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Ford urges Ontarians to buy local in retaliation for U.S. aluminum tariffs

Ford urges Ontarians to buy local in retaliation for U.S. aluminum tariffs

TORONTO — Ontario's premier dove into the simmering trade battle between Canada and the United States on Friday, slamming the American president for disloyalty while urging the province's residents to join the fight by supporting local industry.
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Ontario reports fewer than 100 new cases of COVID-19 for fifth day in a row

Ontario reports fewer than 100 new cases of COVID-19 for fifth day in a row

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 88 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths related to the virus today. Health Minister Christine Elliott says it marks the fifth consecutive day with fewer than 100 new cases of the virus.
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Montreal police probe links between violent deaths of two Montreal seniors

Montreal police probe links between violent deaths of two Montreal seniors

Montreal homicide investigators are trying to determine whether the violent deaths of two seniors in different parts of the city are connected.
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Police investigate after remains of infant found in Pickering, Ont.

Police investigate after remains of infant found in Pickering, Ont.

PICKERING, Ont. — Police east of Toronto say homicide detectives are investigating the death of an infant. Investigators say the infant's body was found Thursday at the shoreline of Lake Ontario in Pickering, Ont.
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Rural, northern boards grapple with Ontario's back-to-school plan

Rural, northern boards grapple with Ontario's back-to-school plan

Ontario's sprawling northern and rural school boards are working to interpret the province's back-to-school plan for smaller communities, saying they don't yet have all the answers for questions that parents are asking.
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Ford pledges help for 'overworked,' 'underpaid' personal support workers

Ford pledges help for 'overworked,' 'underpaid' personal support workers

TORONTO — Ontario's overworked and underpaid personal support workers will soon be receiving government assistance, the province's premier said Thursday as he heaped praise on a group who have been on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 in
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Six Nations demonstrators return to site of land dispute after clash, arrests

Six Nations demonstrators return to site of land dispute after clash, arrests

CALEDONIA, Ont. — Indigenous demonstrators have returned to the site of a housing development at the centre of a land dispute in southern Ontario, the day after nine people were arrested following a violent clash with police.
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Crane collapses in downtown Toronto, no serious injuries reported

Crane collapses in downtown Toronto, no serious injuries reported

TORONTO — The mayor of Toronto is calling for a speedy investigation into the cause of a crane collapse in the city's downtown — the second such incident in less than a month.
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Special Investigations Unit investigating death of man in North Bay

Special Investigations Unit investigating death of man in North Bay

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man in North Bay last Wednesday.
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Toronto police apologize for not notifying SIU about Dafonte Miller beating

Toronto police apologize for not notifying SIU about Dafonte Miller beating

TORONTO — In his first press conference as Toronto's interim police chief, James Ramer apologized for the force's decision to not notify the province's police watchdog after an off-duty officer assaulted a young Black man.
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