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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 […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a child is dead after an early Saturday morning shooting. Officers responded to the sound of gunshots around 12:30 a.m. at Martha Eaton Way and Trethewey Drive on the north side of the city. Upon arrival at the scene, police say they found a boy who had been shot. The […]

FREDERICTON — In September 2024, Natasha Beitman Brener and her husband decided to take a three-week vacation to Canada’s East Coast. Beitman Brener, a lawyer in Kingston, Ont., spent about six months planning the trip, looking at various options to stay in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. “We are young, we don’t […]