Skip to content

Ontario News

A quick look at some of the reaction to Ottawa's approval of the Rogers-Shaw deal

A quick look at some of the reaction to Ottawa's approval of the Rogers-Shaw deal

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc.'s proposed $26-billion purchase of Shaw Communications Inc.
Read more >
Ontario to expand deposit insurance coverage to credit unions for homebuyers

Ontario to expand deposit insurance coverage to credit unions for homebuyers

TORONTO — Ontario is expanding deposit insurance to credit unions for homebuyers. Public and Business Service Delivery Minister Kaleed Rasheed says the measures will help protect Ontario credit union members who are saving for their first home.
Read more >
Ontario minimum wage to increase to $16.55 per hour on Oct. 1

Ontario minimum wage to increase to $16.55 per hour on Oct. 1

TORONTO — Ontario's minimum wage is set to rise to $16.55 an hour on Oct. 1. It marks a 6.8 per cent boost from the current rate of $15.50 an hour, an increase tied to inflation.
Read more >
Mena Massoud carves out his own path with ‘Evolving Vegan’ after post-'Aladdin' slump

Mena Massoud carves out his own path with ‘Evolving Vegan’ after post-'Aladdin' slump

TORONTO — Leading up to the opening of Disney's live-action "Aladdin" remake in 2019, Mena Massoud was at a pivotal moment in his career he felt would catapult him forward — he was the lead in the much-anticipated reboot alongside Will Smith and Naom
Read more >

A list of minimum wages across Canada as of Oct. 1

TORONTO — Ontario announced Friday that its minimum wage will increase on Oct. 1 to $16.55. Here is a list of the minimum wages in other jurisdictions across the country as of the same date: Yukon - $16.77 Federal - $16.65 Ontario - $16.
Read more >
Family seeks release of Ontario grandmother held in Hong Kong on drug charges

Family seeks release of Ontario grandmother held in Hong Kong on drug charges

The apparent online scam that landed Suzana Thayer in a Hong Kong jailfor allegedly trafficking cocaine on a flight from Ethiopia was not the first time the Ontario grandmother had been duped by a fake internet romance.
Read more >

Police say man found dead at scene of shooting in Oshawa

OSHAWA, Ont. — One man is dead following a shooting east of Toronto in Oshawa, Ont. Durham Regional Police were called to the King Street West and Park Road Thursday night for reports of a shooting.
Read more >

One man in custody, two people injured in three vehicle collision in Mississauga

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Two people, including a police officer, have been taken to hospital following a multi-vehicle collision west of Toronto. Peel Regional Police tweeted around 11:30 p.m.
Read more >
McIntosh breaks world junior, national record at Canadian swimming trials

McIntosh breaks world junior, national record at Canadian swimming trials

TORONTO — Summer McIntosh almost broke another world record — and in the process set a new world junior and national record at the Canadian swimming trials. The 16-year-old Toronto native broke the records with a time of two minutes 6.
Read more >
Mourners attend candlelight vigil for teen killed in Toronto subway station stabbing

Mourners attend candlelight vigil for teen killed in Toronto subway station stabbing

TORONTO — The family of a 16-year-old boy who was killed in an apparently unprovoked attack at a subway station led hundreds of people in a candlelight walk in downtown Toronto Thursday evening to remember and honour the boy.
Read more >