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Ontario's top court orders new hearing for youth-led climate case

Ontario's top court orders new hearing for youth-led climate case

TORONTO — Ontario's top court breathed new life into a Charter challenge of the provincial government's emissions target on Thursday, a decision heralded as a major victory for the group of young people who brought the case and others looking to hold
Court orders mental health assessment for woman accused of killing 3 people in 3 days

Court orders mental health assessment for woman accused of killing 3 people in 3 days

TORONTO — A Toronto court has ordered an assessment to determine if a woman accused of killing three people in three Ontario cities over three days is fit to stand trial at this time.
Focus on vulnerable communities, improve data sharing before next pandemic: report

Focus on vulnerable communities, improve data sharing before next pandemic: report

TORONTO — Canada needs to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic and take action before the next health emergency strikes, an expert panel of doctors and researchers say in a new independent report.
Sikh groups call for Indian consulates to be shut down in Vancouver, Toronto

Sikh groups call for Indian consulates to be shut down in Vancouver, Toronto

Representatives of a British Columbia Sikh temple whose president was shot dead last year, as well as the Sikh independence group he was involved in, say their communities won't feel safe until India's consulates in Vancouver and Toronto are shut dow
Ontario to give itself veto power over city bike lanes, citing worsening gridlock

Ontario to give itself veto power over city bike lanes, citing worsening gridlock

TORONTO — Ontario cities would have to seek the province's permission to install new bike lanes that remove lanes of vehicle traffic under upcoming legislation, the transportation minister announced Tuesday.
In 'hard pivot,' Ontario to invest $146 million as part of life sciences strategy

In 'hard pivot,' Ontario to invest $146 million as part of life sciences strategy

TORONTO — Ontario is making what a key minister describes as a "hard pivot" to life sciences, as it looks to replicate its aggressive investment in the electric-vehicle sector in a bid to become a world leader in biomanufacturing and health sciences.
Ontario taxpayers fork over $4.3 million to settle legal costs in Bill 124 cases

Ontario taxpayers fork over $4.3 million to settle legal costs in Bill 124 cases

TORONTO — Ontario taxpayers have forked over $4.3 million in legal fees after the province lost two court cases defending a wage-cap law that was struck down as unconstitutional, The Canadian Press has learned.
Canada expels India's top diplomat and alleges wider diplomatic involvement in crimes

Canada expels India's top diplomat and alleges wider diplomatic involvement in crimes

TORONTO (AP) — Canada said it has identified India’s top diplomat in the country as a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh activist there and expelled him and five other diplomats Monday, in an escalating dispute over the June 2023 killi
Students are back at Toronto Jewish school that was struck by weekend shooting

Students are back at Toronto Jewish school that was struck by weekend shooting

TORONTO — Hundreds of students have returned to class at a Jewish girls’ school that was the target of a weekend shooting in Toronto’s north end, the school's administration said Monday as police continue investigating the incident.
Warmer than normal temperatures lead to duller fall colours in Ontario

Warmer than normal temperatures lead to duller fall colours in Ontario

TORONTO — An especially warm fall in Ontario means the province may not get the colourful array of fall foliage that usually transforms treetops this time of year.
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