Muriel Draaisma
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2 Ontario mayors ask province to help employees fired from RV maker
Two Ontario mayors say they have asked the provincial government to help hundreds of employees who have reportedly lost their jobs at a recreational vehicle maker in Kitchener-Waterloo region. → Read More
Police in Ontario free 43 Mexicans brought to Canada by alleged human traffickers
Ontario Provincial Police say they have freed 43 "modern-day slaves" brought to Canada from Mexico by alleged human traffickers and forced to work as cleaners at hotels. → Read More
Doctors take stand against gun violence, call for stronger firearm laws
A group of doctors in Canada is taking a stand against gun violence and calling for stronger laws governing firearms to prevent shooting deaths and injuries. → Read More
House explosion in Caledon, Ont., leaves 1 dead, up to 35 displaced
One person is dead after an early morning house explosion in the town of Caledon, northwest of Toronto, on Sunday, Ontario Provincial Police say. → Read More
Police identify man stabbed to death in Toronto's 1st homicide of year
Toronto police have identified a man stabbed to death in the city's first homicide of the year. → Read More
Toronto police chief calls 2018 'a year like no other' as fatalities set record
Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders says 2018 was "incredibly busy" for the department because so many people lost their lives, but he expects 2019 to be different. → Read More
Ontario government cuts $25M in funding for specialized school programs
The cut will mean the end of a number of initiatives for at-risk youth, including an after-school program established in the wake of the so-called "summer of the gun" in Toronto. → Read More
Postal workers delivering parcels 7 days a week ahead of Christmas, union says
Postal workers in Canada are delivering parcels seven days a week to ensure they will be in time for the holidays, says Canada Post's largest union. → Read More
Union groups disrupt operations at Canada Post facility in Mississauga
Union groups disrupted operations at a Canada Post sorting facility in Mississauga on Saturday, but were told to remove barricades at entrances after the company obtained an injunction. → Read More
3 dead, 2 injured in head-on highway crash near Port Perry, Ont.
Three people are dead and two others are injured after a head-on crash near Port Perry, Ont., early Saturday. → Read More
Museum of Contemporary Art rises from old Toronto factory building
An art museum that opened at a new location on Saturday aims to put Toronto on the map of global contemporary art. → Read More
Man dead, 2 Halton officers injured in shooting in Burlington, SIU investigating
A man is dead and two Halton Region police officers were injured in a shooting in Burlington early Saturday, according to police and Ontario's Special Investigations Unit. → Read More
Man in his 20s in life-threatening condition after stabbing on TTC streetcar
A man in his 20s is in life-threatening condition after he was stabbed several times while riding a TTC streetcar early Saturday. → Read More
Talks break off between Exhibition Place, locked out stagehands
The union representing workers locked out of Toronto's Exhibition Place said the city walked away from the bargaining table on Friday. → Read More
'Don't drive,' police warn as freezing rain in Ontario causes hundreds of crashes in Toronto area
More than 550 crashes have been reported across and around the Greater Toronto Area as parts of Ontario deal with freezing rain, snow and ice pellets. → Read More
Former privacy watchdog urges Facebook users to tighten privacy settings now
If Facebook users don't want to delete their accounts, they should strengthen their privacy settings immediately, says a former privacy commissioner of Ontario. → Read More
SIU probe into death after police administered anti-overdose drug 'completely unfair': union
The union that represents Peel Regional Police officers is objecting to an investigation by Ontario's police watchdog into a Brampton man's death after officers administered the anti-opioid drug naloxone. → Read More
Toronto Zoo welcomes 'strong' rhino baby as 1st newborn of 2018
A male greater one-horned rhinoceros is the first baby animal born at the Toronto Zoo this year. → Read More
Kitchener woman to sell home test to determine sex of fetus
A Kitchener, Ont., woman is planning to launch a product in Canada later this year that would detect the sex of a fetus through a kit that works like a home pregnancy test. → Read More
Chilly Arctic air keeping Toronto under extreme cold warning as city prepares for 2018
Toronto will enter a new year on a very chilly note while the city remains under an extreme cold warning, Environment Canada says. → Read More