Ontario’s Inspector General of Policing has found officers in Niagara failed in their duty to provide adequate policing when a 911 operator decided not to send anyone to investigate a silent call. The report stems from a call in the early hours of Aug. 30, 2024. On that day, Ralph Buerger made a 36-second call…
Two Progressive Conservative MPPs based in Brampton, Ont., say they have repaid tens of thousands of dollars for hotel rooms in downtown Toronto after a spending scandal that saw one cabinet minister resign. Hardeep Grewal and Charmaine Williams, who represent Brampton East and Brampton Centre, said they had repaid $27,275 and $15,865 respectively for Toronto…
Vaughan, Ont., officials racked up tens of thousands in costs for an investment trip to Italy two years ago, Global News has learned, with business meetings, sightseeing and a winery tour part of a mission where more than $1,700 was expensed for Ubers. New documents obtained after a protracted freedom of information negotiation with the…
Ontario’s transit agency has been battling a series of issues with the consortium tapped to build the Hazel McCallion LRT, internal documents reveal, as the project falls four years behind its initial completion date. Briefings obtained by Global News show that throughout 2025, Metrolinx and the Ford government were worried the light rail build was…
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s plan to more than halve temporary immigration in Quebec drew criticism from his rivals Saturday, who accused him of making immigrants bear the blame for problems in public schools and of risking worsening the province’s labour shortage. St-Pierre Plamondon said a PQ government would reduce the number of temporary…
Strong majorities of Canadians support the federal government walking away from U.S. trade talks and hitting back with retaliatory tariffs, a new poll suggests, which is translating to persistent support for Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberals. However, the Ipsos polling conducted exclusively for Global News and released Saturday also shows that support varies…
Every year the City of Edmonton auctions properties that have unpaid taxes and the event coming this fall has a famous local house on the list. Overlooking Hawrelak Park and the North Saskatchewan River valley is 8638 Saskatchewan Drive — the historic, former home of original Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington. That’s where, on April…
The City of Calgary is seeking a third party to explore the potential of a new outdoor stadium as questions continue over the future of McMahon Stadium. Global News has learned the City of Calgary has been seeking bids on a pair of contracts for a firm “assess the feasibility and planning of a proposed…
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” but the name has centuries of history behind it. Trump said Tuesday the United States is giving “serious consideration” to changing the name of Lake Ontario as relations with Canada, and particularly Ontario, sour amid an escalating trade dispute. He later posted a graphic…
As Canadian families continue to get ready to head back to school, they could face a mixed bag of prices and need to be flexible when trying to plan out lunches for their children, according to a new report. Released by Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab, the report shows that while prices for food in…
