46 h. ago Ontario adding 20,000 publicly funded hip and knee surgeries at private clinics

Some Ontario residents will undergo hip and knee surgeries at private clinics under a $115 million expansion.

Science

4 d. ago Police probe fourth Pride flag incident in rural township this spring

Police are investigating another theft of a rainbow Pride flag in Norwich – the fourth incident this spring involving stolen or vandalized flags in the area. Two unknown men took the flag from a residence on Jerdon Street on Saturday at 1 a.m., Ontario Provincial Police said. The suspects are described as shirtless white men […]

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8 d. ago Ontario ends legal battle to avoid covering surgery for resident who wants a vagina while keeping a penis

Ontario has decided not to seek leave to appeal a lower court's ruling ordering it cover a novel 'bottom' surgery for a non-binary resident

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8 d. ago Ontario finally allows drinking for pedal pubs which were kind of pointless before

Premier Doug Ford has furthered his government's seemingly primary agenda of making alcohol more accessible in Ontario, announcing Friday that residents will have yet another way to get a booze buzz.But, whether you're on team buck-a-beer or not, the latest easing of alcohol restrictions seems like a pretty obvious one that, frankly, should have been greenlit ages ago.The Province issued a press release Friday morning to share that pedal pubs across Ontario — which have been legally relegated to mere pedal-powered transportation to bars and breweries since their launch a few years ago — would be able to achieve their true intended form starting July 1, 2025.Pedal pubs currently operate in Toronto, as well as in other Ontario cities, including Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ottawa and Windsor. However, until now, the Ontario versions of these globally established pedal-powered bars on wheels have been sidelined due to laws regarding alcohol in vehicles.The province'...

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1 week ago ‘Keep children indoors,’ police warn after Ontario child found with serious injuries

Police are warning residents in a rural eastern Ontario town to "keep children indoors or under close supervision" after a child was found with serious injuries.

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1 week ago Ontario restaurant shuts down after being hit with 'scam' allegations

A restaurant in Ontario that found itself at the centre of online controversy earlier this month has officially shut down.Though it feels like a lifetime ago, it hasn't even been two weeks since the Farzi Cafe location at Mississauga's Square One Mall became the talk of TikTok when a video in which the user claimed to have been scammed on a recent visit spawned an online onslaught of accusations against the location.In the original video, an Ontario resident named Harnoor explains that she and her friends were offered an appetizer plate under the implied pretense that it was included, only to find that they had been charged for it upon checking the bill.They also learned that they, a group of three, had unwittingly been charged an automatic 18 per cent gratuity, despite the fact that the restaurant claims to only charge automatic gratuity on groups of five or more.In response, a flood of additional videos making similar claims of scamming and aggressive upselling tactics at ...

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2 w. ago What's happening behind the scenes at the Ontario Line's Queen Station

It seems Metrolinx has learned from the 13.5-year-long construction fiasco of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, as its latest mega project, the Ontario Line subway, is shaping up rapidly.While residents patiently wait for the former line to finally launch this fall — five years later than initially planned after numerous setbacks and cost overruns — key intersections across the city are being transformed for new stations on the latter route, and looking different every day.Gigantic caverns are being excavated below King-Bathurst and Queen-Spadina in preparation for the tunnel boring machines that will carve out the underground parts of the 15.6-kilometre-long line, which will stretch across 15 stops total, including downtown hubs at the aforementioned intersections and the nearby corner of Queen and Yonge streets.Queen-Yonge station will be one of the more complicated builds, as it already ser...

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2 w. ago Some Ontario residents will be getting even bigger government payouts in July

Rates for the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) will jump in July, putting a bit more money in the pockets of eligible low-income, working-age provincial residents living with a disability.The provincial government's ODSP benefits pay out up to $1,368 per month for basic needs, such as food, shelter, prescription drugs, and vision care per single person as of June 2025, a number that will increase by 2.8 per cent on July 1.Starting in July, ODSP recipients will be paid out as much as $1,408 monthly — though some recipients may receive more to accommodate the needs of immediate family, transportation to medical appointments, and other factors.So, essentially, recipients will — even in the best-case scenario — receive an additional $40, a sum unlikely to make a significant impact for anyone struggling amid a cost-of-living crisis in Ontario.A release from the province touts the bump in payouts as "the fourth rate increase since we tied ODSP rates to ...

