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Doug Ford flip-flops, plans to sell recently-purchased $28. 9 M jet amid public fury
23+ hour, 18+ min ago (833+ words) A chastened Ford said the used Bombardier jet would be sold only days after the Star revealed Queen's Park'had bought the aircraft for the premier's use. Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks at an event at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport…...
More trips and first-ever weekend service to Kitchener GO to begin next month
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (513+ words) Starting Nov. 23, the GO train service increases on the Kitchener line will'mean weekend'service every 30 minutes between Bramalea GO and Union stations.' Commuters travelling between Toronto and Kitchener can expect more frequent'trips next month.' In November, there will be 18 new weekend…...
Sexual assault charges against Alberta spiritual leader and wife stayed
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (618+ words) The Alberta Coat of Arms is shown at the Edmonton Law Courts building in Edmonton on June 28, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson EDMONTON - Sexual assault charges against a self-styled spiritual leader and his wife have been stayed after the Alberta…...
Toronto police officer suspended without pay, charged with obstruction of justice, theft
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (245+ words) Brian Sukhram of Brampton was previously suspended with pay after being charged last summer with multiple offences, including impaired driving and possession of cocaine. Brian Sukhram, a 38-year-old Toronto police officer from Brampton, was arrested on Monday, according to the…...
Pierre Poilievre hates Mark Carney's high-speed rail plan. Is his attack a "political loser'?
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1217+ words) A rendering of the Alto high-speed rail train. The project is currently undergoing public consultations and field studies, with construction for the Ottawa to Montreal leg set to begin as early as 2029. OTTAWA'Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is going all-in on…...
Gravy plane: Ontario buys used $28. 9-million jet for Premier Doug Ford
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (841+ words) Canadian jet maker Bombardier's Challenger jet manufacturing facility is seen in Dorval, Que. , on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. TORONTO - Ontario taxpayers are footing the bill for a $29-million private jet for Premier Doug Ford's use, a purchase critics say is a waste…...
Scores will remain secret as Ford government funds more skills development applicants
1+ week, 4+ day ago (325+ words) Labour Minister David Piccini's'pledge follows criticism from the province's auditor general last fall that Premier Doug Ford's government handed millions of dollars to groups with low scores in a process that was "not fair, transparent or accountable." Labour Minister David…...
Short-handed Senators do enough to beat falling Maple Leafs 3-1
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (453+ words) Toronto Maple Leafs" Matias Mac Celli (63) collides with Ottawa Senators" Nick Cousins (21) during first period NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Toronto Maple Leafs" John Tavares (91) and Ottawa Senators" Lars Eller (89) battle for…...
Under Ontario's control, Toronto's schools won't even pretend to provide equal opportunity for students
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (482+ words) News that the Toronto District School Board will no longer provide additional staffing to its highest-needs schools is the last nail in the coffin for the board as an independent entity. Providing greater resources to schools that educate children with…...
Toronto police officer charged with manslaughter in Niagara Falls shooting
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (240+ words) The officer has been suspended with pay after he was arrested earlier today and charged in connection to the 2025 incident. The SIU's director said there was reasonable ground to believe a TPS officer committed a criminal offence. A Toronto police…...