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Ontario resilient enough to weather possible recession, finance minister says

Ontario resilient enough to weather possible recession, finance minister says

TORONTO — Ontario's economy can withstand a recession, the province's finance minister said Wednesday.
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Coach who worked for Gymnastics Ontario faces sex assault charges: police

Ottawa police say a coach who worked for Gymnastics Ontario is facing several charges of sexual assault involving multiple students.
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Ford won't say who sent invites to daughter's $150 stag-and-doe event

Ford won't say who sent invites to daughter's $150 stag-and-doe event

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford did not divulge details of who sent invitations – including to developers – for his daughter's $150-a-ticket stag-and-doe party last summer, saying only "the boys" took care of the money that was raised.
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Bangladeshi Canadians mourning after three international students killed in crash

Bangladeshi Canadians mourning after three international students killed in crash

TORONTO — A Bangladeshi community organization is mourning the deaths of three international students killed in a highway crash in Toronto and is warning others to be aware that road conditions in Canada might differ from what they're used to.
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Hamilton Centre provincial byelection to be held in March

Hamilton Centre provincial byelection to be held in March

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has called a byelection for next month to fill the Hamilton seat left vacant by former NDP leader Andrea Horwath. Horwath resigned her Hamilton Centre seat to successfully run for mayor of that city.
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Three teens arrested in alleged face-slashing at Toronto subway station

Toronto police say they've arrested and charged three teens after a woman was allegedly slashed on the face while at a subway station.
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Toronto councillors divided as Tory stays in office ahead of budget

Toronto councillors divided as Tory stays in office ahead of budget

TORONTO — John Tory’s decision to remain Toronto’s mayor while his budget is finalized has created a divide in city council, with one camp working to convince him to stay while others could look to undo some of his proposals, as a heated debate over
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'A giant': Friends and dignitaries remember former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion

'A giant': Friends and dignitaries remember former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion

MISSISSAUGA — When Jean Chrétien announced his retirement almost two decades ago, he got a phone call from the mayor of Mississauga, Ont. Hazel McCallion, a longtime friend of the prime minister, began teasing him.
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Temporary staffing agencies overcharging Ontario long-term care homes: association

Temporary staffing agencies overcharging Ontario long-term care homes: association

TORONTO — Ontario's non-profit nursing homes are being overcharged by nursing agencies, a long-term care association said Tuesday.
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Ontario children's hospitals, health-care orgs ask province for $371.5 million

Ontario children's hospitals, health-care orgs ask province for $371.5 million

TORONTO — A group of Ontario children's hospitals and health organizations have asked the province for $371 million in the upcoming budget to fix pediatric care, saying the funds are desperately needed to tackle surgical, clinical and diagnostic wait
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