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Doug Ford calls for tariffs on Chinese EVs: ‘We risk Ontario and Canadian jobs’On Thursday, Ford released a statement warning that China was 'flooding' the country with 'artificially cheap electric vehicles' that could put auto jobs at risk in Ontario.Politics7 hours
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Ontario Liberals nominate first candidate as parties prepare for early electionWhile the early election speculation catapulted Ontario's three main opposition parties into election readiness mode, the Liberals appear to be the first to nominate a candidate.Politics8 hours
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Metrolinx not renaming Eglinton LRT science centre stop ‘at this time’ despite recommendationThe Ford government will move the Ontario Science Centre from its current location, leaving the transit stop named after the attraction in limbo.CanadaJun 20
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Intense Ontario heat heaps pressure on electrical grid, approaching 10-year highSpeaking on Wednesday, as temperatures range between 30 C and 35 C, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce promised Ontario's electrical grid is ready for the strain.WeatherJun 19
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Ontario group says LCBO strike would hurt restaurants still recovering from pandemicLCBO workers in Ontario will walk off the job on July 5 if they don't reach a deal with the provincial agency by then. The sale of beer in convenience stores is a sticking point.CanadaJun 19
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LCBO workers set early July deadline for potential liquor store strikeThe union recently accepted a request from the LCBO to have a third-party mediator lead stalling talks to try and break a long-standing logjam.CanadaJun 18
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Housing starts up in Ontario but towns say they’ve missed out on millions of dollarsSeveral municipalities in Ontario say that counting errors from a federal agency meant they missed out on housing target money they should have received.CanadaJun 18
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Suspected gunman among 3 dead in Toronto office shooting, police sayToronto police were called to the scene of a shooting in the Don Mills area. Officers initially said three people had been shot.CrimeJun 17
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Toronto bracing for days of ‘dangerously hot and humid’ weatherEnvironment Canada issued an extreme heat warning for Toronto and large parts of southern Ontario on Sunday afternoon, predicting humidex highs of as much as 45C.WeatherJun 16
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Police identify 16-year-old killed in ‘brazen’ Toronto shootingToronto police said they were called to the east end of the city for a "brazen daylight shooting" before 2 p.m.CanadaJun 16
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DVP reopens after fatal incident near Leaside Bridge leads to lane closuresToronto police said they had closed the northbound lanes of the route after one man died and another was taken to hospital with serious injuries.TrafficJun 16
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LCBO workers vote in favour of strike: ‘Don’t force a dry summer’The union representing LCBO workers says 97 per cent of its members who voted on a strike mandate Saturday supported the job action. Voter turnout was 86 per cent.PoliticsJun 16
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Late night Toronto shooting sees 2 men walk into hospital with gunshot woundsToronto police say two gunshot victims walked into a hospital just before midnight on Saturday. Around the same time, police were called to a shooting report but found no victims.CrimeJun 16
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‘We don’t track data as well as we should,’ Ontario housing minister saysHousing Minister Paul Calandra told a committee at the Ontario legislature he had encountered issues with the data it keeps to measure affordable housing progress.CanadaJun 14
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Ontario offering free preview of new provincial park under developmentThe government has been working to build an urban provincial park in Uxbridge, Ont., on surplus government land once listed for sale by the Ministry of Infrastructure.EnvironmentJun 13
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Developers say Ontario’s new affordable housing pricing will mean selling homes at a lossNew affordable housing definitions have been released by the provincial government but some in the building industry say they're too low to make any money.PoliticsJun 13
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‘We will be formidable’: Mississauga has a new mayor, now the city is seeking a new dealOn Wednesday, city councillors fired the starting gun, passing a motion demanding more provincial funding for social services in Mississauga and across Peel Region.PoliticsJun 13
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LCBO workers consider strike as Beer Store gets OK to sell lottery ticketsThe Beer Store will be allowed to sell lottery tickets as Ontario liberalizes alcohol sales but unionized LCBO employees are weighing a strike, fearing store closures.CanadaJun 12
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Ford shuffles out minister responsible for ‘attainable housing’ without defining the termThe minister responsible for attainable housing has moved on from his file after spending nine months in charge of something that did not have an official definition.PoliticsJun 12
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Teen stabbed after brawl involving 30 people near school, Toronto police sayToronto police said that around 3:30 p.m. a fight broke out near Weston Collegiate Institute, near Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue in the northwest of the city.CrimeJun 11
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Ontario Place court challenge quashed, clearing way for redevelopment to proceedEnding the group’s court challenge removed one of the final barriers for the government to realize its controversial vision to redevelop Ontario Place.PoliticsJun 11
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Ontario Liberals declare ‘electoral urgency’ amid early election speculationLiberal Leader Bonnie Crombie asked the party's executive council to declare an electoral urgency, allowing the Liberals to speed up the timeline to hold local races.PoliticsJun 11
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Cost of Doug Ford’s cabinet, parliamentary assistants exceeds $10MThe cost of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s most recent cabinet has increased by 72 per cent compared to the first inner circle he unveiled in 2018.CanadaJun 10
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Mississauga elects Carolyn Parrish in race to replace Bonnie Crombie as mayorAt 8 p.m. on Monday, a day of voting in Mississauga ended as residents cast their ballots for the city's next mayor and to select a new councillor in Ward 5.PoliticsJun 10
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Disagreement over ‘made-up numbers’ and Ontario’s ‘billion-dollar booze boondoggle’Ontario announced a sped-up plan to liberalize the sale of alcohol across the province, with a price tag of $225 million. Critics say the cost is significantly higher.CanadaJun 8
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