Author: The Canadian Press
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has promised that no more inmates will be improperly released from jail. Ford and Solicitor General Michael Kerzner have both admitted that jails and courts have released inmates by mistake. Global News discovered through a freedom-of-information request that more than 150 inmates were improperly released from the province’s jails […]
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is nixing the idea of banning so-called surveillance pricing on groceries, as Manitoba has proposed. Ford says today that he believes in a free-market, capitalist society. The Manitoba government is moving to ban what it calls “predatory pricing” on groceries, though the issue hasn’t been seen locally, after an […]
TORONTO — WISE Trust Pension Plan says it earned a net return of 8.1 per cent for 2025. It says the result helped boost its net assets under management to $4.8 billion at the end of last year. WISE Trust administers the WSIB Employees’ pension plan for more than 10,000 workplace safety and insurance workers […]
The man accused of breaking into a Lindsay, Ont., apartment last year in a case that became a political flashpoint over Canadians’ rights to defend their homes has pleaded guilty. Michael Kyle Breen admitted in court today to breaking and entering and failing to comply with a probation order in the Aug. 18, 2025 incident. […]
TORONTO — Ontario’s police watchdog has charged a Toronto police officer with manslaughter after a man was fatally shot in a Niagara Falls hotel last year. The Special Investigations Unit says it has reasonable grounds to believe that Const. Andrew Lawson committed a criminal offence in the July 30, 2025 shooting. The SIU says a […]
TORONTO — Ontario’s premier and solicitor general have vowed to figure out how the province’s jails improperly released more than 100 inmates over several years. Premier Doug Ford says the situation is unacceptable and he will get to the bottom of what happened. Global News unearthed government documents through freedom of information laws that show […]
For Maryam Amini’s family, Persian new year has always been an important date on their calendar. Each year, they would get together to exchange laughs and well wishes to mark the arrival of spring as part of the historical and cultural celebration of Nowruz. But for the first time since the family moved to Canada […]
TORONTO — The City of Toronto is proposing a $10 charge for admission to its World Cup fan festival after initially promoting it as a free event. A report presented to the city’s executive committee Wednesday proposes a ticket tier for the soccer festival, starting at $10 for general admission with VIP passes ranging from […]
A Canadian man who lived in Windsor, Ont., was killed last week by Israeli forces outside the family’s home in southern Lebanon, his family says. Mohamad Hussain Haidar says his 38-year-old brother Hassan Haidar went to Lebanon in November to be with his wife and five children and care for the horses he raised on […]
Visitors to Ontario provincial parks this summer will be able to drink alcohol in more areas starting this summer. Todd McCarthy, minister of environment, conservation and parks, says updated rules around where alcohol can be consumed “are intended to improve the overall park experience and support local tourism.” The new rules will allow adults 19 […]