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RCMP evaluating Greenbelt info for potential probe after referral from OPP

RCMP evaluating Greenbelt info for potential probe after referral from OPP

TORONTO — The RCMP has started to look into a potential investigation related to the Progressive Conservative government's removal of some areas from Ontario's protected Greenbelt for housing development, the police force said Wednesday.
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Ontario court rules against Jordan Peterson, upholds social media training order

Ontario court rules against Jordan Peterson, upholds social media training order

TORONTO — An Ontario court has ruled against controversial psychologist Jordan Peterson, upholding a regulatory body's order that he undergo social media training or potentially lose his licence to practice.
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A chronology of key events following Ontario's decision to develop Greenbelt lands

A chronology of key events following Ontario's decision to develop Greenbelt lands

The RCMP said Wednesday that it is assessing whether to launch an investigation into the removal of lands from the protected Greenbelt for housing development, following a referral from the Ontario Provincial Police.
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Ontario adds $11M to funding for investigation, recovery following Wheatley explosion

Ontario adds $11M to funding for investigation, recovery following Wheatley explosion

WHEATLEY, Ont. — Ontario's minister of natural resources and forestry says the province is putting an additional $11 million toward ongoing costs of a 2021 explosion in Wheatley, Ont., that levelled a building and injured 20 people.
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Cyclist killed in hit-and-run, driver 'involved' with police before crash: police

Cyclist killed in hit-and-run, driver 'involved' with police before crash: police

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police in Mississauga, Ont., say a cyclist was killed in an early morning hit-and-run with a driver who they say was "involved" with officers before the crash.
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Ontario housing minister's chief of staff resigns days after AG report

Ontario housing minister's chief of staff resigns days after AG report

TORONTO — The senior Ontario political staffer at the centre of a scathing report into the provincial government's decision to open up protected Greenbelt lands for housing development resigned Tuesday.
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Citing unprecedented growth, elementary school in London, Ont., caps enrolment

Citing unprecedented growth, elementary school in London, Ont., caps enrolment

An elementary school in the booming southwestern Ontario city of London moved to cap enrolment this week, as the local school board grapples with how best to keep up with rapid population growth.
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Ontario eyes potential tax changes to spur rental construction

Ontario's municipal affairs and housing minister says he is looking at potential tax changes to spur the creation of rental units.
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Man stabbed multiple times while pushing child in stroller in Oshawa, Ont.

Man stabbed multiple times while pushing child in stroller in Oshawa, Ont.

Police in a city east of Toronto say a man is in critical condition after he was stabbed multiple times while he was pushing his granddaughter in a stroller Tuesday morning.
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Ontario offers money to public-health units that voluntarily merge

Ontario offers money to public-health units that voluntarily merge

Ontario will be offering funding to public-health units that want to merge as the province works on a "longer-term" approach to public health that clarifies roles and responsibilities, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said Tuesday.
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