Ontario News

OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised Monday to get the federal government back into the business of home building, while Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives pitched a national energy corridor to fast-track approval of key infrastructure.

TORONTO — Nine Ontario supervised consumption sites will close Tuesday as planned, the provincial government said Monday, despite a recent court injunction allowing them to remain open temporarily.

TORONTO — Canada's downtown office vacancy rate marked its first, if slight, improvement since the start of the pandemic, said a report out Monday from CBRE Group Inc. The national vacancy rate for downtown offices dipped to 19.

TORONTO — A lobbyist who used to work for Ontario Premier Doug Ford failed to comply with some rules while asking for clients' land to be removed from the Greenbelt, the province's integrity commissioner concluded Monday. Commissioner J.

TORONTO — Ontario's auditor general says the Ministry of Health could more effectively plan and oversee child and youth mental health services in the province.

FREDERICTON — Freezing rain left trees and power lines coated and roads slick Monday morning as Environment Canada issued weather warnings for large parts of the Atlantic region.

TORONTO — Trade tensions with the U.S. will likely mean a painful next few months for workers and the economy but could be short-lived, the Conference Board of Canada said in its latest outlook.

Halton Regional Police say one of their officers has been charged with fraud following an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Gage Heyes scored at 2:50 of the second overtime period to lift the Kingston Frontenacs to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Sudbury Wolves in Ontario Hockey League playoff action on Sunday at Slush Puppie Place.

TORONTO — After learning newcomer Max Scherzer had been placed on the 15-day disabled list, Toronto Blue Jays veteran righty Chris Bassitt knew the importance of his first start of the young season.