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The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the one-year mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography are unconstitutional. In a 5-4 decision released Friday, the court found that while mandatory minimums promote denunciation and deterrence, they also take away judges' ability to tailor...

Nova Scotia is going to learn about nuclear energy from Ontario. The two provinces signed a 'memorandum of understanding,' that will see them work together on small modular reactor technology. Ontario Energy Minister Stephen Lecce was in Halifax to sign the understanding with Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston. A reactor ...

Canada Post has a been given a tight deadline to provide an outline on how they will implement new changes ordered by Federal Minister Joel Lightbound. Ottawa announced the measures on September 25 that include less door-to-door delivery, lifting the moratorium on rural locations and shifting around management in order...

The province's minimum wage workers are are about to get a boost in pay. Beginning Wednesday, the Ontario government will increase the minimum wage by 40 cents to $17.60 an hour. According to the province, the increase equates to a 2.4 per cent annual increase for minimum wage workers based on the Ontario Consumer Pric...

More than 10,000 full-time support staff at Ontario's 24 publicly-funded colleges are now on strike. This comes after the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and the College Employer Council (CEC) failed to reach a new agreement. Both sides remained far apart on a number of important issues ahead of the 12:0...

If you like warmer weather, you could be in luck over the coming weeks. The Weather Network released its fall forecast for Ontario on Wednesday. "As a whole, widespread above-normal temperatures as we head into September through to November, but we can expect a couple of cool shots," said Meteorologist Nadine...

Workers in certain professions, trained elsewhere in Canada, will soon have the ability to work in Ontario without having to first wait for approval from regulatory bodies as part of new "As of Right" rules. Non-health-related professions governed by more than 50 authorities and 300 certificates are covered i...

An American angler has been fined for having 34 walleye over his limit. Larry Maples from Kentucky was fishing on Greystone Lake near Ignace in June of 2024. Thunder Bay conservation officers were conducting an inspection near the Pigeon River border crossing. They found 21 bags of frozen, skinless fish. He has been fi...

Two people from Alberta are facing charges after Ontario Provincial Police seized nearly 500 kilograms of copper wire following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 11 near Mine Centre. Police say they responded Friday morning to a rollover that left the involved vehicle demolished. Two occupants were treated for minor in...

The search for a missing Norwegian trekker has ended tragically. The body of Steffan Skjottelvik was found Sunday morning near York Factory, Manitoba. The 29 year old was planning to trek along the Hudson's Bay coast from Fort Severn, Ontario to York Factory, a distance of more than 300 kilometers. He set out with his ...