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Ontario aims to balance budget in 2025 despite largest spending plan in province's history

The Ontario government says it is on track to balancing the budget by 2025 despite having the largest spending plan in the province’s history.

Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy (left) and Premier Doug Ford arrive to table the provincial budget at the legislature at Queen's Park in Toronto on Thursday, March 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Ontario pharmacists to be given new prescribing powers

Pharmacists in Ontario are being given the power to prescribe new medications.

If you regularly take medication for chronic conditions like high cholesterol or hypertension, you could be eligible to receive a prescription renewal from your pharmacist, keeping you safe and healthy until you can reconnect with your doctor during business hours. (Image via iStock)

'I feel horrible': Ontario man denied theft coverage owes $55,000 for stolen truck

An Ontario man said he was shocked when his truck was stolen not once but twice, and the second time it was taken he was surprised to discover he was no longer covered for theft.

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'I feel horrible': Ontario man denied theft coverage owes $55,000 for stolen truck

An Ontario man said he was shocked when his truck was stolen not once but twice, and the second time it was taken he was surprised to discover he was no longer covered for theft.

Woman receives free gift, but signs contract for $7,000 vacuum cleaner

A Toronto woman said she received a free air purifier as an online promotion, but also signed up for a $7,000 vacuum cleaner in the process.

Ontario couple en route to India forced to turn back due to document issue

An Ontario couple's trip to India was cut short over an issue with their visa documents.

Pamela Nazareth and her family are seen in this image. (Supplied)

Worst place in Canada for bed bugs has been revealed

A Canadian city has just been named the worst in the country for bed bugs for the third year in a row.

'Cheap quality': Ontario woman says dresses she ordered online look completely different in real life

An Ontario woman wanted to order dresses online for her and her mother to attend her daughter’s baptism.

Liquidation sale at Nordstrom's Ontario stores could begin as soon as tomorrow

A liquidation sale at six Nordstrom locations across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) could begin as soon as tomorrow.

Woman suing Tim Hortons for $500K after hot tea spill left her 'disfigured'

An Ontario woman has launched a lawsuit seeking $500,000 from Tim Hortons after she suffered major burns from an alleged ‘superheated’ tea. The company has denied all allegations and said she was ‘the author of her own misfortune.'

Man gets $85 fine for trespassing picking up family at Toronto Pearson

An Ontario man was shocked to get a notice for an $85 fine for trespassing after picking up a relative at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

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LIST | Top things to know about the Ontario budget

Here's what you need to know about the 2023 Ontario budget.

Queen’s Park in Toronto, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. The Ontario Legislative Assembly resumes sitting tomorrow. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Ontario pharmacists to be given new prescribing powers

Pharmacists in Ontario are being given the power to prescribe new medications.

No major COVID bailout for cash-strapped Toronto in Ontario budget

Toronto has been left in the lurch by Queen’s Park after the 2023 Ontario budget revealed little in the way of a financial rescue for the cash-strapped city.

Toronto City Hall is seen in this file photo.

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$10M worth of stolen cars seized after Ont. police bust 'prolific auto theft group'

Police recovered 78 vehicles allegedly en route to the Middle East after a months-long investigation into an auto theft ring in southern Ontario.

One of the alleged stolen Range Rovers recovered from Project R&R. (Peel Regional Police)

1 dead after triple shooting at Fairview Mall parking lot in Toronto

One person is dead and two others are injured following a daylight shooting in the parking lot of Fairview Mall on Monday afternoon.

Police tape in the parking lot at Fairview Mall after a deadly shooting on March 20, 2023 (CTV News Toronto/ Beth Macdonell).

Judge dismisses Dellen Millard's appeal in father's murder

Ontario's highest court dismissed multiple murderer Dellen Millard's conviction appeal for his father's murder Friday.

