The tobacco belt tries to rise from the ashes
The region was built on the strength of tobacco leaves, but the industry has dwindled sharply and new crops are springing up in an attempt to salvage the regional economy.
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Igor Kenk Pleads Guilty To Bike Theft In Settlement
Igor Kenk pleaded guilty in provincial court on Tuesday to 10 charges related to the theft of bicycles, five counts of possession of cocaine and one count of possession of marijuana. He faces four months in jail.
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Ontario passes HST legislation
Ontario legislators on Wednesday passed controversial tax legislation that will result in higher costs on about one in five items beginning July 1.
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Ontario passes HST
The HST has been given the stamp of approval by the Ontario Legislature. One after another, Liberal MPPs stood up to vote in favour of the controversial proposal which will create one harmonized 13% sales tax as of July 1 2010.
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Snowstorms slam parts of Canada
The first snowstorm of the year slammed parts of Eastern Canada Wednesday morning, wreaking havoc on the morning commute and delaying flights at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, the country's busiest airport.
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Winter rolls in across Toronto area
The first snowstorm of the season blasted into the Greater Toronto Area on Wednesday morning, just in time to make a miserable morning commute.
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GTA storm hampers morning commute
Commuters around the GTA can expect a slow trip this morning with rain, snow and slush making a mess of roads and highways.
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Ontario storm causes travel headaches
The first significant winter storm of the season in southern and eastern Ontario is causing treacherous conditions for motorists and air travellers.
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Toronto will still be paying for spree in 2040
Low interest rates and heaps of federal stimulus cash inspired Toronto city council to go on a buying spree yesterday: new police stations, streetcars, subways and buses, Smart cars, community centres, libraries and more.
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Trying To Fix Ontario's Welfare "Quagmire"
Ontario has reportedly appointed the head of Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank to head a panel of anti-poverty advocates to advise the government on a long-awaited review of its welfare system. Almost 800,000 Ontarians live on provincial welfare.
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Ontario Will Run Out Of Swine Flu Vaccine By Week's End
Health Minister Deb Matthews says Ontario will run out of the regular swine flu vaccine by the end of the week. some local health units could run out of the H1N1 shot earlier than others, but that the province should run dry by the end of the week.
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Mississauga Council OKs McCallion Probe
Councillors voted 7-4 to push ahead with a $2.5m judicial inquiry into the mayor’s presence in private meetings about her son’s downtown land deal and broadly related issues, including how OMERS managed to obtain controversial veto powers.
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Kids going to ER at Ont. children's hospitals doubling over
Children's hospitals in Toronto and Ottawa are seeing double the usual number of emergency patients as worried parents bring their children in over swine flu concerns.
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GTA Drivers Face 14% Insurance Hikes
Millions of Ontario drivers are about to be slammed with double-digit premium hikes, with the average Toronto-area driver likely to pay nearly 14% more. Policyholders will be hit with increases averaging 11 to 19% when their policies come up.
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Parole Board Frees Reputed Mobster
Vincenzo DeMaria, 55, of Toronto, was allowed to walk out through the coiled razor wire of Fenbrook prison after a panel of the National Parole Board decided police allegations that he is a major player in a Mafia clan were not enough to keep him in.
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Ont. Sets Date For Ban On Driving With Phones
Ontario drivers will be banned from using cellphones, BlackBerrys and other hand-held electronic devices starting Oct 26. Motorists can expect a three-month education period after the ban takes effect, which means police will show some leniency.
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Ontario Suing Tobacco Companies For $50b
Ontario is looking for $50 billion from a group of tobacco companies to recoup health care costs linked to illnesses stemming from tobacco use.
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Another Suspect In So-Called "Toronto 18" Pleads Guilty
Saad Gaya admitted Monday that he was part of an al-Qaeda-inspired plot to build fertilizer-based truck bombs and explode them in downtown Toronto. He was arrested unloading boxes marked “ammonium nitrate” from the back of a truck in June 2006.
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Ontario Eyes Green Job Bonanza
The Ontario government is in advanced negotiations with South Korean industrial and electronics powerhouse Samsung Group about manufacturing wind turbines and green-energy gear in the province. Samsung officials visited South Cayuga this summer.
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Girl, 14, Charged In Homeless Slaying
Police are accusing a 14-year-old girl of first-degree murder in the beating death of a 61-year-old homeless man in a Scarborough cemetery – the first time in at least 30 years that a GTA girl that young has faced that charge.
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Ontario Bets Billions On Wind Power
Ontario's power grid is getting a $2.3b makeover as part of an ambitious, three-year effort to create 20,000 jobs and bring more green electricity to homes and businesses across the province. In all, 20 projects are slated to go ahead.
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No Quick Fix for Huge Finch Sinkhole
Motorists travelling along Finch Ave. W. near Dufferin St. will need to get used to the traffic tie-ups because city supervisors now expect repairs to the giant sinkhole won't get completed until late next month.
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Ontario to Cut Back Coal Power 40%
Ontario plans to shut down four coal-fuelled power units in late 2010, a move environmentalists say will make the province a leader in the fight against climate change. The Liberals want to eliminate coal-fired generation entirely by the end of 2014.
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Michael Bryant's Deadly Duel
Less than an hour before his path would fatally cross that of former Ontario attorney general Michael Bryant, Darcy Allan Sheppard was sitting in the back of a police cruiser.
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Passengers Flee Burning TTC Bus
Passengers were forced to flee a burning TTC bus after a man set it on fire early this morning. The bus was headed north on Yonge St. around 2:30am and had just passed Bloor Street when a man and woman at the rear of the bus began arguing.
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