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Another Liberal MPP weighs run for Ontario Liberal leadership
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (569+ words) Toronto’s Stephanie Bowman sees an opening in the race; now “the main thing is the money.” Stephanie Bowman, seen campaigning in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park in 2022, backed Rob Cerjanec for the Ontario Liberal leadership until he dropped out. Another Liberal MPP…...
Police arrest 1 man in a shooting that injured five people near Toronto’s waterfront
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (390+ words) A 25-year-old man was arrested and charged with seven offences, including discharging a firearm recklessly, robbery and four counts of forcible confinement. Toronto police responded to reports of a shooting in the Polson and Cherry streets area around 3:25 a.m., authorities said....
Brampton man facing charges after shootout, carjacking near downtown Toronto
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (165+ words) A Toronto Police Service logo in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. TORONTO - Several people were injured following a chaotic scene in Toronto that involved gunfire, a carjacking and pedestrians hit by a car. Police say they responded at around 3:30 a.m. Sunday to…...
2 dead, 5 injured in active shooting in Toronto’s west end
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (138+ words) Toronto police were called to the shooting Saturday night in the St. Clair Avenue West and Arlington Avenue, near the Salsa on St. Clair festival. Multiple injuries have been reported in the shooting. Two people are dead and five others…...
Liberals set to hold nomination for upcoming Toronto byelection
3+ day, 52+ min ago (186+ words) An attendee is seen at the Liberal national convention in Montreal on Saturday, April 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi OTTAWA - The Liberals are planning to choose a candidate July 18 for an upcoming byelection in a Toronto-area riding that’s considered a…...
Heavy rain and flooding shuts down downtown Toronto road, Gardiner on-ramp
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (160+ words) Environment Canada issued a yellow warning following a severe thunderstorm moving through parts of the GTA Thursday afternoon. Some roads downtown, including a on-ramp for the Gardiner, have been blocked due to flooding. Some downtown roads are closed ahead of…...
Over 70 Montreal households in emergency housing as affordability in city gets worse
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (785+ words) A ‘For Rent’ sign is shown outside a residential building on Quebec’s unofficial moving day in Montreal, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes MONTREAL - A little over a week after Quebec’s unofficial moving day, 71 households in Montreal remain in…...
Authorities ID police recruit killed Ontario crash that seriously injured another
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (260+ 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…...
Martin Regg Cohn: Ontario’s Liberal leadership race is down to four candidates — but only two real choices
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (903+ words) The departure of Rob Cerjanec, right, from the Liberal leadership race leaves his fellow Liberal MPP Lee Fairclough, left, as the only contender with a seat in the Ontario legislature, Martin Regg Cohn writes. The Liberal leadership race that once…...
Montreal-area home sales down 8% in June as listings continue to rise: board
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (210+ words) A “For Sale” sign is seen outside a home in Montreal on Thursday, June 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi MONTREAL - Montreal-area home sales decreased 8.2 per cent year-over-year in June as the province’s real estate board says the supply of properties…...