3+ week, 4+ day ago   (677+ words) By Nick Westoll and Alan Carter Posted August 18, 2026 5:36 pm. A few months after a failed attempt to run for the Ontario Liberal Party in a Scarborough byelection, former federal Beaches–East York MP Nate Erskine-Smith is running to represent his…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (599+ words) Posted August 14, 2026 5:14 am. With just over two and a half months before residents cast their ballots in the municipal election, a new poll finds the race to be the mayor of Mississauga is a dead heat between two familiar foes....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (286+ words) Posted August 31, 2026 11:09 pm. Liberal Tanveer Shahnawaz is projected to win Monday’s byelection in the federal riding of Beaches-East York to maintain the party’s hold on the Toronto-area seat. The 30-year-old is well ahead of the NDP’s Shannon Devine and Conservative…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (335+ words) EXTREME WEATHER Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for Toronto — damaging winds, flooding and large hail possible Wednesday Posted September 2, 2026 4:00 am. OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is set to make its sixth interest rate decision of the year this morning. Most…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (201+ words) Posted August 26, 2026 11:14 am. Eligible voters in the ridings of Scarborough Southwest, York-Simcoe and Hamilton East-Stoney Creek can cast their ballots in advance polls ahead of the byelections on Sept. 3 Advance polls run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Aug. 26-28. Voters can find advance voting…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (301+ words) Posted August 29, 2026 6:07 pm. Police in Peel Region are investigating a possible stabbing in Mississauga. Investigators say they were called to Dundas Street West and Parkerhill Road just after 5 p.m. on Saturday for reports of an altercation that involved a “possible stabbing....

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (513+ words) Little did I know it at the time, but I started my publishing career in the 80s. I was 10 and submitted a poem and a book report to the teenage page of The Toronto Sun. They were both published! Fast-forward to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (328+ words) Posted August 20, 2026 2:49 pm. The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is cutting 466 jobs across the province, in a move the union calls a “gut punch.” The organization says it has made a “difficult business decision to consolidate” the roles of some…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (170+ words) Watch Live: CityNews 24/7 Ontario byelection special coverage Posted September 3, 2026 9:52 pm. Progressive Conservative Susan Lahey is projected to win the Ontario provincial byelection in the riding of York-Simcoe. New Democrat Fatima Shaban is projected to win the Ontario provincial byelection race…...