Keswick gets new walking trail
On July 16, Council approved funding for the construction of the Queensway North Trail Project, a new section of walking trail behind Keswick Gardens...
Chamber recommends online booze sales as province modernizes alcohol laws
TORONTO — Ontario’s chamber of commerce says the province should expand online alcohol sales, cut taxes for some wine producers and bolster efforts to curb social harms...
Police search for witnesses after Georgina man found dead, ejected from his car
GEORGINA, Ont. — York Regional Police are appealing to the public for witnesses following a fatal collision in south-central Ontario on the weekend.
Police say...
Bank of Canada lowers qualifying rate used in mortgage stress tests
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has lowered the rate used by mortgage stress tests to determine whether would-be homeowners can qualify, marking the first...
Ontario attorney general invokes PM in spat over refugee legal aid
OTTAWA — Ontario’s attorney general is taking his fight for more money for refugee legal aid to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Doug Downey, who took over...
Lyme-spreading ticks so common thanks to mild winters, some places stop testing
OTTAWA — Lyme disease has settled so deeply into parts of Canada many public health units now just assume if you get bitten by a...
Keswick Senior Protests China’s Detention of Canadian Citizens
By: Mike Anderson
While many retirees struggle to find purpose during retirement, that's not an issue for Lorne Hicks, who's thrust himself on the world...
Major reforms of Ontario’s class action law needed, new report says
TORONTO — The law governing class-action lawsuits in Ontario needs far-reaching reforms to ensure they are a fair, efficient and effective way for plaintiffs to...
Cuts to Legal Aid Ontario will cause hearing delays: Immigration Refugee Board
OTTAWA — The tribunal that adjudicates asylum claims in Canada says it expects cuts to legal-aid funding imposed by the Doug Ford government in...
Christine Elliott downplays Premier Ford’s health care comments
TORONTO — Ontario’s health minister says it may take longer than the year promised by Premier Doug Ford to end overcrowding within the province’s hospitals.
Health Minister Christine...
