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Toronto officer charged with perjury, attempt to obstruct justice: police

Toronto officer charged with perjury, attempt to obstruct justice: police

Toronto police say one of their officers is facing charges of perjury and attempting to obstruct justice. They say the officer began an inappropriate personal relationship with a member of the public during the course of his duties in December 2020.
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Western University and striking teaching assistants reach tentative deal

Western University and striking teaching assistants reach tentative deal

LONDON, Ont. — Western University and picketing graduate teaching assistants have reached a tentative deal after a two-week strike.
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Ontario to permanently raise speed limit to 110 km/h on 10 more sections of highways

Ontario to permanently raise speed limit to 110 km/h on 10 more sections of highways

HAMILTON — Ontario is permanently raising the speed limit on 10 sections of highways across the province.
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Ontario legislator defies order to remove keffiyeh at Queen's Park

Ontario legislator defies order to remove keffiyeh at Queen's Park

TORONTO — An Ontario legislator refused to take off her keffiyeh at Queen's Park on Thursday, prompting an order for her removal from the legislative chamber and her subsequent refusal to budge.
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CCLA presses for action after police chief comments on Zameer acquittal

CCLA presses for action after police chief comments on Zameer acquittal

Toronto's police chief has yet to apologize for the doubt he cast on a man's innocence when commenting on his acquittal, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association said Thursday as it asked the civilian body overseeing the force whether it thinks the c
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Charge laid against landscaping manager in 2023 electrocution of employee

Charge laid against landscaping manager in 2023 electrocution of employee

OTTAWA — Police say a manager at an Ottawa landscaping company has been charged with criminal negligence. The charge is related to the workplace death of a 20-year-old employee in the city's south end last spring.
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Ontario to do away with sick note requirement for short absences

Ontario to do away with sick note requirement for short absences

TORONTO — Ontario will do away with sick note requirements for short absences as part of a larger effort to ease the administrative burden on doctors, the province's health minister said Wednesday.
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Pioneering giraffe expert Anne Innis Dagg always fought for what was right: daughter

Pioneering giraffe expert Anne Innis Dagg always fought for what was right: daughter

For decades, Anne Innis Dagg was the world’s leading expert on giraffes and a staunch advocate for gender equality in the face of sexist attitudes that derailed her academic career.
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'Crystal clear': Toronto police chief accepts, supports Umar Zameer acquittal

'Crystal clear': Toronto police chief accepts, supports Umar Zameer acquittal

Toronto's police chief sought to make it "crystal clear" Tuesday that he accepts and supports the not-guilty verdict delivered at the trial of a man accused of fatally running over an officer – comments that came after he said earlier police were "ho
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Motion to allow keffiyehs in Ontario legislature fails for a second time

Motion to allow keffiyehs in Ontario legislature fails for a second time

TORONTO — The keffiyeh took centre stage at the Ontario legislature Tuesday as protesters unfurling the scarves were ejected from the public galleries and an independent member draped one over her shoulders in open defiance of a Speaker's ban on the
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