The most up-to-date voting numbers show voter turnout in this year's municipal election in Hamilton were the lowest of the last four cycles. As of Wednesday, about 31.6 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot, according to figures by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.

Loomis was elected on a policy platform focused on issues such as safety and accountability. He's also made promises on housing, homelessness and fighting for steel workers.

Nicholas Durocher, who performs as TALK, is one of five artists who could represent Canada at the Eurovision song contest next spring. A public vote to decide the winner is now open until Nov. 5.

Ontario hasn’t announced a similar plan to abolish time changes, meaning clocks in Ottawa and Gatineau could soon be one hour apart during daylight savings.

Indigenous leaders in Ontario are urging the provincial and federal governments to take action address what they call an infrastructure crisis at remote airports across the north. Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Chiefs of Ontario held a joint news conference in Toronto on Wednesday afternoon after launching a documentary and advocacy campaign to address the issue. According to a high-level needs assessment conducted by NAN last year, addressing infrastructure deficiencies across these airports would cost up to $1.5 billion.

Frank Stronach's lawyer says one charge of sexual assault against her client in an upcoming Newmarket, Ont., trial has been dropped.

A Vaughan real estate agent pleaded guilty to an extortion charge Wednesday for a plot discovered through wire taps in sweeping police corruption probe Project South.

A Halton police officer has been charged after a stolen Hummer crashed into a tractor-trailer in Mississauga last year following a police chase, according to Ontario's Special Investigations Unit.

The Chatham-Kent Police Service is the latest force to announce it is suspending its partnership with Crime Stoppers after CBC News revealed that more than 1.5 million Canadian tips submitted over the past 25 years have been compromised in a data breach.

In Essex and Lakeshore, voters delivered decisive victories to their sitting mayors, with Sherry Bondy securing 71 per cent of the vote and Tracey Bailey capturing 73 per cent.

The country's competition watchdog says a proposed co-operation arrangement between Air Canada and United Airlines would reduce competition and raise airfares.

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Guelph police continue to investigate acts of violence and disruption over Homecoming weekend, including an assault in a plaza parking lot. A large unsanctioned street gathering broke out on Sept. 26 near the University of Guelph and police have condemned the unruly and criminal behaviour, which they say continued into the community and affected nearby […]

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OTTAWA — Canada has again voted at the United Nations to oppose the U.S. embargo on Cuba as Havana accuses Washington of running a campaign of coercion to sway the vote.

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OTTAWA — The government is indicating it's open to supporting elements of a private member’s bill to amend the Divorce Act, though it’s not clear what the bill ultimately will look like.

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HALIFAX — Canadian Blood Services has confirmed a donor died a day after giving plasma at one of its centres this fall, but the organization says the death was not linked to the donation.

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Frank Stronach's lawyer says one charge of sexual assault against her client in an upcoming Newmarket, Ont., trial has been dropped.

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Hours before a $40 million lottery ticket was set to expire, someone has come forward to claim the prize.

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A recount will be scheduled in a race to become a Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) trustee. Monday’s municipal election saw voters elect candidates to become Catholic school board trustees, including two for Waterloo, Woolwich, and Wellesley. However, the City of Waterloo says there was a tie between two people vying for one of […]

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OTTAWA — The Immigration Department has announced new fines ranging from $5,000 to $1.5 million for people who give false immigration advice or provide advice without proper authorization.

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Impersonation scams are on the rise and culprits are utilizing artificial intelligence to more convincingly dupe victims, a detective with the Toronto Police Service’s Financial Crimes Unit told Breakfast Television on Wednesday. Det. David Coffey says so far this year TPS has received around 17,000 fraud reports and one in six are now impersonation scams […]

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Former senator Pamela Wallin criticized the co-chair of a special joint committee on MAID while testifying at an inquiry into a leaked confidential report, calling him “dismissive" and describing the process as “chaotic and exclusionary.”

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The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years on Wednesday.

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Ontario's environment minister hopes to burn more garbage for energy and build more landfills as the province runs out of space to dump its trash

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