Ontario Chief Coroner Dirk Huyer told a media conference the identities of the victims will only be released after they have been scientifically confirmed, to avoid any chance of a mistake. ...
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In Brief: EQAO reform, anti-Semitism and basic income
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
Provincial leaders offer condolences for Yonge Street casualties
At a news conference shortly before 5 p.m., police confirmed that nine people were killed and 16 others were injured. ...
Patrick Brown seeks $8 million in defamation suit against CTV
CTV News is standing by its reporting and plans to defend it in court. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, April 23. ...
Elections Ontario investigating PCs’ complaint about Liberal campaigning, Grits threaten to make complaint of their own
The PC party has counted 39 government events in the past three weeks it deems to be partisan, and has estimated that has cost the government nearly $300,000. ...
The QP Briefing Podcast: On polls, platforms, spies and son of a guns
It was Doug Ford's brother Rob who called us "maggots." ...
Ford promises new long-term care beds, comes out against supervised injection sites
PC leaders joins other major parties with promises to build long-term care facilities with a goal to move elderly patients who no longer require acute care out of overcrowded hospitals. ...
Forum poll: Ontario Liberals fall to third place, risk losing party status
The pollster projects this week's poll would translate to a majority government for the PCs, with the NDP serving as official opposition. ...
Ontario Ombudsman calls on province to close gaps in segregation legislation
The Ombudsman is warning that the bill allows for facilities to be exempted by regulation from major pieces of the new law, which could be abused. ...