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Ontario mayors say rules for provincial housing fund unfairly penalize them

Ontario mayors say rules for provincial housing fund unfairly penalize them

TORONTO — Ontario's big cities say they could lose out on millions of dollars in provincial funding for housing-related infrastructure due to factors beyond their control, unless the government makes a simple change to the criteria.
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Police warn pet owners after medium-sized wildcat escapes Ottawa-area sanctuary

Police warn pet owners after medium-sized wildcat escapes Ottawa-area sanctuary

OTTAWA — Ontario Provincial Police are warning that a medium-sized wildcat has escaped from an animal sanctuary in Bonnechere Valley, Ont., about 130 kilometres west of Ottawa. Police say the African serval cat could attack livestock and pets.
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'It's grim:' Community devastated by shooting deaths in Sault Ste. Marie

'It's grim:' Community devastated by shooting deaths in Sault Ste. Marie

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Halloween decorations still fluttered from the front porch of a home in Sault Ste.
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Five people, including shooter, dead after shootings in Sault Ste. Marie, police say

Five people, including shooter, dead after shootings in Sault Ste. Marie, police say

Five people – including three children and a shooter – were found dead in the northern Ontario city of Sault Ste. Marie after shootings at two homes, police said Tuesday, calling what happened a tragic case of intimate partner violence. Sault Ste.
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Police watchdog called in following fatal police shooting in St. Catharines, Ont.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog has been called in to investigate a fatal shooting in St. Catharines involving officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service.
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Ontario proposes to change consumer protections, double fines for businesses

Ontario proposes to change consumer protections, double fines for businesses

TORONTO — Ontario plans to give people a new way to exit timeshare agreements, make it easier to get out of a gym membership, and prohibit businesses from making false claims about prize offers, under new legislation.
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Hamilton legislator kicked out of Ontario NDP caucus, censured by legislature

Hamilton legislator kicked out of Ontario NDP caucus, censured by legislature

TORONTO — A rookie Ontario legislator was kicked out of the New Democratic caucus Monday, moments before Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives effectively silenced her in the legislature over comments she made about the Israel-Hamas war.
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Ontario reversing urban boundary expansions for several communities

Ontario reversing urban boundary expansions for several communities

TORONTO — Ontario is reversing its expansion of urban boundaries for several communities after finding that processes used by the previous housing minister's office did not meet the government's standards, the new housing minister said Monday.
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Ontario to review municipalities' Greenbelt costs and compensate them, minister says

Ontario to review municipalities' Greenbelt costs and compensate them, minister says

TORONTO — Ontario's municipal affairs and housing minister says the province will compensate two municipalities for costs they incurred while working on the now-reversed Greenbelt land removals in their communities.
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Two Ontario municipalities ask province to compensate them for Greenbelt work

Two Ontario municipalities ask province to compensate them for Greenbelt work

TORONTO — Two Ontario municipalities are asking the provincial government to reimburse them for more than $400,000 in costs they incurred while working on the now-reversed Greenbelt land removals in their communities.
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