On a day meant to celebrate women and the fight for gender equality, one woman is sharing her story as she pushes to change the culture in the skilled trades and make it more inclusive. Brandi Ferenc, 51, from Stouffville, Ont., is the keynote speaker at this year’s International Women’s …
Read More »Is millions in Ontario government money fixing its auto theft crisis?
It took less than four hours for the first vehicle of the year to be stolen in the Region of Peel. Around 3:10 a.m. on Jan. 1, police believe a truck was stolen from Heathbrook Avenue in Brampton, Ont. Officers haven’t closed the case, which is still ongoing. The theft …
Read More »Ontario man guilty of manslaughter in death of long-time wife – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man has been found guilty of manslaughter in the 2020 death of his wife of nearly 35 years, police say. John Sedo was charged with second-degree murder of his wife, Helen Sedo, in the summer of 2020. At the end of …
Read More »Should school buses have seatbelts? Rollover crash in Ontario prompts new questions
The Ontario government is facing calls to take a closer look at seatbelts and road safety for students after a school bus rolled over in Woodstock, Ont., on Tuesday morning. The rollover happened with 40 students on the school bus and led to one being pinned underneath the vehicle, according …
Read More »Search for home in Ontario real estate market ‘humbling’ for first-time buyers
This article is the second in Global News’ Spring Housing Buzz series, where we will investigate a number of different areas related to the spring real estate market in Ontario. You can read Part 1 here. First-time homebuyers Onairy and Joseph Baiya love their three-bedroom townhouse in Whitby, Ont., since …
Read More »Ontario reaches tentative deal with Catholic teachers, ensuring no strikes
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the province has reached a tentative contract deal with the province’s Catholic teachers. He says it means no province-wide job action or strikes for the next three years. Officials say the structure of the tentative deal for the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association is …
Read More »Ontario, B.C. mortgage-holders increasingly missed payments in Q4, Equifax says
Consumers in Ontario and British Columbia increasingly missed payments on mortgages and credit cards in the fourth quarter of 2023, Equifax Canada said. The fourth quarter saw a continuation of what’s been happening for a while now as the impacts of higher interest rates and inflation continue to weigh on …
Read More »No home. No options: Ontario Indigenous kids ‘damaged’ by system sending them south
As Megean Taylor walks along the main gravel road of Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation, she stops and flinches in front of a white home with broken windows, covered in plywood. She lived alone in the home when she was a teenager in the First Nation, also known as Grassy Narrows, in …
Read More »Child-care wait lists balloon in many Ontario regions amid $10-a-day program
Child-care wait lists have ballooned across Ontario since the province signed on to the national $10-a-day program, as demand due to the lower fees appears to be far outpacing the creation of new spaces in many regions. In Kawartha Lakes, one of several municipalities with a central wait list, children are now …
Read More »Ontario parents facing 1st degree murder charges in death of 12-year-old: police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A pair of Burlington, Ont., parents have been charged with first-degree murder, more than a year after the death of a 12-year-old, police say. Investigators say the charges against the two “prospective adoptive parents” dates back to a December 2022 emergency call …
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