Ontario budget 2026: Home care funding gets boost, long-term care bed goal might be missed
TORONTO — Ontario is investing $1.1 billion more in home health care as it grapples with the reality that it is unlikely to achieve its goal of building 58,000 new long-term care beds by 2028. The funding boost for home...
Liberal MP Michael Ma sorry after confusion over remarks on forced labour in China
OTTAWA — MP Michael Ma, who left the Conservatives to join the Liberals, has apologized after appearing to cast doubt on reports of human rights abuses in China. Ma said he regretted making a mistake with his remarks, while pointing...
Man facing 16 fraud-related charges in credit card scam
A 20-year-old man is facing more than a dozen charges in a fraud investigation that saw at least two people allegedly scammed out of $25,000. Toronto police say that on October 1, 2025, a man posing as a bank employee...
Brampton man pleads guilty to U.S. charges in $17 million drug trafficking ring
A 62-year-old Brampton man pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday to leading a criminal organization that was responsible for trafficking $17 million worth of methamphetamine and cocaine into Canada. U.S. officials say Guramrit Sidhu...
Ontario budget 2026: Not many new affordability initiatives, deficit climbs to $13.8B
Called “A Plan to Protect Ontario,” the 2026 budget has the same name as last year’s, but features more spending and a lot more red ink. The 231-page financial blueprint lays out plans for a record $226 billion in total...
Ontario budget 2026: Rideshare rules could be standardized across province
With rideshare services like Uber and Lyft having become a routine way of getting around, the Ontario government is potentially looking to introduce province-wide rules governing such services. According to 2026 Ontario budget documents, provincial government representatives are planning to...
Mangled plane in LaGuardia crash is towed from runway as most injured passengers leave hospital
NEW YORK (AP) — All but four of the passengers injured in Sunday’s deadly collision between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck have been released from the hospital, the airline said Wednesday, as crews began moving the mangled...
Canadian army commander lists items for military modernization
CALGARY — The commander of the Canadian Army told a defence industry conference Wednesday that the Forces will be forging ahead with purchases and investments as the country works toward modernization. In the 2025 federal budget, $81.8 billion in new...
Milk products recalled due to possible presence of glass
The largest dairy cooperative in Canada has issued a voluntary recall of certain milk products in two provinces and nationally due to the possible presence of glass in the product. Agropur says the recall primarily affects cartons of Farmers brand...
New Toronto police counter-terrorism unit gets mixed response
More than 24 hours after police officials announced plans for a new counter-terrorism and rapid response unit, the vision of heavily-armed police officers patrolling the streets of Toronto isn’t sitting well with some residents. Police say the new unit is...
