Shocking results that saw three seemingly entrenched Niagara mayors given their walking papers by voters in the region on Monday night could reflect over-confidence among council heads who some may have considered unbeatable, says a noted expert on Niagara politics.

Mark Sutcliffe said the work of his new four-year term begins right away. He'll have to put transit on the right track, draw up a tough budget and negotiate deals with higher levels of government, all while holding council together.

University of Ottawa's president is acknowledging "a failure of the university" as Indigenous academics go public with allegations that a difficult work environment, poor treatment and racism at uOttawa and a lack of effort to address those problems has led multiple promising Indigenous scholars to quit.

The man who stabbed his fiancée's niece to death two years ago after his fiancée fled his alleged abuse has taken the stand in his own defence, saying he didn't realize he had stabbed Brkti Berhe until he saw her lying wounded afterward.

A provincial immigration program that aims to address critical labour shortages has been expanded across much of northern Ontario, filling a key gap left by the suspension of a similar federal pilot. The Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) initiative aims to help communities attract skilled, foreign workers and supporting pathways to permanent residency through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program. Here's what it means for the Kenora and Rainy River districts.

A Durham Regional Police officer has been arrested and charged with seven offences related to child sexual abuse and exploitation material, Ontario Provincial Police say.

Waymo's plan to bring driverless ride-hailing vehicles to Canada has some drivers and advocates concerned the market is about to get more crowded and that more rideshare and taxi drivers could find themselves out of work.

Windsor's mayor-elect says he opposes turning the long-vacant downtown arena into a tiny-house community for homeless people — raising questions about the future of the project under his leadership.

A driver was arrested at the scene of a crash in Waterloo on Tuesday afternoon. Police responded to a two-vehicle collision on Columbia St. West around 3:20 p.m. and one driver was arrested for dangerous operation. A spokesperson for the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) said one of the involved vehicles ended up on its […]

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Canada's privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into a reportedly massive Crime Stoppers data breach as police departments across the country have paused accepting tips through the platform.

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OTTAWA — A Canadian official says there has been "limited progress" made in recent trade talks with the United States.

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