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Toronto gets a failing grade for housing starts so far in 2025, new report says
Housing construction is so behind in Toronto that a new report gives the city a failing grade for new home starts. Housing starts are down in Toronto by 58 per cent and sales are lagging by 91 per cent, according a report card by the Residential...

Saskatchewan requests Supreme Court hear its appeal to pronoun law quickly
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada Author of the article: Canadian Press Jeremy Simes Published Sep 23, 2025 • 2 minute read The Supreme Court of Canada is seen Friday, April 25, 2014 in Ottawa. Photo by Adrian Wyld /THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES...

Saskatchewan Roughriders' Brett Lauther wonders if CFL has a 'big TV deal' in its pocket amidst game changes
Saskatchewan Roughriders' kicker Brett Lauther is the first vice president for the CFL players’ association and admits the league's game changes took the union membership by surprise. “[CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston] has a job, he gets paid by...

Saskatchewan seeks permission to appeal decision allowing pronoun consent law case to proceed
Breadcrumb Trail Links News The provincial government invoked the notwithstanding clause to allow the law to stand regardless of whether it violates certain sections within Canada’s Charter of Rights An image of a pride flag is double exposed over...

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers Prediction and Betting Tips | 24th September 2025
The 2025 edition of MLS is back in action with another set of matches this week as Portland Timbers lock horns with an impressive Vancouver Whitecaps in an important encounter at the BC Place on Wednesday. The two teams have experienced...

Ontario extends detailed MELT lesson plans deadline to July 1, 2026
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has once again extended the deadline for truck driver training schools to incorporate detailed lesson plans in their mandatory entry-level training (MELT) programs. The timeline has been pushed back by...

Ontario man caged in brutal Belleville cold case sex attack
Breadcrumb Trail Links Provincial This undated law enforcement photo provided by the Sacramento County, Calif., Sheriff's Office shows Joseph James DeAngelo. (Sacramento County Sheriff's Office via AP) AP For old rapists and killers, the fear is...
Ontario’s premier ‘Catch the Ace’ game is now nine
LITTLE CURRENT—This Thursday, September 25 marks exactly nine years since the Little Current Lions Club launched Ontario’s first Catch the Ace progressive raffle and, in that time, the club has doled out a whopping half a million dollars in...

Vancouver artist Sarah McLachlan will perform on tonight's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'
“We got them both literally landing the same week. So, the media attention has been absolutely explosive, and this whole thing (Kimmel suspension and subsequent reinstatement) has poured some gasoline on it,” said Feldman, adding that the show had...

Ottawa 3, Toronto 2
Ottawa 0 0 2 1 — 3 Toronto 2 0 0 0 — 2 First Period_1, Toronto, Matthews 1 (Maccelli, Ekman-Larsson), 4:24. 2, Toronto, McMann 1 (Maccelli, Cowan), 18:23 (pp). Third Period_3, Ottawa, Zetterlund 1 (Sebrango, Cozens), 7:33 (sh). 4, Ottawa, Pinto 1,...

Strong mayor powers used in Windsor, Toronto more often than in other big Ontario cities
Windsor and Toronto have used controversial strong mayor powers 82 times each, more often than in any other big city in Ontario. Under Premier Doug Ford, the Progressive Conservative government created the Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act to help...

In the news today: P.M. wraps up U.N. visit, Ontario office return upsets sales plans
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney wraps up trip to UN General Assembly Prime Minister Mark Carney said there are many possibilities for Canada after attending the United Nations General...

Two-thirds of Ontario school boards in deficit or just breaking even
Ontario's education minister has singled out a handful of Ontario school boards for their financial struggles, but a look at recent estimates shows nearly two-thirds of the 72 boards are either projecting deficits this school year or expecting to...

Catharine Kavanagh: What to do if the looming Alberta teacher strike actually happens
The countdown is on: An Alberta teacher strike could be coming to a school near you on October 6. Parents are hopeful for an eleventh-hour resolution, but in the meantime, they’re scrambling to find alternative learning and child care options. The...

Karen Restoule: Trust, not speed—If Ottawa wants major projects built, it must let Indigenous leaders and industry set the terms
When Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled the first five projects on Ottawa’s new fast-track list, headlines called it a major achievement driven by the prime minister’s leadership. While it was the Carney government’s decision to implement an...

Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews makes feelings known after 3-2 preseason loss to Ottawa Senators
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews shared his thoughts on a 3-2 overtime preseason loss to the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday. Matthews, making his first appearance in the Leafs’ second preseason game against Ottawa, found the back of the net...

Teen boy shot dead puts Quebec police watchdog's track record under scrutiny
Quebec's police watchdog is grappling with scrutiny and mistrust as it investigates the police shooting death of a 15-year-old boy in Longueuil, Que. At a rare media conference on Tuesday, Brigitte Bishop, the head of the agency, which is known as...

How to get Toronto Blue Jays playoff tickets
TORONTO – After the Toronto Blue Jays clinched their playoff berth with a win Sunday, fans are gearing up to secure their spot in the stands as post-season tickets go on sale this week. The baseball team announced Monday that post-season tickets...

The Red Sox pass a pretty big test in Toronto
TORONTO - Some admit it. Others don't. But the unavoidable distractions that come in the midst of every game, the rest of the way in the form of scoreboard-watching, are a very real reality. So is the need to actually win baseball games. All of it...