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Post-secondary students in Ontario say the government’s decision to reduce financial assistance grants while lifting a long-standing tuition fee freeze will leave students who are already struggling financially with more debt. The government said last week that it will decrease the proportion of grants offered through the Ontario Student Assistance Program from about 85 per […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they have made two arrests related to a weekend rally in support of protests in Iran. Police say they became aware last Friday of an online threat targeting the rally and its participants. They allege someone threatened to harm those who participated in the Saturday march, and to bring a […]

TORONTO — As his plane descended in Toronto, John Nelson looked out the window to get a view of the city and felt the aircraft was coming down at an abnormally high speed. Moments later, the plane hit the ground so hard that it broke the landing gear, slid, flipped and burst into flames on […]

Some communities in southern Ontario are being warned of potential flooding as warmer temperatures bring melting snow and ice after weeks of subzero temperatures. The Grand River Conservation Authority, which covers a large area including Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph and Brantford, is under a flood warning until Thursday as officials say melting snow combined with a […]

Disinformation experts say while it’s human nature to seek out more information after a tragedy, an online rush to identify suspects can have terrible consequences. Their remarks come after RCMP highlighted a falsehood targeting an Ontario woman as the suspect in the recent shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. RCMP released a confirmed photo of the […]

TORONTO — Hundreds of thousands of people marched down Yonge Street to the beat of drums and chants of “King Reza Pahlavi” at a rally in North York, as similar protests took place in major cities around the world. Protesters held aloft and draped themselves in red, white and green flags emblazoned with a golden […]

Police in Ottawa are investigating a home invasion and carjacking allegedly carried out by four men impersonating police officers. Ottawa police say four men armed with guns forced their way into a rooming house in the city’s west end, falsely identifying themselves as police officers. Police say the suspects confronted multiple occupants of the home […]

TORONTO — The Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after a fatal crash on Highway 407 near Markham. Police say officers were notified of a collision on Saturday afternoon involving a transport truck and a passenger vehicle. Police say an initial investigation revealed that the passenger vehicle had broken down in a live lane on the […]

TORONTO — A major rally is set to march down Yonge Street in North York today as Toronto police expect more than 200,000 people to gather in solidarity with anti-government protesters in Iran. Police closed roads, including portions of Yonge Street and North York Boulevard, ahead of the protest, which they say will cause extreme […]

TORONTO — A cold spell that has gripped southern Ontario since mid-January is finally set to break in time for the Family Day long weekend. Environment Canada is forecasting temperatures of 2 C this weekend in Toronto, warming up to 6 C on Monday. Environment Canada meteorologist Eric Tomlinson said southwestern winds are bringing in […]