County Ontario Financial News

Laurentian Bank of Canada is slashing its Toronto office space by two-thirds as it leans into a hybrid work model and seeks cost savings amid a broader strategic revamp.

For one lake resident, the circumstances of a May long weekend fatal boat crash north of Kingston, Ont., were not an unlucky event – but an inevitability.

Doug Ford on Thursday accused people of bringing “problems from everywhere else in the world” to the province after a recent shooting at a Toronto Jewish girls school.Ford made those sharp comments alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a news conference in the city, days after students and staff at Rabbi Yaacov Vidal of the Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School said they were shaken by what happened, but undeterred.Toronto police told Global News Thursday the investigation remains ongoing, and no arrests have been made.There is no indication from police at this time that any of the suspects involved were immigrants, as Ford appeared to suggest, adding: “Before you plan on moving to Canada — don’t come to Canada if you’re going to start terrorizing neighborhoods like this.”“We have zero tolerance for this anywhere in Ontario. It doesn’t matter what race, what religion you’re from, I’d be saying the exact same thing if it was another community as well, but enough is enough,” he said.“You’re bringing your problems from everywhere else in the world, you’re bringing it to Ontario and you’re going after other Canadians – as the prime minister said: unacceptable.”Police later told Global News it does not track and or disclose the immigration status of suspects or victims.

Fatemah Ahmedi* feels like a loser.

Prince Edward Island (PEI), a significant protest is unfolding. A group of former and current international students, mostly from India, have taken to the streets, voicing their distress over a policy shift that jeopardizes their future prospects in the country. According to reports, the controversy centers on the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), a lifeline for many international students aiming to secure permanent residency (PR) in Canada. Typically, Indian students enroll in institutions in provinces like Ontario or British Columbia. However, upon realizing the fierce competition for PR in these densely populated areas, many transfer to smaller, less populated provinces like PEI. Do you meet the immigration criteria? Check here These provinces, grappling with stagnant and aging populations, have historically relied on the PNP to attract temporary residents, thereby addressing labor shortages and sustaining population growth.

The federal government has rejected a request from Toronto to decriminalize the possession of small quantities of drugs for personal use after an increasingly bitter public spat over the city’s ask.

Highways throughout southern Ontario will be busy this Victoria Day long weekend as residents mark the unofficial start to summer.

Canadians hitting the road this May long weekend won’t need to worry too much about a big jump at the gas pump before making their trip, but analysts say those hoping for a drop likely won’t see one, either.

Two Ontario men, one of whom is a self-described “Crypto King,” have been arrested and charged with fraud. They allegedly received over C$40m ($29.4m) from investors.

Ontario is planning to bring in a series of new measures for those found guilty of impaired driving in the province, including ignition interlock devices and lifetime driving bans.

An Ontario man is facing charges in connection with the largest gold heist in Canadian history at Toronto Pearson airport last year, Peel Regional Police say.

Ontario Provincial Police say 64 people have been charged in a large-scale child exploitation investigation across the province where 34 child victims were identified.Another 30 children were “safeguarded,” police said, which means removing a child who is in a dangerous position and who could be offended against.The investigation, dubbed Project Aquatic, involved 27 police forces across Ontario who identified and arrested several people for allegedly making, possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material, police said.OPP Det. Sgt.

The United Auto Workers union says over 1,000 workers at a Stellantis metal stamping plant in Warren, Michigan, have voted to authorize a strike over health and safety issues

The volatility of theelectric-vehicle transition has been on full display recently, as Ford Motor Co. announced it is pausing construction on the joint-venture active cathode material plant it is building in Quebec just days after Honda Motor Co. Ltd. announced a $15-billion EV and battery complex in Ontario.

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating reports of an illegal online gambling operation targeting youth in the city of Orillia after students reported being threatened over money they owed.

Ontario Provincial Police say they are taking their strongest measures yet by requiring a mandatory breath sample from drivers for every traffic stop in the Greater Toronto Area.

Nations have made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution at talks that have concluded in Canada

The world’s nations finished a round of negotiations early Tuesday on a treaty to end plastic pollution and made more progress than they have in three prior meetings

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.’s announcement last week that it’s building a $15-billion “vertically integrated” electric-vehicle and battery-cell manufacturing complex in Ontario has opened a new chapter in the country’s industrial strategy for the energy transition.

By Peter Shawn Taylor

By 2028, a Honda manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ont., should be ready to pump out 240,000 electric vehicles (EVs) every single year.