6 h. ago Letters to The Vancouver Sun: Canada needs to protect supply management and regain more control of our food supply

Opinion: Letters to The Vancouver Sun.

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7 h. ago Ontario Liberals suspend Oshawa candidate over social media post

Ontario’s Liberals have suspended their candidate in Oshawa over an inflammatory social media post. The suspension for Viresh Bansal comes after several Liberal candidates called on leader Bonnie Crombie to dump him. Bansal posted a response in 2023 to an NDP statement on the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar after Prime Minister Justin […]

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8 h. ago Ontario Liberals drop candidate under fire for comments about killing of Sikh leader

On Monday, the Progressive Conservatives unearthed a past post from Liberal Oshawa candidate Viresh Bansal referring to the killing of a Sikh leader.

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9 h. ago U.S. stocks plunge as Trump tariff fears spread among businesses, consumers

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 748 points and other indexes fell sharply as fears about tariffs impacting the U.S. economy spread.

Economics

9 h. ago Toronto pourrait réadhérer à l’Association française des municipalités de l’Ontario

La métropole s’était retirée du regroupement en 2018 à la suite de la réduction de la taille de son conseil municipal.

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9 h. ago Police catch inmates, including murderer, who escaped Ontario prison by simply walking away

The two elderly men serving time for serious crimes were apparently able to just walk away from the minimum security prison in Gravenhurst

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10 h. ago Chris Selley: Fantasy election platforms are still essential documents

Shouldn't political parties know what they stand for long before the writ drops?

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11 h. ago Ontario NDP, Liberals release election platforms promising billions in new spending

The NDP says it will increase government revenue through tax increases, while the Liberals say they will find efficiencies

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11 h. ago Widow of Ontario man murdered over gold chain tells court he did nothing wrong

The widow of a Toronto man robbed of his gold chain and killed during her birthday celebration three years ago says she's lived with guilt ever since.

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11 h. ago What it will be like to use Canada's new largest border crossing in Ontario

Canada and the U.S. are inching ever closer to the opening of the highly-anticipated Gordie Howe International Bridge, which will soon serve as the largest border crossing between the two countries, as well as the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America.As we approach the seventh anniversary of work starting on the gargantuan infrastructure project, residents stand just months away from actually being able to use it. And, the team working to wrap things up on the ground continues to drum up excitement with extraordinary drone footage, behind-the-scenes looks, and other updates.The latest is a mini-tour of some of the border checkpoint's facilities, including a drive-through of an inspection lane and the secondary inspection area once vehicles cross the six-lane, 2.5-kilometre-long viaduct over the Detroit River into Windsor, Ontario.A clip posted to the project's official YouTube page on Thursday takes viewers through one of the crossing's five-meter ta...

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12 h. ago ‘STOP BLOWING FISH’: Animal rights activists slam bar for holding goldfish races

Animal rights activists are protesting a California bar that holds weekly goldfish races, which have demonstrators up in arms over their “torture and exploitation.” PB Shore Club in San Diego has held the fish races almost every week since the restaurant opened in 2007, local website SanDiegoVille reported. The races involve competitors using straws to […]

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13 h. ago Ontario election: PCs see support dip but remain far ahead, new Ipsos poll says

A poll conducted exclusively by Ipsos Global Public Affairs for Global News shows if the election were held tomorrow, the PCs would record a comfortable win.

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14 h. ago Ontario NDP, Liberals release election platforms, promise billions in new spending

Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie released the party's full platform today, as did the NDP, with less than a week to go until election day

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14 h. ago Ralph Ades Provides Update on Holdings of RealCap Holdings Limited

TORONTO, Feb. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ralph Ades (the “Acquiror”) announced today that the Acquiror acquired ownership and control of 121,498 common shares (the “Common Shares”) in the capital of RealCap Holdings Limited (the “Issuer”) (the “Acquisition”) as a result of the bequest of the shares to the Acquiror following the passing of the […]

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15 h. ago Here's when Daylight Saving will finally start bringing later sunsets in Ontario

Toronto is still quite resembling a ski town after a barrage of snowstorms that have made this season feel like the first proper Canadian winter we've had in a while.The City has since said cleanup efforts are set to take a few weeks, and while residents are climbing over snowbanks and navigating narrow sidewalks in the meantime, it can be hard to imagine that spring is just around the corner.And, even before springtime officially kicks off on March 20, Ontario will be treated to some later sunsets that will be a welcome change to the depths of winter that we are just emerging from.The days have been getting longer since the winter solstice on December 21, and we've since made it past the 10 the darkest weeks of what is, for many, the most dispiriting season.In just over two weeks, clocks will "spring forward" an hour, marking the start of another cycle of Daylight Saving Time, and bringing with it an extra hour of daylight in the evening...

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15 h. ago Ontario Liberals make $65B in new promises, pledge to find $28B in savings

Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie released the party's full platform Friday, as did the NDP, with less than a week to go until election day on Thursday.

Economics

15 h. ago Constant wintry weather has Ontario snow contractors scrambling for salt

There has been one constant in Ontario this winter: a non-stop amount of snow that has left those responsible for clearing roads scrambling to keep up.

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15 h. ago Ontario NDP promises $70B in new spending over 3 years; $37B in new revenue, savings

Ontario's NDP released its full platform and costing Friday, with less than a week to go until the 2025 snap election is decided next Thursday.

Economics

16 h. ago Premiers Ford and Houston appeal to governors in latest push to stop Trump’s tariffs

WASHINGTON — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston are reaching out to state governors in Washington, D.C. as the deadline to avert U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs inches closer. The premiers are to attend the National Governors Association winter meeting today, where Trump and key members of his team are set […]

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16 h. ago Michael Taube: Ontario Liberal candidates face scrutiny over insensitive comments

Yet their leader, Bonnie Crombie, doesn't seem to care

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