Premier Doug Ford is raising concerns about price-gouging at Ontario gas stations, calling a surge in prices overnight "disgusting." Gas prices jumped an average of 14 cents per litre overnight in the GTA, climbing to levels not seen in nearly two years as the switch from winter fuel to a more expensive summer blend pushes up the price at the pumps. Gas prices for most of Ontario now sit at around 179.9 cents a litre. “It is disgusting what the oil companies are doing. They are saying we...
Ontario’s opposition leaders are warning Premier Doug Ford against politicizing the judicial system after a man whose bail he once publicly question was acquitted. Umar Zameer was found not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Toronto Police Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup on Sunday following a five-week trial. A jury heard that he was with his pregnant wife and young son in a parking garage when plainclothes officers rushed the vehicle while investigating a stabbing he was not...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on Speaker Ted Arnott to reverse a ban on keffiyehs at Queen's Park, describing the move as “needlessly” divisive. “The decision to ban the keffiyeh was made by the speaker and the speaker alone. I do not support his decision as it needlessly divides the people of our province,” Ford said in a statement issued Wednesday evening. Ford called on the decision to reverse his decision “immediately.” It is unclear when the members were most recently given...
Queen Mary of Denmark will be well looked after 'by the people' if she outlives her husband, King Frederik.
During Donald Trump’s presidency, “infrastructure week” in Congress was a thing that the White House kept trying and failing to make happen. It became a running joke on social media because Trump never did manage to persuade lawmakers to put the desired $1 trillion infrastructure spending package on his desk. It remains to be seen […]
Ford announced that it would recall over 450,000 Bronco Sport SUVs and Maverick vehicles because of an issue with the battery that can cause the drive train to lose power and increase the likelihood of wrecks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a report on Friday, April 12, saying sensors in the car could fail to notice a change in the battery's power. If the power drops too low, the vehicle could turn off or lose important components such as hazard lights if the car...
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereFrance is working with Germany to convince their European partners to provide more air defence capacities to Kyiv, the French defence minister, Sebastien Lecornu, said today, Reuters reported.“The advance of Russian forces west of Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, has accelerated within the past week,” according to a British intelligence update. Continue reading
Conservative minister Chris Philp has faced ridicule on BBC Question Time for saying: “Rwanda is a different country to Congo, isn’t it?”
Footage from the protest shows masked men with placards outside the Green Party minister's west Dublin home
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GRA President Brendan O’Connor was asked about policing protests and the so-called ‘far right’ - and said gardai are facing threats and abuse
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Ontario’s Big City Mayors held its annual general meeting in downtown Burlington on Friday, with Mayor Marianne Meed Ward chairing the event. The meeting focused on housing, mental health and homelessness. The goal of this meeting was to discuss the biggest issues facing municipalities across Ontario and share ideas on what’s working and what’s not. […]