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Calls for Ottawa to end Canada Post strike mount as businesses face challenges

As the Canada Post strike nears its three-week mark, stores across the country have turned to alternate measures to send products to paying customers and keep operations running smoothly.

Ontario woman tries to use Visa prepaid gift card, realizes she had been scammed

An Ontario woman was 'shocked' to find out her unused $250 gift card was almost completely drained. 'My aunt gave me this gift card as a present and I was shocked to find out it was almost empty,' Catherine Uchida, of Mississauga, told CTV News Toronto.

Black Friday sales stretch out for weeks: retail analyst

Black Friday is officially the busiest shopping day of the year, even surpassing Boxing Day and Super Saturday, the final Saturday before Christmas. Analysts say retailers are rolling out Black Friday sales sooner now, making them last longer into Cyber Monday and beyond.

Ontario family says dream renovation project has become their 'worst nightmare'

A Whitby family says a home renovation project has turned into their 'worst nightmare,' as construction continues into its 17th straight month.

Canadians carrying more debt and missing more payments: reports

Interest rate cuts by the Bank of Canada appear to have stimulated spending with more consumers taking on added debt, but as more people take on more credit and car loans there's also been an increase in delinquency rates.

Ontario woman buys van with odometer rolled back almost 100,000 kilometres

An Ontario woman thought she got a good deal when she bought a van for $2,700, but later learned the odometer had been rolled back nearly 100,000 kilometres.

'Not good for the economy': MPs call on federal government to regulate resale concert tickets

Ticket fraud and sky-high prices for Taylor Swift concerts have some politicians calling for changes to the way tickets are sold in Canada.

Toronto woman scammed out of $158K gets nearly half her money back

A Toronto woman who was defrauded out of $158,000 in a roofing scam over the summer received about half her money back following a tip from a CTV News viewer.

Mother and daughter get Taylor Swift tickets to Toronto show after losing $1,800 to scam

Taylor Swift is in the midst of playing her six-show series at the Rogers Centre and while fans are still scrambling to find tickets, some have unfortunately gotten caught in scams.

Queen's Park

Ontario spent highest-ever amount on government ads, auditor says

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government spent three times the amount of money on government advertising in the last fiscal year as it did the year before – the highest amount ever – and most campaigns were more partisan than informational, the auditor general said Tuesday.
Ontario says federal clean electricity regulations would add $35B in costs

Ontario is urging the federal government to amend proposed electricity regulations after an analysis by the province's system operator concluded the rules would mean $35 billion in additional costs by 2050 — a number environmental groups dispute.
Highway 407 owner says no active buyback discussions with Ontario government

Pressure is increasing on the provincial government to tap into the underused tolled Highway 407 to unclog congestion on Highway 401.
Ontario to expand role for nurse practitioners, registered nurses

Ontario plans to make regulatory changes that it says will allow nurse practitioners and registered nurses to provide more services and tests in several settings.

Crime & Courts

4 men wanted in connection with aggravated assault in downtown Toronto

Police are searching for four suspects wanted in connection with an aggravated assault in downtown Toronto last weekend.
Video appears to show armed suspect attempting to carjack several drivers in Toronto's east end

Toronto police have released new details about a series of attempted carjackings and shootings that left one person seriously injured in Toronto’s east end on Wednesday night.
Man facing murder charges in connection with 'targeted' shooting in St. Catharines, Ont.

A 47-year-old is facing murder charges in connection with a 'targeted' shooting in St. Catharines, Ont. on Friday afternoon, police say.
3 charged in connection with collision between TTC bus and stolen BMW that injured 9

Three people are facing charges in connection with a carjacking of a stolen BMW that collided with a TTC bus in North York early Monday morning.

Totally Toronto

Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame auctioning off 2 original Rogers Centre seats

Toronto Blue Jays fans have the chance to get their hands on some unique memorabilia.

Why this Toronto man ran so a giant stickman could dance

Colleagues would ask Duncan McCabe if he was training for a marathon, but, really, the 32-year-old accountant was committing multiple hours of his week, for 10 months, to stylistically run on the same few streets in Toronto's west end with absolutely no race in mind. It was all for the sake of creating a seconds-long animation of a dancing stickman for Strava.

Three dozen restaurants in Toronto cracked OpenTable's top 100 list for Canada this year

Toronto has the highest number of top-rated restaurants in the country, according to a new ranking put out by OpenTable.

Taylor Swift's Eras tour boosts downtown Toronto spending: report

Taylor Swift brought her record-breaking Eras Tour to Toronto this month with six shows, attracting Swifties from across Ontario, Canada, and the world.

Toronto woman injured after falling out of wheelchair provided by Air Canada, husband says

What could have possibly been Sheila Rizzuto’s last vacation ever was ruined after she fell out of an Air Canada-provided wheelchair and badly injured herself, according to her husband.

Toronto expands pigeon population control program

To help curb their population, the City of Toronto has been providing the birds with contraceptive-laced feed at several rooftop sites. Now, they are taking the pigeon birth-control program a step further by adding a new feeder in front of Nathan Phillips Square.

'Disappointing': Toronto speed camera cut down less than 24 hours after being reinstalled

A Toronto speed camera notorious for issuing tens of thousands of tickets to drivers has been cut down again less than 24 hours after it was reinstalled.

Torontonians identify priorities, concerns in new city survey

A new public opinion survey has found that 40 per cent of Torontonians don’t feel safe, while half reported that the quality of life in the city has worsened over the last year.

Feds announce $758 million in funding for new Line 2 TTC subway trains

The TTC will get funding from the federal government to replace aging trains on Line 2, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced.

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DEVELOPING UnitedHealthcare CEO shot in Manhattan, gunman flees on e-bike, officials say

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed Wednesday morning in what investigators suspect was a targeted shooting outside a Manhattan hotel where the health insurer was holding an investor conference.

2 Quebec men top BOLO program's latest Top 25 list of Canada's most wanted

Two men believed to be central figures in Quebec’s violent and ongoing drug conflict topped the Bolo Program's latest Top 25 list of Canada's Most Wanted fugitives.

Air Canada to bar carry-on bags for lowest-fare customers

Air Canada says it will bar carry-on bags and impose a seat selection fee for its lowest-fare customers.

Warm, wet winter expected in much of Canada, say forecasters

Federal forecasters expect a warmer-than-normal winter in most of Canada, with more precipitation than usual in parts of the country.

Sweden and Finland want citizens to be prepared for war. Should Canada do the same?

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches its third year, nearby Nordic countries like Sweden and Finland are preparing their citizens to survive during a military conflict. Should Canada be doing the same?

$80-million jackpot: 2 winning tickets sold in Canada

There are two winners of the $80 million Lotto Max jackpot, Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG) has announced. The prize will be split between two tickets sold in Quebec and Alberta, respectively.

Poilievre offers two hours of House time Monday for Freeland to present fall economic statement

In absence of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister confirming a date to present a fall economic statement, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is offering to give up two hours of scheduled opposition time next Monday to 'tell us how much she's lost control of the nation's finances.'