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TORONTO — Extreme heat is endangering students, workers, renters and some of Ontario’s most vulnerable residents, a network of civil society groups said Monday as they urged the province to better prepare for sweltering temperatures. The Heat Collaborative issued calls to action Monday including a demand for the province to create an extreme heat awareness […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is putting $1.6 billion more toward funds for municipalities to help them get housing built. Ford told the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference Monday in Ottawa that the government has already put $2.3 billion toward its Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program, which goes toward housing-enabling infrastructure. Municipalities apply […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday he’s disappointed Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants weren’t able to reach a deal after eight months of negotiations. Carney said he is urging both sides to quickly resolve the situation causing major chaos for travellers. “We are in a situation where literally hundreds […]

TORONTO — A network of Ontario civil society groups is calling on the province to develop an extreme-heat awareness program to better address the dangers of sweltering temperatures. That includes calls to track heat-related deaths and hospital visits and ensure schools are outfitted with air conditioning. As climate change, driven by the burning of fossil […]

Police in Peel Region say a woman is dead after being struck by a pickup truck west of Toronto early this morning. Police say they were called to the scene near Countryside Road and Airport Road in Brampton, Ont., at around 7:15 a.m. They say a pedestrian had been hit by a pickup truck. Police […]

TORONTO — There’s a deepening divide among consumers, even as the rate of missed credit payments dipped, a new Equifax Canada report shows. It shows 1.4 million Canadians missed a credit payment in the second quarter. While that’s up by 118,000 compared with the same time last year, it’s down slightly from the first quarter. […]

TORONTO — Jessica De Filippo pounced on a misplayed ball in the first minute of the second half to score the winning goal as the short-handed Vancouver Rise surprised first-place AFC Toronto 1-0 in Northern Super League action at BMO Field on Sunday. Despite playing one player short for the entire second half — Jasmyne […]

NORTH BAY — Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources has fined a man $2,500 for illegally camping on Crown land throughout the summer and leaving behind garbage. The ministry says the man from North Bay camped for longer than the permitted 21-day period in Stewart Township, located in northeastern Ontario. Conservation officers also found garbage littered […]

MABERLY — The Ontario Provincial Police’s Maberly department says they are investigating a drowning that occurred in Silver Lake Provincial Park. Police say they were called to the eastern Ontario park on Saturday afternoon when a swimmer went missing after jumping out of a canoe. They say a 26-year-old man was recovered from the water. […]

The union that represents thousands of support staff at Ontario’s colleges says the workers have voted to authorize a strike. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says in a news release that members voted 77.3 per cent to authorize a strike, if necessary, to “secure respect at the bargaining table” and secure a contract the […]