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Olivia Chow's new budget features 6.9% tax hike to pay for bolstered services
The first version of Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow's budget for this year features a proposed 6.9 per cent tax hike for homeowners, including a 5.4 per cent property tax increase and a 1.5 per cent "city building fund" levy.
Ford pitches ambitious energy plan in effort to stave off Trump tariffs
Premier Doug Ford is pitching an enhanced energy partnership between Canada and the U.S. as part of a broader effort to stave off tariff threats from president-elect Donald Trump.
Ontario calls for further bail reforms, including no chance of bail for some charges
Ontario is calling on the federal government to make several bail-related changes to the Criminal Code, including eliminating bail for certain offences and implementing a "three strike rule" for repeat offenders.
SIU clears Peel cop in arrest, death of 34-year-old Brampton man
Ontario's police watchdog has cleared a Peel Region officer of any potential criminal wrongdoing in the death of a 34-year-old man in the midst of a mental health crisis last year.
Severe Toronto storm causes flooding, major power outages
A severe storm on Tuesday left many of Toronto's streets flooded, including the Don Valley Parkway, and tens of thousands without power.
Mississauga byelection ad targets Parrish on land transfer tax
Dipika Damerla is targeting her Mississauga city council colleague Carolyn Parrish on social media and her website, saying the frontrunner has "mused at city council about doubling land transfer taxes."
Toronto woman who uses wheelchair carried off Air Canada flight
A Toronto woman is calling for more accessibility in air travel after she had to be carried off an Air Canada plane in a badly broken aisle chair, an experience she says was unsafe and undignified.
Multiple arrests, 19 charges laid in $22.5M Pearson gold heist
Police say they have arrested multiple people and laid 19 charges in connection with what investigators are calling the largest gold heist in Canadian history.
Vaughan, York police launch crackdown on illegal car rallies
Vaughan and York Regional Police formally launched a new effort Tuesday to crack down on unsanctioned car rallies the city's mayor says have evolved into dangerous and "completely unacceptable" events.
Ford doubles down on refusal to allow fourplexes provincewide
Premier Doug Ford doubled down Wednesday on his refusal to force municipalities to allow fourplexes on residential land, a move that could jeopardize Ontario's access to billions of dollars in federal housing funds.