Police move in on blockade in Tyendinaga, Ont. after deadline to leave passes
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has taken action to resolve protest activity and remove the barriers to rail service in and near Tyendinaga Township.
Since...
CRA puts focus on paper returns as tax-filing season opens
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency is sending an unlikely message to kick off tax season: Paper-filers, we have not forgotten you.
Despite a years-long push...
New presumptive case of novel coronavirus in Toronto, health officials say
TORONTO — Ontario health officials say there's a new presumptive case of the novel coronavirus in Toronto.
They say a woman arrived in Canada from...
Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs arrive in Kahnawake, Que.
KAHNAWAKE, Que. — Traditional chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation have arrived in Kahnawake, Que., as they continue their tour of Mohawk communities in...
Minister of Education on Province-Wide, One-Day Strike
Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement in response to today's strike action by the four teachers' unions (OSSTF, ETFO, OECTA, AEFO):
"Your...
Parts of prostitution law found unconstitutional, judge rules
TORONTO — A judge in Kitchener, Ont., has declared parts of Canada's prostitution laws to be unconstitutional.
Those sections are a ban on advertising sex...
Ombudsman calls for national consultations, plan for supporting veterans
OTTAWA — Veterans ombudsman Craig Dalton is calling for nationwide consultations on a vision and plan for supporting former service members and their families.
Dalton says a...
What are the key issues in the Ontario teachers’ disputes with the province?
TORONTO — Ontario's high school, elementary, Catholic and French teachers have been without a contract since Aug. 31 and months of negotiations between their unions...
Wet’suwet’en chiefs to spend Friday with Mohawk supporters in Ontario
OTTAWA — A group of hereditary leaders from the Wet'suwet'en Nation in British Columbia is to spend the day with Mohawk supporters in Ontario.
The B.C....
Teachers to surround Ontario legislature during provincewide strike
TORONTO — Ontario's main teachers' unions say they expect thousands of their members to gather at the legislature today during a provincewide strike.
The labour...