Fleet services to take over Toronto ferries as report on how to improve service released
A report on how to improve the Toronto ferry service ahead of a busy summer season recommends the Fleet Services Division take over operation of the service from the Parks and Recreation Department. The staff report set to go before...
Mark Carney to be sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister Friday
Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister at a ceremony at Rideau Hall Friday after the formal resignation of Justin Trudeau. The newly elected Liberal leader is set to meet with Governor General Mary Simon at...
TSX up slightly, U.S. markets mixed as more tariffs take effect, BoC cuts rate
Canada’s main stock index ticked higher while U.S. markets were mixed in late-morning trading Wednesday, after 25 per cent tariffs on U.S. imports of steel and aluminum officially kicked in and the Bank of Canada cut its key lending rate...
Study shows rain-soaking atmospheric rivers are getting bigger, wetter and more frequent
WASHINGTON (AP) — As extreme weather events have hit the world hard in recent years, one meteorology term — atmospheric rivers — has made the leap from scientific circles to common language, particularly in places that have been hit by...
2 charged, including a teen, in connection to arson that damaged 16 vehicles in Markham
Two people have been charged, including a 17-year-old, in connection to an arson in Markham that damaged 16 vehicles. York police were called to the area of Green Lane and Guardsman Road for reports of an arson on Jan. 27...
Ford, Carney meet for ‘productive discussion’ on how to tackle Trump’s tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford met with incoming prime minister Mark Carney for the first time since he was elected leader of the Liberal Party for a “positive and productive” discussion about how to face U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats. In...
Woman, child dead after Oshawa house fire
A 46-year-old woman and nine-year-old girl have died in hospital after an Oshawa house fire on Wednesday morning, Durham Regional Police confirm. A 56-year-old man and a 12-year-old child who were rescued from the home are in hospital in life-threatening...
How long will Mark Carney’s PM era last as Canada gears up for a federal...
We’re going to have a new Prime Minister this week, with no shortage of issues for Mark Carney to face. After Carney won a decisive victory in the Liberal Party leadership race on the weekend, it’s expected he will be...
‘We need to fight back’: Canada announces $29.8B in tariffs in response to Trump
Canada’s government announced $29.8 billion in retaliatory tariffs in response to the 25 per cent steel and aluminum tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump has leveled. Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne...
Endangered salamander to get car-free spring migration routes in parts of GTA
Endangered salamanders threatened by sprawling suburbs will get car-free access to small stretches of the Greater Toronto Area this month as they emerge from their subterranean winter shelters and journey under the cover of night to their spring breeding ponds. ...
