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Ontario to pre-emptively legislate education workers staff back to work

Ontario to pre-emptively legislate education workers staff back to work

TORONTO — Ontario's education minister intends to introduce legislation Monday that will avert a looming support staff strike and impose a contract on them, a proposition the union said it is prepared to fight.
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Andrea Horwath returns to her political roots as mayor-elect of Hamilton

Andrea Horwath returns to her political roots as mayor-elect of Hamilton

In the immediate wake of her provincial election loss in June, Andrea Horwath couldn't muster up the energy to cook or bake – her usual ways of dealing with stress. "I was like ...
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Police looking for two suspects in west end stabbing that sends teen to hospital

TORONTO — A teenage boy is in hospital with serious injuries following a stabbing in Toronto's west end. Police were called to the Lansdowne Avenue and Dundas Street West just after 11 p.m. for reports of a stabbing.
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Months after provincial loss, Steven Del Duca makes a political comeback

Months after provincial loss, Steven Del Duca makes a political comeback

For the second time in months, Steven Del Duca anxiously awaited the news of his political fate. As results poured in for the mayoral race in Vaughan, Ont.
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Two Ontario school boards say they will close schools if workers go on full strike

Two Ontario school boards say they will close schools if workers go on full strike

Two Ontario school boards said Friday they will close schools if education workers go on a full strike next month, warning parents that they are "very concerned" about the possibility of job action.
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Tory calls for proposed federal riding boundary changes in Toronto to be withdrawn

Tory calls for proposed federal riding boundary changes in Toronto to be withdrawn

Toronto Mayor John Tory called for proposed changes to the federal electoral map to be withdrawn Friday, saying they would "unnecessarily" break up communities and reduce representation in the House of Commons for the city's east end.
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Time for Ontario to reinstate mask mandates: ex-science table adviser

Time for Ontario to reinstate mask mandates: ex-science table adviser

TORONTO — Increasing COVID-19 cases and a flu season looming over an already-strained Ontario health system mean now is the time to reinstate some mask mandates, the former head of the province's science table said Friday.
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Police panel testifies at custody deaths inquest about intoxication resources

Police panel testifies at custody deaths inquest about intoxication resources

Officers from Ontario police forces told a coroner's inquest into the custody deaths of two Indigenous men that communities need more alternative spaces for people who are publicly intoxicated.
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Police charge dump truck driver in fatal crash that killed two in Markham, Ont.

Police charge dump truck driver in fatal crash that killed two in Markham, Ont.

MARKHAM, Ont. — Police say the driver of a dump truck is facing charges after a crash that left two people dead in Markham, Ont. earlier this week. York Regional Police say they responded to reports of a crash on Wednesday around 2 p.m.
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GO Transit union says it will strike if members reject offer from Metrolinx

GO Transit union says it will strike if members reject offer from Metrolinx

TORONTO — The union representing more than 2,000 GO Transit bus operators, station attendants and other employees says it will move forward with strike plans if members reject Metrolinx's latest contract offer.
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