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OTTAWA — The office of federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says the Liberal government remains committed to cutting municipal development charges in half, after the minister was vague about fulfilling the promise at a news conference in Toronto on Tuesday. Robertson was asked if the government was still going to cut the fees to lower […]

TORONTO — Seven people were injured, four of them critically, after a natural gas fire broke out at a building under construction in Toronto’s north end Tuesday morning. Police say emergency crews responded to a report of an explosion inside a building on Esther Shiner Boulevard near Provost Drive around 9:30 a.m. Toronto paramedics said […]

TORONTO — Ontario is spending $75 million to broadcast a new anti-tariff ad in the United States, aimed at Republican voters. The advertisement uses audio of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan speaking in 1987 about tariffs, saying they do not work in the long term. Premier Doug Ford says Reagan, his favourite American president, will […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he threatened to beat up a Home Depot shoplifter over the summer. Ford told an audience at the Empire Club in Toronto that bail needs to be strengthened because criminals have become emboldened. The premier relayed a story from the summer when he said he ditched his police […]

As debate around speed cameras in Ontario heated up this summer, residents may have received suspicious text messages saying they had been caught speeding by the cameras and needed to pay a fine. The text messages claimed to be from “Service Ontario” and threatened to suspend the receiver’s driver’s licence if a payment wasn’t made. […]

TORONTO — Two Canadians who were on board a Gaza-bound flotilla that was intercepted by Israeli forces say their experience in detention was “horrific” and they are relieved to finally be home. Ontario residents Khurram Musti Khan and Mskwaasin Agnew were among six Canadians on board the Conscience vessel that was intercepted on Oct. 8. […]

TORONTO — The Ontario Medical Association is expressing concern that a new provincial government policy meant to give priority for residency positions to Ontarians could lead to fewer doctors in the system. The government recently changed rules for international medical school graduates looking to do their residency in Ontario. There are multiple rounds in which […]

OTTAWA — The federal housing minister wouldn’t commit today to a Liberal election campaign promise to push cities to cut the fees that help fund local infrastructure. In Toronto today for an announcement, Housing Minister Gregor Robertson did not answer directly when asked whether the Liberals are still committed to their promise to cut municipal […]

Seven people have been taken to hospital after a natural gas fire broke out at a building under construction in Toronto’s north end this morning. Police say emergency crews responded to a call for an explosion inside a building on Esther Shiner Boulevard near Provost Drive around 9:30 a.m. They say seven people have been […]

TORONTO — Moments after the Seattle Mariners advanced to the American League Championship Series with a thrilling 15-inning win over the Detroit Tigers, first baseman Josh Naylor of Mississauga, Ont., was asked about getting to play post-season baseball in Toronto. Naylor said that playing against his hometown Blue Jays would be “just another team we’ve […]