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Just over 35,000 customers still don’t have power back in Ontario more than a week after a storm tore through the central and eastern parts of the province. Among the hardest hit communities were those surrounding Peterborough and Orillia. Hydro One says over 4,800 crews are working to restore service, with favourable weather in the […]

The brother of a man accused of fatally shooting a provincial police officer says he found the two accused killers inside a trailer on his property on the afternoon of the alleged murder. Richard McKenzie told court today that he received a text message from his neighbour that afternoon saying there were police in the […]

About 44,000 homes and businesses in Ontario were still without power on Monday, more than a week after an ice storm caused severe damage in central and eastern parts of the province. Hydro One said in an update on Monday that the number of customers struggling with outages had dropped as 4,800 crew members made […]

TORONTO — University Health Network in Toronto is aiming to attract 100 scientists, focusing on people whose research could fuel economic development. The hospital network is calling its recruitment effort the Canada Leads 100 challenge, and is starting with an initial $15 million that it says will help bring in the first 50 scientists. The […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s top court has ruled that provincial restrictions on gatherings that prohibited peaceful protests for several weeks during the COVID-19 pandemic were unconstitutional. The Court of Appeal for Ontario made the finding today in a case brought by former Ontario legislator Randy Hillier, who faced several charges for organizing or hosting protests against […]

TORONTO — The Ontario judge overseeing the legal challenge of the province’s ban on supervised consumption sites that are within 200 metres of schools and daycares says he’s concerned he does not have all the facts to decide the case. Justice John Callaghan says he recalled the lawyers unexpectedly to try to figure out some […]

TORONTO — A new study finds that access to abortion services expanded greatly in the five years after the abortion pill was approved and pharmacies began dispensing it in Ontario. Research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal this morning says that most people in Ontario did not have access to abortion services in 2017. […]

TORONTO — The Ontario government says it will provide about $11 billion in relief and support for businesses stung by U.S. tariffs. Premier Doug Ford says the measures will help workers and businesses deal with U.S. President Donald Trump’s “attacks on Ontario’s economy.” The government says it will defer select provincially administered taxes for six […]

TORONTO — In an unexpected move, an Ontario judge has asked lawyers to return to court today in the challenge to a new provincial law that bans supervised consumption sites within 200 metres of schools or daycares. The Neighbourhood Group, which runs a consumption site in downtown Toronto, took the province to court to argue […]

Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month. Health Minister Sylvia Jones’ office has said it is working on a permanent solution after the temporary program expired, but in the meantime the people who work […]