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Ontario's six-month gas tax cut starts today. Here's what you need to know

Ontario drivers experienced some relief from record-setting prices at the pump on Friday as the province's gas tax cut came into effect.

Gas nozzles are pictured at a gas station on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Canada Day fireworks cancelled at Toronto park after vendor pulls out last minute

One of Toronto’s Canada Day fireworks displays has been cancelled and another has been postponed after a vendor pulled out at the last minute.

People watch a fireworks show in Centennial park as part of Canada Day celebrations, in Toronto on Sunday, July 1, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

3 dead, 2 others seriously injured in collision in Brock Township

Three people are dead, and two others are seriously injured, including a child, in a collision in Brock Township.

Police tape is seen in front of a Durham Regional Police cruiser. (Durham Regional Police)

14-year-old charged after fireworks set off on GO train in Toronto

A 14-year-old boy has been charged after fireworks were set off on a GO train in Toronto Thursday night, police say.

Toronto police charge 42-year-old man in moving company scam

A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a moving company scam, Toronto police say.

Man charged after car explosion in front of Oshawa police station

A 34-year-old man has been charged in connection with a car explosion in front of a police station in Oshawa on Thursday evening.

What you need to know about Toronto's Canada Day events

After two years of mostly virtual celebrations to mark Canada Day, in-person festivities are back across the Greater Toronto Area.

Toronto Raptors sign NBA champ and free agent forward Porter Jr, source says

The Toronto Raptors have signed forward Otto Porter Jr., who was a key member of the Golden State Warriors' NBA championship team.

Man facing nearly 100 charges in Toronto fraud scheme using fake cheques

A 22-year-old man has been charged with nearly 100 offences after allegedly defrauding multiple people in Toronto using fake cheques.

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Celebrations, protests take place on Canada Day in Ottawa

Thousands of people wearing red and white and waiving Canadian flags packed downtown Ottawa to celebrate Canada's 155th birthday on Friday, while groups of protesters popped up around Parliament Hill to protest COVID-19 vaccines and federal restrictions.

Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill on Friday evening, as Canadians celebrated Canada's 155th birthday. (Jeremie Charron/CTV News Ottawa)

'Summer of recovery': Pandemic-stricken tourism industry sees signs of optimism

Canada Day has kicked off the unofficial start of summer, and the tourism sector is hopeful the first season in three years largely free of COVID-19 restrictions will marshal a much-needed boost for a pandemic-stricken industry.

Biden intends to nominate a conservative, anti-abortion lawyer to federal judgeship, Kentucky Democrats say

U.S. President Joe Biden intends to nominate an anti-abortion Republican lawyer to a federal judgeship, two Kentucky Democrats informed of the decision say.

'We have to build bridges': Canadian singer Chantal Kreviazuk on Ukraine, reconciliation

Moving toward reconciliation doesn't come from jumping 'the queue to perfection,' but by building bridges and trusting one another, Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk told CTV News Channel during Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa on Friday.

The Canadian flag in the context of 'Freedom Convoy' and residential schools

In the wake of last year’s discoveries of unmarked graves at residential schools and the prominent displays of the Canadian flag during 'Freedom Convoy' protests, some Canadians are re-evaluating the meaning of the national symbol.