The province is giving four festivals in Durham a big financial boost. They received $150,000 combined through the 2026 Experience Ontario program. It’s part of a larger investment of $20-million to support municipalities and event organizers. “From Ontario’s charming small…

Canada’s national emergency alert system will be tested this week. The Alert Ready system sends out alerts to radio, TVs and compatible cellphones.  One message will be sent out and the annual test is to make sure the system is…

Toronto police are announcing an arrest after a firearms investigation that spanned Toronto and Ajax. The Guns and Gangs Task Force carried out search warrants in both municipalities on Wednesday, April 29 around 5:30 p.m. and seized five handguns. They…

YEREVAN — Prime Minister Mark Carney has touched down in Armenia Sunday. He is there to take part in the European Political Community summit, a gathering touching on strategic co-operation in politics, security and infrastructure. It is the first time…

Ontario Premier Doug Ford received an honorary doctorate from a U.S. university on Saturday. Ford wore a black cap and gown as he took to the stage at Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan to receive a Doctor of Humane…

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country’s poverty rate barely budged in 2024, remaining more than 50 per cent above 2020 levels. The agency says 11 per cent of Canadians — about 4.5 million people — lived in poverty in…