School boards will need to “collapse” some classes, trustees group says
TORONTO — School boards will have no choice but to collapse and combine some classrooms when school starts this fall as administrators take into account the number...
Ontario cannabis regulator promises to double monthly store approvals
TORONTO — Ontario's cannabis store regulator says it will double the number of shops it authorizes this fall.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario...
Canadian population of at-risk species declined over last 50 years, WWF says
TORONTO — A wildlife organization says species that are at risk of global extinction have seen their Canadian populations decline by an average of 42 per cent...
YRP charge 28-year-old Newmarket man with assault and forcible confinement after incident at Driftwood...
By: Mike Anderson
York Regional Police have charged Troy Ling, 28, from Newmarket, with assault, forcible confinement and two counts of breach of probation, following...
Ontario reports 112 new cases of COVID-19, one new death related to coronavirus
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 112 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death related to the coronavirus.
There were also 92 cases newly marked as resolved in...
Ontario government announces programs to curb sex trafficking and educate youth
BRAMPTON, Ont. — The Ontario government unveiled two new programs on Monday as part of a province-wide crackdown on sex trafficking.
Provincial cabinet members said at a news...
Canada has contracts for up to four COVID-19 vaccines but they won’t be mandatory
OTTAWA — Canada is near the front of the line to get millions of doses of four of the most promising COVID-19 vaccines in development,...
September rent due as small businesses face holes in government support
TORONTO — With rent coming due for another month, Ginger Robertson's daily walk through Toronto's Danforth neighbourhood is increasingly filled with empty storefronts.
Robertson says that government...
Assault suspect evades arrest in Sutton, as police wait eight hours to enter his...
By: Mike Anderson
A tense police standoff that lasted more than eight hours on Sunday at the Driftwood Motel on Dalton Rd. in Sutton ended...
Police say they’re investigating discovery of human remains in Georgina, Ont.
GEORGINA, Ont. — Police north of Toronto say they're investigating after human remains were discovered near the docks in Georgina, Ont.
York Regional Police say...
