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Ontario municipal candidates face 'organized hatred' as campaign nears close

Ontario municipal candidates face 'organized hatred' as campaign nears close

Kojo Damptey’s campaign expected one of his ads at a Hamilton bus station would be defaced well before a sticker that read “white people first” was found placed over the poster of the city council hopeful.
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One dead in early morning shooting in downtown Toronto

One dead in early morning shooting in downtown Toronto

TORONTO — One man is dead following an early morning shooting in downtown Toronto. Police were called to Queen Street near the city's Chinatown neighbourhood just before 1 a.m. for reports of multiple gunshots.
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Establish 'right to return' for First Nations youth in care, inquest jury recommends

Establish 'right to return' for First Nations youth in care, inquest jury recommends

Ontario should establish a right for First Nations children receiving child-protection services to return to their home communities, a jury recommended Friday at a coroner's inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen who went missing from a Hamilto
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Incumbent Toronto councillor, seeking re-election, dies days before vote

Incumbent Toronto councillor, seeking re-election, dies days before vote

TORONTO — A Toronto city councillor who was seeking re-election in Monday's municipal election has died. Mayor John Tory said he was "saddened" to learn of Cynthia Lai's death on Friday afternoon, and offered condolences to her husband and sons.
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Ontario and its doctors reach virtual-care billing deal, but only for specialists

Ontario and its doctors reach virtual-care billing deal, but only for specialists

TORONTO — Ontario has reached a deal with doctors that saves specialists who treat patients virtually from having their fees slashed, but leaves other physicians out in the cold, The Canadian Press has learned.
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'Clinging to the middle': Experts expect Tory headed to re-election in Toronto

'Clinging to the middle': Experts expect Tory headed to re-election in Toronto

TORONTO — John Tory had absorbed the verbal jabs and endured the criticism of his record as his rivals at this week's mayoral debate slammed his eight-year tenure leading Canada's most populous city.
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Ontario changes funding rules in bid to boost $10-a-day child-care program uptake

Ontario changes funding rules in bid to boost $10-a-day child-care program uptake

TORONTO — Ontario is making further changes to its $10-a-day child-care program funding in a bid to boost uptake, with nearly 20 per cent of operators still undecided about opting in less than two weeks before the deadline.
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By the numbers: A look at key figures in Ontario's municipal elections

By the numbers: A look at key figures in Ontario's municipal elections

Municipalities across Ontario will elect new local governments on Monday.
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Ontario rolls out new round of direct payments to parents of school-aged children

Ontario rolls out new round of direct payments to parents of school-aged children

TORONTO — Ontario is issuing a fourth round of direct payments to parents, encouraging them to use the $200 on offer for help with students' learning recovery, but acknowledging it might just be an extra bit of cash for families as the cost of living
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Ministry cannot endorse recommendations involving funding, legislation, inquest hears

Ministry cannot endorse recommendations involving funding, legislation, inquest hears

The Ontario government can't endorse some changes proposed at an inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen who went missing from a group home because they involve funding or changes to legislation, a lawyer for the province told the proceeding Thu
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