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TORONTO — Ontario tabled legislation Thursday that it says will speed up the development of mines by designating some as “special economic zones,” though Premier Doug Ford said that could also be used on other projects. The Ring of Fire, a massive area in northern Ontario said to be replete with critical minerals, will be […]

TORONTO — A lot has happened to Mikey Sullivan since being taken out of the University of Pittsburgh by Toronto FC in the second round (39th overall) of the MLS SuperDraft in December. “A player we’re really excited about,” Toronto technical director Sean Rubio said at the time. Sullivan turned heads at training camp with […]

TORONTO — An Ontario court has committed billionaire businessman Frank Stronach to stand trial on two charges related to two complainants as part of his Toronto sexual assault case. Ontario Court Justice Jacqueline Freeman made the ruling at the end of a preliminary inquiry that dealt exclusively with those two charges, which court has heard […]

British Columbia Premier David Eby says talk of western provinces separating from the rest of Canada is a “tired trope” that wastes time and “needs to stop.” Eby says he doesn’t think there’s any credible threat to Canadian unity and accused people like former Reform Party leader Preston Manning of “seeking clicks and playing to […]

TORONTO — After kicking off in Vancouver, the Northern Super League spotlight shifts to BMO Field on Saturday when AFC Toronto hosts Montreal Roses FC. “It’s been a long time coming with the time we’ve spent on the project,” Toronto sporting director Billy Wilson, a member of the franchise’s founding ownership group, said in an […]

TORONTO — Measles has spread to 109 more people in Ontario over the last week, bringing the province’s total cases to 925 since an outbreak began in October. Sixty-nine people have required hospitalization – that’s eight more than last week – including four in intensive care. Measles is still predominantly infecting unvaccinated infants, children and […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s integrity commissioner has banned a former mayor wrapped up in the Greenbelt land-swap probe from lobbying for two years. The Office of the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario says John Mutton, the former mayor of Clarington, failed to comply with the Lobbyists Registration Act on numerous occasions. Former integrity commissioner J. David Wake […]

KINGSTON — Kingston police say a person who allegedly threatened staff at a local hotel is now facing multiple charges after a whole rotisserie chicken stuffed with illicit drugs was found in their belongings. Police say they were called to the hotel on Tuesday night after someone reported that the suspect was making threats against […]

TORONTO — Ontario is set to table legislation that it says will speed up the development of mines. Officials also say the new bill will do away with several environmental assessments, including one of a proposed mine in the province’s Ring of Fire region and another of a proposed landfill in southwestern Ontario. Premier Doug […]

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Author: Ruth Skinner, Sessional instructor, School for Advanced Studies in the Arts & Humanities, Western University Facing American tariffs and taunts of becoming the 51st […]