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Soaring cost of living, eroding affordability top of mind for Ontario voters

Soaring cost of living, eroding affordability top of mind for Ontario voters

Chanakya Ramdev has changed where he shops for groceries, he no longer goes to restaurants and he cooks all his meals at home. But the Waterloo, Ont., resident says he’s still struggling with soaring food prices.
Toronto police looking for one suspect in double shooting in city's east end

Toronto police looking for one suspect in double shooting in city's east end

A double shooting in Toronto's east end early Saturday morning has left one man dead and another in serious condition in hospital.
Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign train for May 8

Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign train for May 8

TORONTO — Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Timmins : Makes an announcement. 9:30 a.m. ____ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath Cambridge: Hosts Mother's Day brunch. 10 a.m.
Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford touts party's progress in Ring of Fire plan

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford touts party's progress in Ring of Fire plan

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is touting the progress his party has made on the Ring of Fire development.
Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail

Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail

TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in Ontario since late March: Progressive Conservatives May 7: Continue with work to build road infrastructure to the Ring of Fire.
Ontario NDP brings issue of hydro bills back to election campaign trail

Ontario NDP brings issue of hydro bills back to election campaign trail

Ontario's New Democrats promised to lower hydro bills on the campaign trail Saturday, reigniting the hot topic of 2018's election, though they're approaching the issue through energy efficiency rather than direct subsidies.
Ontario NDP promise grants, loans for energy efficient upgrades in homes

Ontario NDP promise grants, loans for energy efficient upgrades in homes

BOWMANVILLE, Ont. — Ontario New Democrats are promising grants and interest-free loans for people to make energy efficient upgrades in their homes that can help lower their utility bills.
Ontario reports 24 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations drop

Ontario reports 24 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations drop

Ontario is reporting 24 more deaths linked to COVID-19 today and nearly 100 fewer people in hospital. The province says there are 1,563 people hospitalized with the virus, down from 1,662 on Friday, though not all facilities report data on weekends.
Police charge two people in 2019 double homicide in Mississauga, Ont.

Police charge two people in 2019 double homicide in Mississauga, Ont.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police west of Toronto have charged a man and a woman in a double homicide that took place in 2019. Peel Regional Police say they began their investigation on Dec.
WATCH: Inside Canada's largest-ever private land conservation project

WATCH: Inside Canada's largest-ever private land conservation project

Environmental initiative came together after Domtar agreed to sell a portion of boreal forest—nearly twice the size of Toronto—at a discounted price