Ontario headlines and local coverage

16+ hour, 37+ min ago  (189+ words) Published April 19, 2026 at 12: 17 pm Ontario is reversing course and will sell the $29-million private jet it recently purchased for Premier Doug Ford after critics and opposition leaders called it a waste of money. Ford said in a statement Sunday that…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago  (194+ words) This funding will protect student access to the education they need to land rewarding, in-demand careers and ensure the province's world-class institutions can continue producing one of the most competitive workforces in the G7 for generations to come. - Mary Wabano-Mc Kay,…...

4+ hour ago  (192+ words) Published Apr 20, 2026 at 12: 56am Canadian jet maker Bombardier's Challenger jet manufacturing facility is seen in Dorval, Que. , on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi Ontario taxpayers are footing the bill for a $29-million private jet for Premier Doug Ford's use,…...

2+ day, 22+ min ago  (286+ words) Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited Class B Xanadu Quantum Technologies (NASDAQ: XNDU) shares are trading higher on Friday, extending a powerful quantum-sector rally. The move comes after Nvidia's push into quantum-focused AI tooling helped reignite speculative interest across the group, with…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (209+ words) Published 9: 35 am Friday, April 17, 2026 A 43-year-old Mission man was clocked travelling at 208 km/h on the Coquihalla (Highway #5) last week while driving with his son. BC Highway Patrol Cpl. Michael Mc Laughlin said an officer saw the vehicle with its…...

9+ hour, 32+ min ago  (189+ words) A 56-year-old truck driver has been killed and five people taken to hospital following a multi vehicle crash in Violet Town, Victoria on Friday April 17, just before 1. 30pm. According to Victoria Police, emergency services were called to the Hume Freeway near…...

7+ hour, 16+ min ago  (1000+ words) A Canadian chef dubbed the 'poison killer' who has been linked to 112 deaths in the UK is set to admit to lesser offences in a courtroom twist that will see murder charges against him abandoned. Kenneth Law, 60, had been facing…...

14+ hour, 2+ min ago  (346+ words) CTV News N. B. begins three-year agreement with Ontario, to get nuclear plant operating reliably by 2029 Doug Ford backs off government plane purchase, seeks to sell aircraft Streetcar service still suspended on St Clair 4 days after watermain break First Nations say Eby…...

23+ hour, 57+ min ago  (522+ words) A proposal heading to a London city committee on Monday aims to help small businesses that lost curbside recycling in January by giving them a new way to deal with recyclables themselves. City Council's Infrastructure and Corporate Services Committee (ICSC)…...

8+ hour, 8+ min ago  (509+ words) Winnipeg 0" C, Windy Manitoba's former chief psychiatrist is challenging the constitutionality of a controversial law allowing the province to incarcerate intoxicated people for up to 72 hours, claiming that it will harm those suffering from mental illness or disabilities. Dr. Jim…...