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Toronto·Updated Ford vows to build traffic tunnel under Highway 401 across GTAWith the possibility of an early election looming in Ontario, Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday his government will explore building a tunnel for drivers and transit beneath Highway 401 in the Greater Toronto Area. Study will look at tunnelContinue Reading

Toronto Prosecutors in Ontario are asking the Supreme Court of Canada to urgently hear an appeal that could have repercussions on “one of the largest murder cases ever charged in the province,” the prosecution of alleged poison seller Kenneth Law. Ontario prosecutors are asking Canada’s top court to review aContinue Reading

Toronto September is World Suicide Prevention Month. According to Stats Canada, each year, more than four-thousand people in Canada commit suicide, which is equivalent to 12 people dying every day. One of the populations that’s most vulnerable is young people. The WHO declares the theme as ‘Changing the Narrative onContinue Reading

Controversial law designed to free up Ontario hospital beds to be tested in courtA new charter challenge will test the constitutionality of a controversial law that allows hospitals to place patients into long-term care homes that are not of their choosing. CBC’s Clara Pasieka explains. A new charter challenge setContinue Reading

Toronto·CBC Investigates Time on hold for 911 in Toronto dropped this year, after average of nearly 1 minute wait in 2023Average wait times on hold for a 911 operator in Toronto went down in the first half of this year after climbing to the longest average wait in at leastContinue Reading

Toronto In a $2-million lawsuit, the parents of Jeshennia Bedoya Lopez, from Aurora, Ont., blame her 2022 death on doctors and Kenneth Law. It’s the first such civil case known to have been launched against Law, a Toronto-area man facing criminal charges in connection with the online sale of aContinue Reading

Toronto Ontario eyes barring new bike lanes where car lanes would be cutThe Ontario government is considering bringing forward legislation that could prohibit the installation of bike lanes when lanes for motor vehicles are removed as a result, sources say. Government exploring ‘multitude of proposals’ for congestion management: transportation ministerContinue Reading

Toronto Ontario funding new research on sports-related traumatic brain injuriesOntario’s Minister of Sport Neil Lumsden said Wednesday he intends to one day donate his brain for concussion research, while announcing new funding for a provincewide study on traumatic brain injuries. Study will help understand the scope of brain injuries amongContinue Reading

Toronto·Updated The Toronto man responsible for the 2023 death of longtime CBC Radio producer Michael Finlay has been sentenced to three years in custody. Robert Robin Cropearedwolf, 45, pleaded guilty in May Adam Carter · CBC News · Posted: Sep 17, 2024 12:38 PM EDT | Last Updated: 28 minutesContinue Reading