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Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press Published Saturday, May 14, 2022 2:00PM EDT Last Updated Saturday, May 14, 2022 8:13PM EDT MONTREAL – On a scorching Saturday, demonstrators streamed through downtown Montreal to protest Quebec’s contentious language bill, demanding it be scrapped to preserve the rights of anglophones, allophones and Indigenous communities. The protesters, who rallied … Read more

Two people have been charged after allegedly tearing down a Liberal candidate’s election signs in Brampton. The incidents occurred last week on a residential street in the Brampton West riding and were caught on camera. Video provided to CTV News by the Ontario Liberal Party appears to show a man ripping an election sign from … Read more

The Canadian Press Published Saturday, May 14, 2022 5:10PM EDT Last Updated Saturday, May 14, 2022 5:36PM EDT BRAMPTON — Ontario’s New Democrats say they’ll boost their planned increases to the province’s disability support program. The change follows criticism that the initial 20 per cent increase the party promised to implement immediately would keep those … Read more

An Ontario woman is urging the government to reconsider insurance eligibility for a drug that could save her life but costs hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. Toronto resident Nouma Hammash, 39, grew up in the United Arab Emirates. Diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) at a young age, she has lived most of … Read more

Two people are in hospital after a fire broke out at a house in Rexdale Saturday afternoon. Toronto Fire said crews responded to reports of a residence fully engulfed in flames on Clearbrooke Circle, west of Islington Avenue, around 2:15 pm Platoon Chief Kevin Shaw said crews were met with heavy fire on the first … Read more

Torontonians have chosen the oak tree to represent the city. Mayor John Tory, along with Councilor Jennifer McKelvie, chair of the infrastructure and environment committee, unveiled the city’s official tree at Cedar Ridge Park on Saturday afternoon. The oak tree was selected by a public vote held from April 21 to May 10. “Trees do … Read more

A Toronto man who worked for a moving company has been arrested after two female customers were sexually assaulted, police say. Toronto police say the first incident occurred on April 15 when a woman hired a moving company and was sexually assaulted by a man who worked for them. A second incident occurred on May … Read more

A cyclist has life-altering injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Toronto Saturday morning, police say. At around 7:15 am, emergency crews responded to a collision on Lake Shore Boulevard West and Jameson Avenue. Police say a driver lost control of a vehicle, went off the road and hit a cyclist. The cyclist was … Read more

A 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged after a female passenger in his car was killed in a crash in Toronto two months ago, police say. On March 6, 2022, Toronto police responded to a single-motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Lake Shore Boulevard West and Jameson Avenue. Police said a man was … Read more

Jordan Press, The Canadian Press Published Sunday, February 6, 2022 7:23AM EST Last Updated Sunday, February 6, 2022 10:28PM EST OTTAWA – The mayor of Canada’s national capital declared a state of emergency in his city on Sunday in the face of ongoing protests that have overwhelmed local resources shortly before police moved to choke … Read more