2 grocery stores in Ontario fined $10K each for mislabelling some food items as Canadian

Two separate Loblaw-owned grocers in Ontario were recently fined for mislabelling some foods as Canadian, at a time where shoppers continue to scour the shelves for the maple leaf tag next to a product’s name in a push to buy Canadian amid ongoing trade …

Ontario appellate court ruling reinforces importance of accused’s right to cross-examination

By Christopher Guly ( March 19, 2026, 9:45 AM EDT) -- In a case centred on cross-examination, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of appellant Rimzan Lye that the test was met to advance a Charter s. 8 claim that his rights were violated when …

Doug Ford’s key claims about Ontario’s FOI system are inaccurate: Information and Privacy Commissioner

'Ontarians’ health information is not at risk under our province’s current (FOI) system,' the information and privacy commissioner’s office said This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a Village Media website devoted to covering …

Sell Your House Fast in Ontario If the House Has Been Vacant Too Long

A vacant house starts off feeling manageable. You move out. You plan to sell soon. You tell yourself it will only sit empty for a few weeks. Then weeks turn into months. Grass grows tall. Dust collects inside. Small maintenance issues get worse. Neighbors …

Ontario supporting ice storm recovery in Dufferin County

The Township of Mulmur will receive up to $96,000 in ice storm assistance. The funding is part of the province’s $90 million Municipal Ice Storm Assistance program, to help cover clean-up and emergency response costs from last year’s ice storm. “The ice …

Ontario aims to allow retailers to open on Victoria Day, Family Day

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Politics Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker said he opposes the province's position on allowing retailers to open on two statutory holidays. Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker says families should be …

Ontario welcomes first day of spring with burst of snow and ice

These areas could see a few millimetres of ice accretion through the morning, which could create some slick surfaces north of Highway 401. We’ll see precipitation transition to rain across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and to the southwest. Meanwhile, a …

'Lengthy and difficult' Ontario murder trial for prospective parents of 2 boys nears end. Here's what to know

WARNING: This story references allegations of child abuse. On Dec. 21, 2022, a Burlington, Ont., woman called 911 to report a 12-year-old in her care had no vital signs. "We can’t wake him up,” Becky Hamber told the dispatcher, who instructed Hamber …

Thieves smash display cabinets during brazen daylight robbery at Ontario jewelry store

Ontario to miss federal deadline for publicly funding nurse practitioners