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Ontario won't support making Truth and Reconciliation Day a holiday for now: minister

Ontario won't support making Truth and Reconciliation Day a holiday for now: minister

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford's government will not support a New Democrat's bill to make the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a statutory holiday in the province, the Indigenous affairs minister said Thursday.
Shoppers strategize how to score the best deals as tax holiday looms

Shoppers strategize how to score the best deals as tax holiday looms

TORONTO — A tax holiday introduced by the federal government is throwing a bit of a wrench in Andy Thompson's Christmas shopping plans.
Ontario expanding nurse practitioners' scope of practice

Ontario expanding nurse practitioners' scope of practice

TORONTO — Nurse practitioners in Ontario will be able to apply a defibrillator and cardiac pacemakers starting next summer, as the province expands their scope of practice.
Man, 22, charged in violent sexual assaults in Hamilton: police

Man, 22, charged in violent sexual assaults in Hamilton: police

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say a 22-year-old man has been charged in violent sexual assaults on two women in 2022 and 2023.
Teenager faces upgraded murder charge in death of 15-year-old boy in Perth, Ont.

Teenager faces upgraded murder charge in death of 15-year-old boy in Perth, Ont.

Provincial police say a 16-year-old is now facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of a 15-year-old boy in eastern Ontario last month. Lanark County OPP say they were called to the scene in Perth, Ont., on Oct.
Man accused of firing shots on Highway 401 arrested after carjacking attempt: police

Man accused of firing shots on Highway 401 arrested after carjacking attempt: police

TORONTO — Toronto police say a man allegedly responsible for shooting at multiple vehicles along Highway 401 on Tuesday morning has been arrested following a carjacking attempt on Wednesday night in the city's east end.
Police identify suspect after shots fired at vehicles on Highway 401: OPP

Police identify suspect after shots fired at vehicles on Highway 401: OPP

Provincial police are warning the public to be on the lookout for an armed man who allegedly fired shots at multiple vehicles along Highway 401 on Tuesday morning.
Ontario to set $500K minimum fine for repeat, serious health and safety violations

Ontario to set $500K minimum fine for repeat, serious health and safety violations

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to create a mandatory minimum fine of $500,000 for employers repeatedly convicted of fatal and other serious health and safety violations, one piece of a wide-ranging labour bill introduced Wednesday.
Ontario proposes fast-tracking drug-consumption-site bill, skipping public hearings

Ontario proposes fast-tracking drug-consumption-site bill, skipping public hearings

TORONTO — The Ontario government is proposing to push through a bill that would close 10 supervised consumption sites without holding any public hearings, a move advocates and opposition critics say is anti-democratic.
Police say 24 arrested, 172 charges laid in Hamilton street gang investigation

Police say 24 arrested, 172 charges laid in Hamilton street gang investigation

Police in Hamilton, Ont., say two dozen people have been arrested and 172 charges have been laid in an investigation into a street gang allegedly responsible for violent crime across the province.