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Air quality statements in effect for smoky, northeastern parts of Ontario

Air quality statements in effect for smoky, northeastern parts of Ontario

Anne Pegg has never seen wildfire smoke linger for so long in the northeastern Ontario mining town of Kirkland Lake, where she's lived for more than 40 years.
A look at the seven candidates leading the race to be Toronto's next mayor

A look at the seven candidates leading the race to be Toronto's next mayor

Toronto residents will elect a new mayor today, four months after former leader John Tory admitted to having an affair with a staffer and stepped down from the city's top job.
Housing, traffic, affordability: A look at what Toronto voters care about

Housing, traffic, affordability: A look at what Toronto voters care about

TORONTO — Voters in Toronto head to the polls Monday to elect their next mayor, with a record 102 candidates to choose from.
Environment Canada warns of heavy rainfall in southern and eastern Ontario

Environment Canada warns of heavy rainfall in southern and eastern Ontario

TORONTO — Rainfall warnings are in place today for large swaths of southern and eastern Ontario. The warnings from Environment Canada stretch from Halton Hills through Toronto and as far east as Kemptville.
A look at the seven candidates leading the race to be Toronto's next mayor

A look at the seven candidates leading the race to be Toronto's next mayor

TORONTO — Four months after former mayor John Tory resigned following the revelation of his affair with a staffer, Toronto is on the cusp of bringing in a new leader.
'Here to rescue Toronto': Questions surround Gong's mayoral campaign

'Here to rescue Toronto': Questions surround Gong's mayoral campaign

TORONTO — Xiao Hua Gong has blanketed Toronto with campaign signs ahead of the city's mayoral election. He has paid for ads on television, buses, subway stations, and on a massive electronic billboard at a major downtown intersection.

Two men taken to hospital following "targeted" shooting in Burlington, Ont.

An overnight shooting in Burlington, Ont. has sent two men to hospital. Halton Regional Police were called to a parking lot on the south side of Lakeshore Road near John Street shortly after 1:30 a.m. Saturday for reports of a shooting.
As residents worry about safety, city moves to revitalize Ottawa's ByWard Market

As residents worry about safety, city moves to revitalize Ottawa's ByWard Market

In Ottawa's bustling ByWard Market, tourists and residents from across the city take selfies, indulge in diverse cuisine, buy souvenirs and enjoy drinks on patios as they explore the historic neighbourhood just east of downtown.
OPP destroys migrant farm workers' DNA samples in human rights settlement

OPP destroys migrant farm workers' DNA samples in human rights settlement

Ontario Provincial Police have destroyed DNA samples collected from nearly 100 migrant farm workers during a sexual assault investigation after the broad sweep was found to have violated human rights.
New Ontario rules aim to ban 'floating accommodations' from provincial waterways

New Ontario rules aim to ban 'floating accommodations' from provincial waterways

TORONTO — Ontario is aiming to ban so-called floating accommodations from provincial waterways, with new regulations set to take effect July 1.