News

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $21.7 billion for the April-to-December period of its 2024-25 fiscal year. The result compared with a deficit of $23.6 billion for the same period a year earlier. According to the Finance Department’s monthly fiscal monitor, revenue for the nine-month period totalled $355.6 billion, up from […]

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal from the Saskatchewan government over a lawsuit alleging a Métis organization wasn’t consulted over uranium exploration permits. The unanimous ruling lets Métis Nation Saskatchewan proceed with its legal action against the province, after permits were granted three years ago in northwest Saskatchewan near Patterson […]

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Ontario PCs win third majority government Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives chugged to a third majority government Thursday, propelled by his visible crusade against economic uncertainty emanating from the U.S., though falling short of the increased majority he urged. […]

TORONTO — Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives won’t have long to sit back and bask in the glow of winning a third majority government, with an imminent tariff threat around the corner. The Tories won Ontario’s snap provincial election Thursday with Ford speaking about the need to fight U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs at nearly […]

TORONTO — Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives chugged to a third majority government Thursday, propelled by his visible crusade against economic uncertainty emanating from the U.S., though falling short of the increased majority he urged. Critics said this $189-million snap Ontario election was unnecessary, dangerously timed as President Donald Trump’s tariff knife dangles over Canada’s head […]

The Canadian Press is projecting that Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie has failed to secure a seat in the legislature. The Canadian Press

The Progressive Conservatives have won a third consecutive majority government in Thursday’s snap vote — a feat accomplished for the first time in more than 50 years of Ontario elections. The last time a party pulled off three or more consecutive majorities in Ontario was a string of eight mandates the PCs won between 1945 […]

TORONTO — Most election polls have closed in Ontario after a rare winter vote that will decide whether to bring back Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government or install a new leader for the province. It has been an unusual election, with candidates battling icy stairs, brutal snow storms and frigid temperatures while canvassing throughout February. […]

Voters in Ontario have cast their ballots after a 28-day snap winter election campaign. Here are the latest developments. All times eastern. 9 p.m. Polls are closing in most locations after a rare winter election — the first in Ontario since 1981. Elections Ontario has extended voting hours at nine polls for various reasons. Progressive […]

TORONTO — Ontario identified 78 new measles cases over the course of two weeks, public health officials said Thursday, calling it the largest outbreak the province has seen in almost 30 years. The new cases bring Ontario’s total this year to just over 140, far surpassing the 101 total infections recorded in the province between […]