Ontario News
Students head back to college and university amid cuts to loan program
TORONTO — Ontario college and university students are heading back to school with lower tuition fees, but accompanying cuts to government assistance mean many...
Ontario gas stations must have anti-carbon tax stickers posted by today
TORONTO — A law requiring gas station owners across Ontario to post anti-carbon tax stickers on their pumps came into force Friday, but the province said it...
Ontario in talks with Ottawa to revive plans for French-language university
TORONTO — Ontario is reconsidering plans for a proposed French-language university it cancelled late last year, negotiating with the federal government to split the...
Celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary involved in fatal boat crash
SEGUIN TOWNSHIP, Ont. — Celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary was involved in a boat collision in Ontario’s cottage country that left two people dead and...
Ontario government files carbon tax challenge with country’s top court
TORONTO — Ontario has filed a challenge against the carbon tax with the country’s top court, a move that comes days after Premier Doug...
Lottery for next wave of Ontario cannabis stores being held today
TORONTO — Ontario is holding its second lottery to select operators hoping to run cannabis shops in the province.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario...
Ontario moving ahead with municipal funding cuts in 2020: Doug Ford
TORONTO — Ontario will move ahead with its controversial municipal funding cuts for public health and child care next year.
Premier Doug Ford is expected to make the announcement later...
Ontario to regulate ABA therapists who support people with autism
Ontario plans to regulate the clinicians who provide applied behaviour analysis, a form of therapy often used to support people with autism, Social Services Minister Todd...
Competition watchdog writes province to support loosening Ontario liquor rules
Ontario’s moves to liberalize rules around the sale of alcohol have received an endorsement from Canada’s national competition watchdog.
Competition Commissioner Matthew Boswell heaped praise on the...
Organized crime drug rings bust, $45 million property seized, York police say
AURORA, Ont. — Police say they’ve taken down two crime rings that allegedly distributed illicit drugs throughout Ontario.
York Regional Police say in one investigation,...
