Ontario News

TORONTO — The delays behind a light rail transit line in midtown Toronto that's years behind schedule are frustrating, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Thursday, but he doesn't want it rushed lest it become another Ottawa LRT.

TORONTO — Canada's largest school board has decided to develop an anti-Islamophobia strategy, saying the policy is needed to better support Muslim students and their families.

Annual flooding is forcing hundreds of people from the Kashechewan First Nation to be evacuated from the James Bay community.

A township in southwestern Ontario has voted to prohibit Pride flags on municipal property, prompting expressions of dismay from some residents.

Toronto police have recovered more than 550 stolen vehicles worth an estimated $27 million, including many that were bound for sale overseas, during an ongoing auto theft investigation launched last year.

TORONTO — Ontario Science Centre staff are "angry and confused" by the province's plans to move the attraction to Ontario Place, their union said Wednesday, in stark contrast to the premier's characterization of their mood.

TORONTO — Leaders of northern Ontario First Nations descended upon Queen's Park in Toronto on Wednesday to deliver a message to the province: they want to be equal partners on any kind of development in their territories.

TORONTO — A year after Ryerson University was reintroduced to the public with a new name – a major move in addressing problematic colonial legacies – its president says the school's updated identity has helped bring a previously divided campus commun

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — A police officer with the Thunder Bay Police Service is facing a criminal charge after the alleged assault of a 61-year-old man. Ontario's police watchdog says the officer is facing one count of assault causing bodily harm.

TORONTO — Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the province is putting $12 million toward helping people with criminal records find employment.