32 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 Ontario’s unemployment rate jumps to 7% even as ‘moderate’ job creation continues

A new report from the Financial Accountability Officer of Ontario found that new jobs were created in 2024, although the rate of growth slowed from previous, record-breaking years.

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5 d. ago Winnipeg police allege fraud suspect stole $95K from local business

Police said they began the lengthy investigation last April after being tipped off to possible fraud at the Powell Avenue business.

Economics

6 d. ago Ontario takes control of London school board, launches probes at three others

TORONTO — Ontario has taken control of one school board over financial mismanagement, launched financial probes of three other boards and ordered a fifth board to repay costs for a trip to Italy to buy art. New Education Minister Paul Calandra says he is increasing accountability and transparency measures to address “failures” at several boards. […]

Society

7 d. ago Le Parti conservateur réduirait le déficit, sans atteindre l’équilibre budgétaire

La formation de Pierre Poilievre est la dernière à dévoiler son cadre financier.

Economics

7 d. ago Le Parti conservateur est le dernier à dévoiler son cadre financier

La formation de Pierre Poilievre prévoit réduire le déficit, sans atteindre l’équilibre à la fin d’un éventuel mandat.

Culture

7 d. ago Le Parti conservateur dévoile finalement son cadre financier

La formation de Pierre Poilievre sera ainsi le dernier des grands partis à présenter ses plans de dépenses détaillés.

Sport

7 d. ago Le Parti conservateur présentera son cadre financier aujourd’hui en Ontario

La formation de Pierre Poilievre sera ainsi le dernier des grands partis à présenter ses plans de dépenses détaillés.

Culture

7 d. ago Ontario child welfare audits progressing with spring completion deadline

Last fall, Ontario announced financially focused audits of 37 children's aid organizations in the province after a push from Premier Doug Ford.

Events

1 week ago Orange: Orange files an application to cease to be a reporting issuer in Canada

Press releaseParis, 18 April 2025 Orange files an application to cease to be a reporting issuer in Canada Orange S.A (“Orange”) has applied to the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (“AMF”) as its principal regulator in Canada and to the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”), for an order (the “order”) to cease being a reporting issuer in […]

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1 week ago Jack Mintz: Ontario is the ‘sick man’ of North America. Its premier should stay out of the federal election

Doug Ford should stop meddling in the election and get busy cutting red tape and taxes

Politics

1 week ago Matthew Lau: Reading, writing and revolution in Ontario schools

Judging by a teachers' union magazine, the keys to education are not math, grammar or history but climate-change activism

Society

1 week ago Tariff Fight Prompts Ontario to Tear Down Provincial Trade Barriers

Ontario will make trading with other Canadian provinces easier, hoping to mitigate damage from the country’s ongoing trade war with the US.

Economics

2 w. ago Most Ontario utilities don’t study climate risk to electrical grid: survey

TORONTO — The majority of Ontario’s electricity utilities don’t study how climate change could threaten parts of the power grid, a survey found as the province eyes changes that would require them to assess their vulnerability to extreme weather and build it into their infrastructure plans. A survey prepared for the Ontario Energy Board, the […]

Society

2 w. ago ‘Sophisticated’ scammers pretending to be bank investigators, cops warn

Police are warning that “sophisticated” scammers are targeting the public — especially seniors — by pretending to be bank investigators over the phone. Toronto Police issued the warning and released video Tuesday, saying that victims have received unsolicited calls from scammers identifying themselves as fraud investigators with a phone number “often spoofed” to be identical […]

Economics

4 w. ago New report shows young people in Ontario have little hope of buying homes

11 out of 26 Ontario municipalities analyzed in the report were deemed “completely unattainable” Toronto, Ontario, April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Affordability in Ontario has never been worse. A new report by Mike Moffatt at the Missing Middle Initiative, commissioned by the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA), shows that most major metro areas in […]

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4 w. ago Hundreds of thousands in Ontario still without power as ice storm cleanup continues

Hundreds of thousands of people across Ontario were still without power Monday after freezing rain coated swaths of the province with thick layers of ice, with outages expected to last in some areas as storm cleanup continues. An outage map from provincial utility Hydro One showed more than 397,000 homes and businesses remained without power […]

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4 w. ago Halton Region police officer charged with fraud after OPP investigation

Halton Regional Police say one of their officers has been charged with fraud following an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police.

Events

4 w. ago Hundreds of thousands in Ontario still without power on third day of spring storm

Hundreds of thousands of people across Ontario were still without power on the third day of a spring storm, after freezing rain coated swaths of the province with thick layers of ice. An outage map from provincial utility Hydro One showed more than 430,000 homes and businesses remained without power Monday morning. The map also […]

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