Ontario government introduces legislation to temporarily cut gas, fuel taxes
TORONTO — Ontario plans to temporarily reduce taxes on gas and diesel, but it will only take effect after the June provincial election.
The Progressive...
Ontario promises October minimum wage increase to $15.50
TORONTO — Ontario's minimum wage is set to increase by 50 cents this fall, the Progressive Conservative government announced Tuesday, though the raise won't...
Some Ontario public health officials warn of COVID-19 increases, advise masking
TORONTO — Top health officials in some Ontario regions are advising residents to keep wearing masks in light of rising COVID-19 trends.
Dr. Vera Etches,...
Ontario government introduces bill meant to increase housing supply
TORONTO — Ontario introduced legislation Wednesday to streamline approval processes in a bid to boost the province's housing supply but the bill lacked key...
Two children confess to vandalizing playground with lewd and racist graffiti
By Mike Anderson
York Regional Police have concluded their investigation into an act of vandalism involving lewd and racist graffiti that occurred at Constable Garrett...
York-Simcoe MP witnesses Ukrainian refugee crisis first-hand
By Mike Anderson
York-Simcoe MP Scot Davidson recently travelled to Poland to witness first-hand the refugee crisis unfolding along its border with Ukraine.
Since the beginning...
Ontario parties, stakeholders react to federal Liberal-NDP confidence and supply deal
TORONTO — Ontario's Liberals and New Democrats say the confidence-and-supply agreement between their federal counterparts demonstrates that voters want politicians to work together and...
SickKids to receive three more pediatric cancer patients, their families from Ukraine
Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children says it is expecting the arrival of three more pediatric cancer patients from Ukraine.
In a statement released Tuesday afternoon,...
Playground at Constable Garrett Styles Park vandalized with lewd and racist graffiti
By Mike Anderson
York Regional Police are investigating a shocking act of vandalism that involved lewd and racist graffiti at Constable Garrett Styles Park in...
Ukrainian-Canadians call for more support for their beleaguered homeland
By Mike Anderson
For Oksana Stroganov and her son Nik, watching daily media reports on Russia's invasion of Ukraine is having a traumatic effect.
"It's like...
