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Ontario proposes to change consumer protections, double fines for businesses

Ontario proposes to change consumer protections, double fines for businesses

TORONTO — Ontario plans to give people a new way to exit timeshare agreements, make it easier to get out of a gym membership, and prohibit businesses from making false claims about prize offers, under new legislation.
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Hamilton legislator kicked out of Ontario NDP caucus, censured by legislature

Hamilton legislator kicked out of Ontario NDP caucus, censured by legislature

TORONTO — A rookie Ontario legislator was kicked out of the New Democratic caucus Monday, moments before Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives effectively silenced her in the legislature over comments she made about the Israel-Hamas war.
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Ontario reversing urban boundary expansions for several communities

Ontario reversing urban boundary expansions for several communities

TORONTO — Ontario is reversing its expansion of urban boundaries for several communities after finding that processes used by the previous housing minister's office did not meet the government's standards, the new housing minister said Monday.
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Ontario to review municipalities' Greenbelt costs and compensate them, minister says

Ontario to review municipalities' Greenbelt costs and compensate them, minister says

TORONTO — Ontario's municipal affairs and housing minister says the province will compensate two municipalities for costs they incurred while working on the now-reversed Greenbelt land removals in their communities.
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Two Ontario municipalities ask province to compensate them for Greenbelt work

Two Ontario municipalities ask province to compensate them for Greenbelt work

TORONTO — Two Ontario municipalities are asking the provincial government to reimburse them for more than $400,000 in costs they incurred while working on the now-reversed Greenbelt land removals in their communities.
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Morning house fire in Brampton, Ont., leaves one dead: police

Morning house fire in Brampton, Ont., leaves one dead: police

BRAMPTON, Ont. — One person is dead and three others are in hospital after a house fire in Brampton this morning. Peel Regional Police first reported the blaze near the intersection of Hollybush Street and Fernforst Drive shortly after 9:30 a.m.
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Teen dies after being struck by vehicle while fleeing from police officer, SIU says

Teen dies after being struck by vehicle while fleeing from police officer, SIU says

Ontario's police watchdog says a teenager who was struck by a vehicle last week after fleeing from a police officer at Canada's Wonderland has died in hospital.
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Proposed Ontario law would ban sex offenders from legally changing their names

Proposed Ontario law would ban sex offenders from legally changing their names

TORONTO — Registered sex offenders in Ontario would not be able to legally change their names if a bill that's before the legislature passes.
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100 days in, mayor Chow advances agenda but challenges loom at Toronto city hall

100 days in, mayor Chow advances agenda but challenges loom at Toronto city hall

TORONTO — Olivia Chow says it's time for the display of congratulatory cards behind her desk in the mayor's office to be put away.
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Ontario legislator sends cease-and-desist letter to Premier Doug Ford

Ontario legislator sends cease-and-desist letter to Premier Doug Ford

TORONTO — A New Democrat legislator has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford over comments made about her statement on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, while the Ontario legislature debates a motion to censure her.
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