4+ hour, 44+ min ago   (421+ words) The Ontario government is putting several large public agencies under the microscope, launching reviews that will look at efficiency and productivity. The announcement Wednesday from Treasury Board President Peter Bethlenfalvy comes as government spending has been under increased scrutiny recently,…...

4+ hour, 56+ min ago   (616+ words) Updated August 5, 2026 @ 4:47pm Ontario voters in three ridings are set to head to the polls Sept. 3 in a group of byelections that could include some tight races. Much of the early attention has been on Scarborough Southwest, where candidates are in…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (617+ words) A public inquiry must be held into Ontario's wildfire response, First Nations leaders said Tuesday, accusing the province of failing to offer timely evacuation support to communities that had to fend for themselves. An inquiry would investigate a number of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (366+ words) Updated July 13, 2026 @ 5:36pm Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw says the deadly weekend shooting that killed two people and sent thousands running for cover at a midtown festival was a "targeted event." Police identified the victims as 25-year-old Shaquan Quashie and 20-year-old…...

4+ week, 8+ hour ago   (337+ words) Authorities in Durham Region have identified the police recruit who died in a car crash that also seriously injured another recruit on Tuesday. Durham Region police say Tyrone Magbitang, one of its constables in training, died in the crash involving…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago   (629+ words) A Durham Regional Police Service recruit has died and a second is in life-threatening condition following a crash near the Ontario Police College, the same facility where recruits from Barrie Police Service and South Simcoe Police complete their basic training....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (247+ words) Durham Region police say one of their recruits has died and another was seriously injured in a collision near the Ontario Police College in southwestern Ontario. Chief Peter Moreira says he is mourning "a profound loss” following the crash that…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1083+ words) The family of an Indigenous boy who was killed by two Burlington, Ont., women while in their care delivered agonizing victim impact statements in a tense courtroom Friday before a judge sentenced the couple to life in prison. Becky Hamber…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (191+ words) It's not the heat, it's the humidity. Matter of fact, it will be both over the next few days across southern Ontario. From Barrie, west to Collingwood, and south to the Greater Toronto Area, Environment Canada has issued an orange…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (138+ words) Barrie Police confirmed on Thursday that person who was reported missing earlier this week was located deceased in the area of Grove Street and Davidson Street, in the city's east end. Foul play has been ruled out. Police say to…...