Dellen Millard is seen in this undated file photo. (Supplied)

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Canadian film on the theft of Einstein's brain among Hot Doc world premieres

A documentary about the posthumous theft of Einstein's brain directed by award-winning journalist Michelle Shephard is among the films coming to Hot Docs.

FILE - This June, 1954, file photo shows renowned physicist Albert Einstein in Princeton, N.J. (AP Photo, File)

Ontario's summer forecast has been revealed. What to expect from June to September

The Farmers' Almanac has released its 2023 summer forecast, and, according to the long-range forecaster, Ontario could be in for some 'hot and soggy' summer months.

A couple relaxes on a dock on Pigeon Lake near Bobcaygeon, Ont., Friday, July 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Thornhill

Worst place in Canada for bed bugs has been revealed

A Canadian city has just been named the worst in the country for bed bugs for the third year in a row.

Bed bugs can be found almost anywhere there is fabric or wood from department stores to movie theatres to hospitals. (Orkin LLC)

Microphone malfunction causes Maple Leaf fans to jump in and sing U.S. national anthem

Toronto Maple Leafs fans proved they know how to sing the American national anthem just as well as the Canadian one after a microphone malfunction at Monday night's game.

You can meet Toronto Maple Leafs 'legends' downtown this weekend. Here's how

Fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs can meet team legends at a public event hosted downtown this weekend.

AGO reveals what its major expansion will look like

The Art Gallery of Ontario released renderings this week of a major expansion that will add 40,000 square feet to the museum.

Busy Toronto streetcar to shut down for 20 months starting in May

A busy streetcar in the heart of downtown Toronto could be shut down for about 20 months starting right before the summer.

Baggage found in Toronto street tracked to owner with help of Air Canada flight attendant, delivery driver

A delivery driver spotted two pieces of luggage sitting in the middle of the street in downtown Toronto with Air Canada baggage tags. Instead of ignoring the lost luggage, he decided to do something about it.

Toronto Maple Leafs players spotted taking public transit to outdoor practice

Players for the Toronto Maple Leafs were spotted taking public transit Sunday morning on their way to the team’s annual outdoor practice at Nathan Phillips Square.

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BREAKING | U.S. President Joe Biden touches down in Ottawa

U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Ottawa Thursday evening for a whirlwind 27-hour visit expected to focus on both the friendly and thorny aspects of the Canada-U.S. relationship, including protectionism and migration on both sides of the border.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pose for photos with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau at Rideau Cottage, Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Ottawa, Canada. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trudeau, Biden could agree to end 'loophole' in Safe Third Country Agreement: CP source

Canada and the United States are negotiating a deal that could see asylum seekers turned back at irregular border crossings across the border, including Roxham Road in Quebec.

A family of asylum seekers from Colombia is met by RCMP officers after crossing the border at Roxham Road into Canada, Feb. 9, 2023 in Champlain, New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Opposition parties affirm call for interference inquiry, amid questions over MP Han Dong

Amid renewed questions over the pervasiveness of alleged interference by China in Canadian elections and affairs broadly, opposition MPs voted Thursday afternoon to affirm a parliamentary committee's call for the federal government to strike a public inquiry.

The Peace Tower is pictured on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

'Scream as loud as you can': 5 boys rescued from NYC tunnel

Five mischievous boys had to be rescued after they crawled through a storm drain tunnel in New York City and got lost, authorities said.

Asteroid to hurtle past Earth closer than the moon this weekend

An asteroid discovered just last week will pass closer to the Earth than the orbit of the moon this weekend, an occurrence so rare it happens only once in a decade, according to NASA.

Number of Canadians receiving EI at record lows, down 44 per cent from last year: StatCan

The number of Canadians receiving employment insurance benefits are at record lows and down 44 per cent from last year, new figures from Statistics Canada show.

Indigenous sisters developing video games to revitalize Mohawk language

Two Kanien'keha:ka (Mohawk) sisters from Montreal are on a mission that is close to their hearts: to save their ancestors' first language by developing video games young and old can play.