7 h. ago Emergency alert lifted in northern Ontario after search for armed suspect

Provincial police said officers were searching for 34-year-old man in Temagami North-Latchford area

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11 h. ago Seniors killed, teenager injured in crash north of Stratford: OPP

Two people were killed and another seriously injured in a crash north of Stratford on Saturday night, Ontario Provincial Police say. Emergency crews were called at around 8:30 p.m. to a collision involving a pickup truck and a car on Perth Line 86 in North Perth, the OPP said. The driver of the car was […]

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3 d. ago Ontario asks if ’moon shot’ projects should go ahead under special economic zones

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is moving ahead with its plan to create so-called special economic zones to push forward projects it deems important, and is considering including “moon shot” ideas to qualify. The power to designate parts of the province as special economic zones was created in the controversial Bill 5, a law the […]

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3 d. ago Ontario MPP facing domestic assault charges takes leave despite calls for resignation

An Ontario member of provincial parliament facing domestic violence charges says he is taking a short leave. Chris Scott was elected in February to represent Sault Ste. Marie for the Progressive Conservatives, but was kicked out of caucus shortly after his arrest last month. He was charged with assault and assault with a weapon — […]

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4 d. ago Northern Ontario officials call on feds, province to stop Kap Paper mill closure

Officials and residents of a northern Ontario community gathered Wednesday to call on provincial and federal governments to work with the town to keep a paper mill from closing, urging them to “not point fingers at each other.” Earlier this week, Kap Paper in Kapuskasing announced it will begin winding down operations after failing to […]

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4 d. ago Ontario to miss emissions reduction goal by even wider gap than it admits: AG

The auditor says Ontario has overestimated reductions to be achieved from government initiatives in every sector.

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4 d. ago Ontario skills training funding neither fair nor transparent, auditor finds

Ontario’s auditor general says the provincial labour minister’s office has not been using a fair or transparent process to dole out money from a $2.5-billion skills training fund. The Skills Development Fund gives money to organizations for projects that help hire, train or retrain workers and the auditor says Minister David Piccini’s office is heavily […]

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4 d. ago Pedestrian, 17, killed after collision with pickup truck: OPP

A 17-year-old pedestrian is dead after a collision involving a pickup truck south of London, Ontario Provincial Police say.

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4 d. ago Pedestrian, 17, dies following collision with pickup truck: OPP

A 17-year-old pedestrian is dead after a collision involving a pickup truck south of London, Ontario Provincial Police say.

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5 d. ago Ottawa says it will ’keep working’ with Ontario paper mill to resume operations

Ottawa says it will keep working to help save a northern Ontario paper mill that cited a lack of immediate federal support as it announced this week it was forced to idle operations. Industry Minister Melanie Joly’s office says it had “come to the table” with federal supports for Kap Paper in Kapuskasing, Ont., which […]

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5 d. ago Ontario juror pay increasing to $120 per day from Day 1 of service

Ontario jurors will be compensated $120 per day from the first day they serve starting Wednesday, a significant increase that some advocates applaud but add that more support for jurors is needed. Attorney General Doug Downey said at last Thursday’s opening of the courts ceremony in Toronto that the jury fee structure in the province […]

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6 d. ago What's open and closed on Truth and Reconciliation Day 2025 in Toronto

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation falls on Sept. 30 each year in Canada, and honours survivors of residential schools, their families, and communities, as well as the children who never returned home.The day also recognizes the ongoing trauma caused by the schools, and is an opportunity to commit to the process of truth, justice, and reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis in Toronto and across the country.Although it is a federal statutory holiday, some provinces, including Ontario, have decided not to make it a provincial statutory holiday, meaning many services and sectors will continue to operate as normal this Tuesday, while some businesses might choose to close down. Here's everything that's open and closed in Toronto for National Truth and Reconciliation Day 2025.GeneralClosedBanksGovernment officesMail deliveryOpenThe TTC and GO Transit will operate on their regular schedulesLibrariesLCBO locations will be opening at noon...

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7 d. ago Explorer le parc Algonquin en Ontario: nature sauvage et inspiration artistique

Fondé en 1893, le parc Algonquin est le premier parc provincial de l’Ontario et l’un des plus anciens au Canada.

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8 d. ago Niagara regional chair and former longtime MPP Jim Bradley dies at 80

Jim Bradley, one of Ontario’s longest-serving provincial legislators and the chair of Niagara Region, has died. A statement from the region says Bradley died at age 80 on Friday following a brief illness. Bradley served at Queen’s Park from 1977 until 2018, when he returned to local politics. He had first been elected to St. […]

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1 week ago Ford announces plans to ban speed cameras in Ontario: ‘Enough is enough’

Ford said the government will be launching a new fund for municipalities to install road safety measures

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1 week ago Sikh activist among three facing gun charges after Oshawa vehicle stop

A Sikh activist who was reportedly warned by the RCMP that his life was in danger is among three people facing gun charges after a vehicle stop in Oshawa on Friday. Ontario Provincial Police say officers conducted the traffic stop on Hwy. 407 near Harmony Rd. around 6 p.m. As a result of the traffic […]

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1 week ago Ontario apple orchard bans strollers, backpacks after 500 pounds of fruit stolen

'This is to protect our crop, and as farmers, we’ve worked really hard to grow it'

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1 week ago 1 dead after detached truck wheel flies into traffic on QEW in Niagara

A man is dead after a wheel detached from a pickup truck, crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a vehicle on the QEW in St. Catharines on Tuesday. Ontario Provincial Police said the crash happened in the Toronto-bound lanes of the QEW just east of Niagara St. shortly before noon. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said […]

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1 week ago Police detail separate dog attacks that injured two people, killed one pet

A 36-year-old Goderich woman is charged with criminal negligence after two separate dog attacks in the same neighbourhood left two pedestrians injured and one dog dead, Huron County OPP say. Ontario Provincial Police say the first incident happened last year on Aug. 3, when a pedestrian walking their dogs was attacked by two unsecured dogs […]

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1 week ago Southwestern Ontario boy, 14, hasn't been seen for several days: Police

Ontario Provincial Police on Tuesday were seeking the public’s help locating a 14-year-old boy who hadn’t been seen for several days. Police said the 14-year-old, identified only as Frank (Franz), left his home in Vienna, a small village of about 750 people in Elgin County, last Friday around 5 p.m., and is believed to have […]

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