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3 w. ago Ontario resident opens up about getting to be a Jeopardy! Masters finalist

Juveria Zaheer has always loved to learn, so naturally, her go-to show to watch with her dad when she was little was Jeopardy!"He would try to teach me, like world flags and capitals, and he said, 'Maybe you can go on the show some day,'" she told us on Thursday.The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) clinician who hails from Whitby, Ontario, would go on to do just that.Last week, she ended her first Jeopardy! Masters run representing Canada as one of the top three finalists, following closely behind the winner, Yogesh Raut, with a final prize of $250,000."Over the last couple of years, one small step at a time, one tournament at a time, to be able to qualify and then to play was such an honour," she said.Taking the plunge and entering the Jeopardy! poolIt has certainly been a long time coming for Zaheer.While she enjoyed watching the trivia game show, the psychiatrist wasn't the first in the family to apply for...

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3 w. ago Here's what to do with your empties in Ontario as Beer Stores close down

As Beer Store locations across Ontario gradually shut down, residents are wondering where the heck they're supposed to return their empty alcohol cans and bottles if and when their neighbourhood outpost of the chain closes.Since 2007, The Beer Store (TBS) has been accepting these returns for deposits under the Ontario Deposit Return Program (ODRP), which is administered by it, the provincial government, and the LCBO.But, with alcohol sale rules amended last year to allow convenience stores and a wider range of supermarkets to offer select adult beverages, these points of purchase will now also become part of the program.Under a new agreement, starting January 1, 2026, all grocery stores over 4,000 sq. ft. and more than 5 km from an operating Beer Store will be required to accept empty containers from consumers, and refund the deposits that are rolled into the price of canned and bottled drinks as a condition o...

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3 w. ago Ontario leads Canada for rising rates of people not paying credit card bills

Canadians have been feeling the economic noose tightening around their necks for a few years now, with the cost of living — especially in cities like Toronto and Vancouver — skyrocketing above even our usually-exorbitant levels over the course of COVID and remaining ridiculously high ever since.Those living in the GTA are, in many respects, faring the worst, forced to spend more of their earnings on housing than people in nearly any other metropolis in not just Canada, but the world, according to a new report from the esteemed Oxford Economics.It naturally follows, then, that the city and province of Ontario as a whole have been seeing a startling uptick in people failing to pay off their mortgages and other bills.While the Toronto area now boasts the fastest-rising rate of 90-day mortgage delinquencies in Canada, new data shows that Ontario is experiencing the largest surge in residents defaulting on their cred...

Economics

3 w. ago Ontario restaurant coming under fire as 'scam' allegations go viral

One Ontario restaurant is coming under fire after a TikTok video that claims the user was "scammed" during a recent visit.You may want to double-check your bill the next time you dine at Farzi Cafe, a contemporary Indian restaurant located at Mississauga's Square One Mall, because, according to a handful of TikTok users, you may be paying for more than you bargained for."I cannot believe that I'm the only one who got scammed by Farzi Cafe in Mississauga," a video by one Ontario resident, Harnoor, who goes by the username @ugcwithharnoor, begins.@ugcwithharnoor Farzi Cafe Mississauga… this isn’t justbad service — this is straight-up shady. They brought thefood we never ordered. Tacked on a surprise $39 charge. Added an 18% tip without saying a word. And when we asked questions? They handed us a gift card like that makes it okay. Another couple stopped us outside — the same thing happened to them. That’s how places like this k...

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3 w. ago Ontario residents will get payouts from the government this week

Ontario residents may want to check their bank accounts this week, as the monthly Ontario Trillium Benefit (OTB) payments are scheduled to be distributed.Eligible Ontario residents who are registered to receive the payment can expect to see the deposit in their bank account on Tuesday, June 10.Payments are usually issued on the 10th of the month; however, if payment dates fall on a weekend or bank holiday, payments are deposited on the last working day before the 10th.Are you eligible for the Ontario Trillium Benefit?The OTB is a tax-free combination of three payments: the Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit, the Northern Ontario Energy Credit, and the Ontario Sales Tax Credit.You must be eligible for at least one of the payments to receive monthly payments.You could get a maximum of $1,283 for the Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit if you're between 18 and 64 years old, $1,461 if you are 65 or older, $285 if you live on a reserve or in a public long-term care home, and $...

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