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is investigating after two people were found dead inside a Burlington, Ont., home overnight Tuesday. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in a news release that at roughly 12:30 a.m., Halton Regional Police officers responded to a home on Cornerstone Drive, near Dundas Street, after receiving multiple 911 calls for …
Read More »Trump says U.S. will double steel, aluminum tariffs in reponse to Ontario’s electricity levy
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’ll intensify tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum in response to Ontario imposing a surcharge on electricity flowing south of the border. In a post to his Truth Social platform Tuesday morning, Trump said he’s instructed his administration to double tariffs on steel and aluminum to …
Read More »91-year-old veteran says he was denied right to vote in Ontario’s election, despite having proper ID
At 91-years-old, veteran Charles Parent says he’s voted in every single Ontario election, even casting a ballot from overseas while serving in Europe. But this winter snap election marked a first for him. Parent says he was denied his right to vote despite bringing proper ID to his polling station …
Read More »Ford ‘ripping up’ Ontario’s $100M contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink in wake of U.S. tariffs
Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is “ripping up” Ontario’s nearly $100 million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink in the wake of U.S. tariffs on virtually all Canadian goods, he said in a statement Monday. The contract, signed in November, was meant to provide high-speed internet access through Starlink’s satellite service to 15,000 eligible homes and businesses in rural, remote …
Read More »Ford says he’ll trigger an election and wants ‘largest mandate in Ontario’s history’
Liberals launch Elon attack Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie has called on the government to rip up its $100 million contract with Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet company. “If he were serious about standing up to Trump, he would cancel his sweetheart deal with Elon Musk,” Crombie said in a news …
Read More »Ontario’s minimum wage will become 2nd highest in Canada after increase
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s minimum wage will increase next month to become the second highest of all the Canadian provinces, the government says. The minimum wage will boost to $17.20 an hour on Oct. 1, up 3.9 per cent from the current rate of $16.55 …
Read More »Jacob Hoggard’s application for bail dismissed by Ontario’s top court – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 13, 2024 12:45 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A justice with Ontario’s Appeal Court has dismissed an application for bail from Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard as he tries to appeal his sexual assault conviction at the …
Read More »Ontario’s public broadcaster under fire for funding, then pulling Russian war doc
Ongoing controversy over the documentary “Russians at War” has brought scrutiny to Ontario’s public broadcaster, which has said it will not air the film it helped fund. One media expert says TVO is getting “the worst of all worlds” by investing in a project that can no longer be shown …
Read More »‘The system has fallen apart’: A child dies every 3 days under Ontario’s care network
Every three days, a child who has been involved with Ontario’s care system dies. That’s according to provincial data obtained by Global News using freedom of information laws that tracked the deaths of 354 children between 2020 and 2022 who were under the care of the government in some form. …
Read More »Advocates decry long list of problems with Ontario’s ‘most accessible courthouse’
Accessibility advocates are blasting the Ontario government for a string of design flaws at a new billion-dollar courthouse in downtown Toronto they say will make it harder for people with disabilities to access the justice system. The Ontario Court of Justice location in Toronto opened in 2023 and cost just …
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