Liberals, NDP pass bill to enact GST holiday in House of Commons
The Liberals' GST holiday bill is one step closer to becoming law after it was passed by a majority of the House of Commons late Thursday night.
No GO train service between Union Station and Oakville GO this weekend
Metrolinx is reminding customers that GO train service will be suspended between Union Station and Oakville GO starting late Friday night and throughout the weekend. Train service is being halted to ...
Third youth, 15, charged with murder in shooting death of Pickering man last summer
A 15-year-old is facing a first-degree murder charge after Sulakshan Selvasingam was located with gunshot wounds on July 6 ...
Eglinton Crosstown signal flaw found, but revenue service demo could happen in early 2025: Metrolinx
Metrolinx president and CEO Phil Verster says crews are working to fully address the Eglinton Crosstown signaling issue by the end of 2024.
Study of 2023 Okanagan wildfires recommends limiting development in high-risk areas
A study into the devastating wildfires that struck British Columbia’s Okanagan region in 2023 has recommended that government and industry limit development in high-fire-risk areas. The study, ...
York regional council approves 7.7% police budget hike while Peel considers record boost
York regional council has approved a 7.7 per cent increase in the police operating and capital budget for 2025. In a release, York Regional Police (YRP) said the budget boost would help finance the ...
Man wanted after leaving care of Ontario Shores, last seen in Whitby
Durham police are searching for a man wanted after leaving the care of Whitby's Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences.
Australian Parliament bans social media ban for under-16s with world-first law
A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram ...
Diapers? Yes. Skates? No. A look at items getting a tax holiday
The federal government says cost-conscious families are among the groups set to benefit from a proposed tax holiday, a temporary policy that will make many children’s items and packaged foods tax-free ...
Armed carjacking in Riverside leads to arrest of man wanted in Hwy. 401 shooting
One male has been rushed to hospital, and another is in custody after an armed carjacking in Riverside, police said.
Teen dies after being hit by a stray bullet during ride home from hockey game in St. Louis
A 16-year-old has died after being hit by a stray bullet last weekend on a St. Louis highway. Colin Brown was hit Saturday night while being driven home in his father’s car after playing a hockey game ...
Montreal shopping mall playing ‘Baby Shark’ song to prevent unhoused from loitering
A shopping mall and office complex in downtown Montreal is being criticized for using the popular children’s song “Baby Shark” to discourage unhoused people from loitering in its emergency exit ...