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OTTAWA — Several civil society organizations, including women’s advocates, are calling on the Liberal government to swiftly flesh out firearm legislation passed last year by enacting crucial regulations and directives. In December, Parliament approved a government bill that includes new measures to keep firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers. It also cements restrictions […]

TORONTO — Reggie Garrett remembers snippets of the first time he was saved from a fatal overdose. A few years ago, while at a supervised consumption site in downtown Toronto, he overdosed on fentanyl, with the powerful opioid working to shut down his body. A staffer rushed to give him an opioid antidote and stood […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a male is dead after a shooting in northwest Toronto on Monday evening. According to police, officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Black Creek Drive and Trethewey Drive around 7:45 p.m. They say one male was found with injuries and life-saving measures were performed, but […]

HAMILTON — Bo Levi Mitchell threw for 347 yards and two TDs as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats earned a thrilling 31-28 Labour Day win over the Toronto Argonauts on Monday afternoon. Mitchell finished 20-of-30 passing for Hamilton (3-9), which snapped a four-game losing streak. Marc Liegghioi’s 55-yard field goal at 12:23 of the fourth quarter gave […]

MIDLAND, ONT. — A 39-year-old man is dead after a fire broke out in his Midland, Ont., home over the weekend. Provincial police say they were called to a bungalow just before 6:30 a.m. on Sunday after neighbours saw smoke from a nearby home and forced in the front door. When police arrived, they found […]

OTTAWA — The message Canada’s premiers sent to Ottawa last year was unanimous: the federal government needed to pay its fair share to contain the ballooning cost of health care. Before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau put a 10-year, $196-billion deal on the table, they insisted federal contributions to health spending had slowly slackened over time. […]

OTTAWA — A look at provincial health spending and federal health transfers between 2005 and 2023. The figures have not been adjusted for inflation. Total provincial spending on health care: 2004-05: $86.2 billion 2022-23: $221.9 billion Total federal health transfers (share of total spending): 2004-05: $15.1 billion (17.5 per cent) 2022-23: $47.1 billion (21.2 per […]

OTTAWA — Despite castigation from provincial premiers over lagging federal contributions to health spending, an analysis of 20 years of health funding data shows that federal transfers have mostly outpaced increases to provincial health budgets. In 2023, federal health transfers amounted to $47.1 billion, a 212 per cent increase over 2005, when the transfers were […]

New rules that ban the use of cellphones in class are taking effect at schools across Ontario this week, but critics say they’re unsure how the regulations will be enforced or how effective they will be. In April, the Ontario government announced a plan to standardize measures on cellphone use in classrooms, saying it wanted […]

TORONTO — A sex-work comedy, a Tragically Hip documentary and a wartime family drama are among the Canadian titles premiering at the 49th annual Toronto International Film Festival. After Hollywood strikes dampened last year’s event, the festival returns Thursday with 59 homegrown films from established and emerging directors. The Canadian Press caught up with five […]