2 h. ago Employee protests lead to 18 arrests as Microsoft reviews work with Israel’s military

Police officers arrested 18 people at worker-led protests at Microsoft headquarters Wednesday as the tech company promises an “urgent” review of the Israeli military’s use of its technology during the ongoing war in Gaza. Two consecutive days of protest at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Wash., called for the tech giant to immediately cut its […]

Events

3 h. ago MedX Health Corp. Names Meghan Geary as Senior Vice President of Operations

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — MedX Health Corp. (“MedX” or the “Company”) (TSXV: MDX), the global leader in teledermatology solutions, confirms the appointment of Meghan Geary as the Company’s Senior Vice President of Operations, effective immediately. With over 10 years experience in building scalable programs across SaaS and high-growth healthcare companies, Geary will oversee strategic operations, drive […]

Science

4 h. ago WARMINGTON: Ford offers support for man charged while defending himself from alleged intruder

Ontario's premier said "something is broken" when the man defending himself from an armed intruder known to police ends up criminally charged

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4 h. ago WARMINGTON: Ford offers support for man charged after defending himself from alleged intruder

Ontario's premier said "something is broken" when the man defending himself from an armed intruder known to police ends up criminally charged

Other

6 h. ago BWR Exploration Inc. Enters into an Amalgamation Agreement with Electro Metals and Mining Inc.

TORONTO, Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BWR Exploration Inc. (TSXV: BWR) a Toronto, Ontario based corporation with its registered address at 82 Richmond Street East, Toronto, Ontario (“BWR”), is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated December 24, 2024, it has entered into an amalgamation agreement dated August 19, 2025 (the […]

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6 h. ago LILLEY: In Buffalo, Americans wonder where their Canadian friends have gone

You’ll still see Tim Hortons locations sitting on a street corner and Labatt Blue is still one of the most popular bars in this part of New York. One thing you see less of driving across Western New York, in Niagara Falls and Buffalo, is Ontario licence plates. Canadians aren’t coming the way they used […]

Other

7 h. ago Man accused in London shooting pledges penny in successful bid for bail

Amare Walters-Lyte pledged to pay one cent if he violates his release conditions, while his three sureties promised to pay a combined $35,000

Events

7 h. ago TJ Maxx parent tops expectations as bargain goods still sell

Off-price retailer TJX raised its full-year earnings per share outlook after better-than-expected results

Economics

7 h. ago Empties promises: Ontario grocers may stop selling alcohol rather than take back bottles

Provincial rules mandate that all grocery stores that sell alcohol must also accept returns of empty bottles and cans in the new year

Economics

7 h. ago Some Ontario grocers may stop selling alcohol rather than take back empty bottles under new rules

Provincial rules mandate that all grocery stores that sell alcohol must also accept returns of empty bottles and cans in the new year

Economics

7 h. ago Average rents in Ontario are plunging fast and here's where they're declining most

As exceedingly unaffordable as Toronto is reputed to be, now is actually one of the cheaper times to live in the city, at least when it comes to housing costs.The region's real estate values and rent prices have plummeted markedly over the last year, pushing property owners looking to sell and landlords searching for tenants to new levels of desperation.The latest survey of the landscape shows that the standard GTA home is now selling for 5.5 per cent less than this time last year (when prices were already on the decline). Condos are bearing the brunt of the downturn, seeing a 9.3 per cent year-over-year deterioration in sale price.And, the turmoil is extending to rentals, the prices for which, per the latest stats, have decreased by double-digit percentages since this time in 2024.Listing site Zumper, which regularly assesses price points for apartments across the country, says in its latest report that the median monthly cost of a one-bedroom...

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8 h. ago Ontario man arrested after allegedly assaulting intruder who broke into his home

A 44-year-old Ontario man is facing two criminal charges after allegedly assaulting an intruder who had forced their way inside his apartment early Monday morning. According to the Kawartha Lakes Police Service, officers responded to a report of an altercation between two men at a unit on Kent Street in Lindsay, Ont., at approximately 3:20 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 18. Police say the resident had woken up to find another person unexpectedly inside his home. An altercation then followed, during which the intruder sustained serious, life-threatening injuries. The criminal was transported to Ross Memorial Hospital and later airlifted to a Toronto hospital. The resident has since been charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon, although he was released with a future court date. The 41-year-old man who entered the apartment was already wanted by police at the time of the incident for unrelated offenses.Following the altercation, he was charged...

Events

8 h. ago Steelworkers welcome new Protect Ontario Workers Employment Response (POWER) Centres to support workers

HAMILTON, Ontario, Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes the launch of the Ontario government’s new Protect Ontario Workers Employment Response (POWER) Centres, announced today, which will provide resources to support workers affected by technological change, trade disruptions and job loss. “Steelworkers know that when jobs are lost, families and […]

Society

9 h. ago Stelco owner ‘doesn’t give two hoots’ about workers: Ontario Premier Doug Ford

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the head of the company that owns Hamilton-based steel company Stelco “doesn’t give two hoots” about those workers. Lourenco Goncalves, the president and CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs, has spoken positively about U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel, including doubling them from 25 to 50 per cent. Earlier this week Goncalves […]

Society

9 h. ago Stelco owner ‘doesn’t give two hoots’ about the workers: Ontario Premier Doug Ford

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the head of the company that owns Hamilton-based steel company Stelco "doesn't give two hoots" about those workers.

Society

10 h. ago Quebec government renews promise to make changes to contentious forestry reform bill

MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it will find solutions and defuse rising tension over a forestry bill that has sparked blockades and confrontations between Indigenous protesters and industry workers. Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafreniere and Natural Resources Minister Maite Blanchette Vezina have renewed a promise to modify the proposed legislation following meetings this week […]

Politics

10 h. ago Alleged sex acts at golf event in Ontario town under OPP probe

Allegations of sex acts performed during a golf tournament in a small Ontario town is under investigation by provincial police.

Other

10 h. ago Canada isn’t in a housing slump — Ontario is, RBC analysis shows

Ontario’s lag in housing construction was at 'the root of the housing crisis' in Canada, new analysis by the Royal Bank of Canada shows.

Other

11 h. ago Toronto FC sells Honduran midfielder Deybi Flores to Saudi club

Flores joins English midfielder Matty Longstaff, traded to Montreal, and wingback Tyrese Spicer, sent to Orlando City, in exiting Toronto.

Economics

11 h. ago CHARLEBOIS: Punishing Washington, one Canadian grocery cart at a time

There’s a reason only China and Canada chose counter-tariffs: Such policies weaponize the cost of living, but against one’s own citizens

Culture