4 h. ago Ontario provincial park has largest visible Indigenous pictograph collection in Canada

There's no need to leave Ontario this summer if you're looking for scenic adventures.A fan favourite Ontario Park soon opens for the season on May 9, and it's truly stunning. Bon Echo Provincial Park is a perfect mix of views and hikes, and here's what you need to know before you go.Located about three and a half hours from Toronto, north of Kingston, Bon Echo's biggest draw is the gorgeous 100-metre-high Mazinaw Rock, which is covered in over 260 historic Indigenous pictographs.The rock has Canada's largest collection of this type of pictograph, and having seen them myself, I can tell you they're mesmerizing.The other awesome thing about this park is that there are hiking trails for hikers of all skill levels. Ranging from an easy 1 km to a more challenging 4.8 km, the trails here can be explored by all.One of the most popular trails is the Cliff Top Trail, which leads to the pictographs — but be warned, it's ...

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21 h. ago Ontario gets ball rolling on Highway 401 tunnel feasibility study

Ontario is taking a concrete step toward an idea Premier Doug Ford has championed to build a tunnel under Highway 401. Ford has spoken often of the need to address gridlock and railed against lost productivity as a result of it. He first raised the idea last fall of building a tunnel under Highway 401, […]

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40 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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46 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.

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47 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...

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50 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

50 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.

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4 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

4 d. ago Iconic Ontario Place sign demolished as wholesale destruction continues

Another recognizable vestige of Ontario Place has been reduced to scrap as the provincial government presses forward with its controversial redevelopment of the former waterfront attraction.Demolition crews recently tore up the iconic welcome tower and sign at the former entrance to what was once a bustling hive of activity.The demolition comes just a month shy of the 54th anniversary of Ontario Place's May 22, 1971, opening.    View this post on Instagram           A post shared by kotsy (@itsonlykotsy)Local photographer Kotsy has documented the demolition of Ontario Place via aerial drone-captured footage and stills since the wholesale destruction began in earnest last October.In the months since, Ontario Place's west island has been cleared of buildings along with connecting bridges as crews continue to erase the former attraction from the map ahead of a controversial redevelopment.Doug Ford's ...

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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 […]

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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 […]

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6 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 […]

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6 d. ago Ontario reports 95 new measles cases, sending total above 1,000 since outbreak began

Public Health Ontario is reporting 95 new measles cases since last week, bringing the total number of people infected past 1,000. It says a total of 1,020 people have had measles since the province’s outbreak began last October. The agency says the ongoing rise in cases is “due to continued exposures and transmission among individuals […]

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6 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

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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

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. […]

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6 d. ago Doug Ford sneaks exemptions for Ontario Place construction into unrelated new law

Just when one may think that the public's confidence in the provincial government and its Ontario Place revitalization project could not get any lower, shady new particulars of Doug Ford's deal with megaspa brand Therme keep coming to light.First, there were the multiple leaks about the site's taxpayer-funded parking garage that Ford and his team appeared to try and conceal, along with the news of the project being exempt from environmental assessments and noise bylaws, shocking cost-benefit analyses that show immense losses for the Province, and more.Then last week, a damning New York Times investigation exposed how Austria-based Therme successfully misrepresented itself and exaggerated its reputation to the Province while only having $1.1 million in equity and one single wellness facility under its belt (on top of essentially stealing its branding from a competitor, with ...

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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 […]

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7 d. ago Ontario to boost rural, northern primary, emergency care in agreement with OMA

Ontario is introducing a new program to stabilize physician staffing in rural emergency departments and putting more money toward helping people in underserved communities get access to primary care. The new commitments come out of negotiations between the government and the Ontario Medical Association for a new physician services agreement. Those talks are ongoing for […]

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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.

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