen more than $1.8 million from clients. The Ontario Provincial Police says the local advisor is charged with defrauding the public and eleven counts of uttering a forged document. They say 40-year-old Kevin Douse, of […]

Economics

5 d. ago Jury begins deliberations in trial of pair accused of killing OPP officer

Jurors in the trial of two people accused of murder in the 2022 shooting death of a provincial police officer have begun their deliberations after hearing closing arguments in the case this week. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. 27, 2022, while responding to a vehicle in a ditch west of […]

Events

5 d. ago Former Alberta cabinet minister calls government health contract probe ’whitewashing’

Peter Guthrie, a former UCP MLA wrote a public letter criticizing the investigation into health care contracts as too narrow

Politics

5 d. ago Former UCP cabinet minister calls Alberta government health contract probe ‘whitewashing’

Peter Guthrie quit Danielle Smith's cabinet and was later expelled from the governing United Conservative caucus.

Politics

5 d. ago Motorcycle gang member, 3 others charged after drug trafficking probe in St. Catharines

Ontario Provincial Police said they have seized more than 100 kilograms of cocaine and charged a full patch member of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club and three other people with drug-related offences. The charges follow a three-month probe spanning the Greater Toronto Area, the Niagara region and Nova Scotia into suspected drug trafficking activity by motorcycle […]

Sport

5 d. ago One dead after rural crash between passenger vehicle, big rig

One person is dead and one is in hospital after a two-vehicle collision involving a passenger vehicle and a transport truck northeast of Strathroy. Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews were called shortly after 10:30 a.m. Thursday to the scene of the collision and had closed Egremont Drive between Hedley Drive and Ilderton Road. That’s […]

Events

5 d. ago Man, 30, fatally shot by police at Toronto Pearson Airport; SIU investigating

Ontario Provincial Police said that roads are closed on 'Highway 409 to Terminal 1 Departures' in Mississauga. They say to avoid the area

Events

6 d. ago ‘No evidence’ woman accused of murder knew OPP officer would be fatally shot: Defence

A woman co-accused of murder in the 2022 death of a provincial police officer was used as an “unwitting shield” by the shooter, her defence lawyer claimed Wednesday, arguing there’s no evidence she knew shots would be fired or that the shooter had a gun. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. […]

Events

6 d. ago Charges after trees toppled, log cabin started in conservation area

A man with no fixed address is charged after police say nearly 30 mature trees were chopped down to make room for an unsanctioned log cabin at a Southwestern Ontario conservation area. Ontario Provincial Police say they were notified on March 30 about an incident in a wooded area owned by the Maitland Valley Conservation […]

Culture

6 d. ago Defence closing arguments resume at trial of pair accused in OPP officer killing

Defence lawyers are continuing their closing arguments today in the trial of two people accused of fatally shooting a provincial police officer more than two years ago.

Events

7 d. ago Photo radar cuts has Edmonton council exploring new traffic enforcement options

Three weeks after new Alberta government limits on photo radar took effect, Edmonton council is asking the city to look into alternative ways to conduct traffic safety enforcement.

Other

7 d. ago Woman rescued after vehicle crashes into Ontario cottage country lake

Ontario Provincial Police in Peterborough County say officers rescued a 45-year-old woman after her vehicle crashed into Rice Lake early Tuesday morning.

Events

7 d. ago Closing submissions underway at trial of two people accused of killing OPP officer

Closing submissions are underway in the trial of two people accused of murder in the shooting death of a provincial police officer.

Events