Ontario News

TORONTO — Four months after former mayor John Tory resigned following the revelation of his affair with a staffer, Toronto is on the cusp of bringing in a new leader.

TORONTO — Xiao Hua Gong has blanketed Toronto with campaign signs ahead of the city's mayoral election. He has paid for ads on television, buses, subway stations, and on a massive electronic billboard at a major downtown intersection.

An overnight shooting in Burlington, Ont. has sent two men to hospital. Halton Regional Police were called to a parking lot on the south side of Lakeshore Road near John Street shortly after 1:30 a.m. Saturday for reports of a shooting.

In Ottawa's bustling ByWard Market, tourists and residents from across the city take selfies, indulge in diverse cuisine, buy souvenirs and enjoy drinks on patios as they explore the historic neighbourhood just east of downtown.

Ontario Provincial Police have destroyed DNA samples collected from nearly 100 migrant farm workers during a sexual assault investigation after the broad sweep was found to have violated human rights.

TORONTO — Ontario is aiming to ban so-called floating accommodations from provincial waterways, with new regulations set to take effect July 1.

TORONTO — Brad Bradford's campaign to be Toronto's next mayor has, at several moments, captured the public's attention.

TORONTO — Before the last high-profile debate of Toronto's mayoral byelection campaign, Olivia Chow was prepared for attacks from the other candidates on stage. She was leading the polls, and in the crosshairs of her political rivals.

TORONTO — New figures show the number of nurses active in Ontario is increasing, but more nurses are also leaving the province for work or taking leaves.

TORONTO — Cursive is making a comeback. Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set to return as a mandatory part of the curriculum starting in September.