1 hour ago Son arrested in connection with mother’s homicide in Simcoe: OPP

SIMCOE, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say they’ve arrested one person in a homicide investigation in Simcoe and continue to search for a missing person as part of the investigation. Police say officers were first called to a home on Head Street South on Oct. 5 where they found a deceased 71-year-old woman. Officers say […]

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5 h. ago Alberta teachers say class sizes are a key issue in their strike — looking at the numbers

In 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed the British Columbia Teacher Federation’s right to negotiate class size and composition.

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5 h. ago Alberta teachers say class sizes a key issue in strike — looking at the numbers

In 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed the British Columbia Teacher Federation’s right to negotiate class size and composition.

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11 h. ago Rotating postal strikes underway in Newfoundland, Ontario and B.C.

Postal workers in St. Anthony, N.L., Timmins, Ont., and Fort St. John and Dawson Creek in B.C. walked off the job Saturday as part of the CUPW's rotating strike action.

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12 h. ago Canada Post mail, parcel delivery resume as postal union begins rotating strikes

Mail and parcel delivery are set to resume on a limited basis in the coming week as Canada Post workers switch to rotating strikes this morning. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says rotating strikes will begin at 6 a.m. local time, ending the countrywide strike that spanned more than two weeks. The union says […]

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13 h. ago Blue Jays return to Kevin Gausman to start Game 1 of ALCS against weary M’s

The Blue Jays will go with their regular season ace, Kevin Gausman, when their first trip to the ALCS gets under way Sunday night at the Rogers Centre. While no surprise, the assignment is the first indication of how manager John Schneider plans to roll out his rotation in the best-of-seven series against the Seattle […]

Culture

15 h. ago Ukraine Claims Strike on Oil Refinery Complex in Russia’s Ufa

Ukraine’s forces struck a crude oil processing unit at a Bashneft refinery in Ufa, Bashkortostan, with drones early Saturday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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16 h. ago ZWAAGSTRA: Smith government should end teacher strike, but not with more money

Alberta teachers are on strike and nobody knows how long this strike will last. The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) claims public education is underfunded. During a recent news conference, ATA president Jason Schilling said teachers “care too much about it [public education] to stand by and watch it slowly erode and crumble from chronic underfunding.” […]

Politics

17 h. ago Ontario man guilty of dangerous driving, but not assault, after 20

In his ruling, the judge wrote he was ‘unsure whether the tumult that ensued was not a consensual fist fight’

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21 h. ago Special needs students face special impact during Alberta teachers strike

The Alberta government is offering more financial support for families of special needs children during the teachers strikes. Parents say they were hoping for more than money.

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28 h. ago Small business owners say Alberta teachers’ strike is hurting their bottom line

Small business owners who count on spending by students say the Alberta teachers strike is having a crushing impact on their operations.

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29 h. ago Almonty Commences Legal Proceedings Against Pure Tungsten Inc. Resulting from False and Misleading Statements

TORONTO — Almonty Industries Inc. (“Almonty” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ALM) (TSX: AII) (ASX: AII) (OTCQX: ALMTF) (Frankfurt: ALI1), a leading global producer of tungsten concentrate, today announced that it has filed a Notice of Application in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) (the “Court”) against Pure Tungsten Inc. (“Pure Tungsten”). The filing […]

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30 h. ago More chaos for Ontario Health at Home workers as employer reverses freeze on their return to work order less than a day after announcing it was on hold

TORONTO — Yesterday, Ontario Health at Home announced that it was reconsidering the timeline for its four-day-a-week return-to-office plan — a clear response to the growing pressure from CUPE members who spoke out together. But less than 24 hours later, at 2 p.m. today, the employer issued another memo reversing course and announcing that staff […]

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30 h. ago Ontario to roll out new portal expanding digital access to court system

The Ontario Courts Public Portal is set to go live on Tuesday and will allow people to file documents, pay fees and find virtual links for court hearings online.

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31 h. ago Here's how educational assistants and support staff might be impacted by the provincewide teachers' strike

While thousands of Alberta teachers enter Day 4 of a provincewide strike, many support staff and educational assistants continue to work as normal, according to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). The union said so far only two school boards have given layoff notice to its members, but warned more could come if the […]

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31 h. ago 'Licence suspended since 1985' and other ludicrous Ontario drivers busted this week

There are always different types of wacky antics taking place on Ontario's highways and local streets, and though no one has gotten embarrassingly stuck in a transit corridor or tunnel reserved for streetcars lately, this past week has yielded some pretty ridiculous traffic stops in the GTA.Along with Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) nabbing motorists stunt driving at speeds of nearly 180 km/h and trying to get away with phony licence plates, one of the more unbelievable busts on the province's roadways in recent days involved someone getting behind the wheel despite the fact that their licence was suspended not just years, but decades ago.The OPP shared the shocking story to social media Wednesday evening, stating that officers had pulled the person in question over for speeding along Highway 407 in Burlington, only to find that they hadn't had a valid licence for a whopping 40 years."Suspended driver since...

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31 h. ago Canada Post workers move to rotating strikes. What does this mean for deliveries?

The union says the changes in its strike will get the mail moving again, but has not been more specific

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31 h. ago Postal traffic to US still down 70% five weeks after duties exemption on low

Postal traffic is to the U.S. is still down about 70% five weeks after the end of the “de minimis” exemption that spared low-value packages from duties and packages, the United Nations postal agency said Friday. Confusion has reigned since the U.S. ended the tariff exemption for packages worth less than $800 on Aug. 29. […]

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32 h. ago Ontario just got an enormous new U.S. border crossing that nobody can use yet

The largest U.S. border crossing in Canada is gearing up to open in Ontario, though, despite construction now passing the finish line, nobody has any clue when they will be able to finally use it.The Gordie Howe International Bridge now stands proud over the Detroit River, soon to provide a direct link between Ontario's Highway 401 and Michigan's I-75 and close a longstanding missing link in the busy international shipping corridor.New photos and video captured in October show that the bridge and points of entry on either side of the border are all but complete. Work on the 2.5-kilometre-long bridge commenced seven years ago with an anticipated Nov. 2024 completion and Dec. 2024 opening. This target was later adjusted to a vague Fall 2025 completion and a complete blackout on any potential opening dates.An opening date for the new $6.4 billion crossing has not been announced as of mid-October.Though construction appears all but complete, a damning report released earlie...

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32 h. ago London lawyer guilty of multiple counts of professional misconduct

Law Society of Ontario tribunal found him guilty of multiple counts of professional misconduct

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