Provincial

Ontario senior accused of triple shooting murder-suicide, ex-partner seriously injured

Police say a weekend triple shooting in Cornwall, Ont., was a murder-suicide allegedly carried out by an 81-year-old man against his ex-partner and another man. Both men died, and the 80-year-old woman...

January 6, 2026 10:22 am EST EST

New Ontario online courts portal brings delays and 'snafus,' Toronto lawyers say

A new online portal meant to streamline access to Ontario's court system is leaving some lawyers grappling with unpredictable delays and facing new hurdles in managing their cases, they say, months after...

January 6, 2026 8:47 am EST EST

Doug Ford vows to remove Crown Royal from LCBO to protest Ontario plant closure

Ford first put parent company Diageo in his crosshairs this fall when he slowly poured out a bottle of Crown Royal to protest the decision to close an Amherstburg plant.

January 5, 2026 4:17 pm EST EST

Ontario government workers set to return to office full-time as of Monday

Ontario government employees are expected to return to the office five days per week starting today, despite objections from public sector unions. In August, Premier Doug Ford announced thousands of...

January 5, 2026 11:20 am EST EST

Pimicikamak Cree Nation grapples with power outage aftermath

A day after Manitoba Hydro restored power to Pimicikamak Cree Nation, the Northern Manitoba community is still recovering. In addition to many who were evacuated during the outage, about 140-150 people...

January 4, 2026 2:21 pm EST EST

Power fully restored in Pimicikamak, state of emergency still in effect

Manitoba Hydro said that it has fully restored electricity service in the Pimicikamak Cree Nation in Northern Manitoba Friday afternoon even as a state of emergency was still in effect. In a press release...

January 2, 2026 3:38 pm EST EST

$129M in Lotto Max prizes up for grabs during last draw of 2025

The past few draws have had a top prize of $80 million, which rolled over to subsequent draws, in the absence of a winner.

December 27, 2025 10:44 am EST EST

Future uncertain for Ontario college students as federal policy brings cuts, layoffs

Colleges across Ontario have announced the suspension of dozens of programs in response to a lower federal cap on international students.

December 26, 2025 7:19 am EST EST

Schools have become cesspools for cold and flu, but they don't have to be: Ontario School Safety

The volunteer-led organization Ontario School Safety is renewing calls to the Ontario government to improve indoor air quality in schools. The call comes as Ontario sees a rapid increase in cases of...

December 21, 2025 3:16 pm EST EST

'Purr-senger' doesn't count: Ottawa woman fined for driving with cat in HOV lane

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say one driver learned the hard way that while cats may be family, they don't qualify as carpool companions. Around Hwy. 417 near Terry Fox Drive, officers stopped a...

December 19, 2025 1:46 pm EST EST