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Thu, 9 Jun 2022 18:23:19 EDTPierre Poilievre and Marco Mendicino spar over who asked for Emergencies Act to be invoked
A top contender for the Conservative leadership is now calling for Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino to resign, while Mendicino says he is appalled with how the Tories are twisting his words.
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 18:55:00 EDTToronto Dr. Paul Morgan opened his door to those in need, including his killer
Judge calls death of man who spent his life supporting Ontario’s Indigenous community a “cruel irony.”
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 12:00:00 EDTThe inside story of how Doug Ford beat the NDP — and destroyed the Liberals — in the Ontario election
Being “not a partisan or ideological guy at his core” was central to the PC leader’s brand, and the key to his second election victory.
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 18:51:00 EDTToronto-area hospitals will keep mask mandates for the foreseeable future
Masks will be continue to be required for staff and patients at the 17 GTA hospitals and health systems contacted by the Star.
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 16:59:17 EDTToronto MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith ‘seriously’ considering entering Ontario Liberal leadership race to replace Steven Del Duca
A prominent Toronto MP is “seriously” considering jumping into the nascent race to be Ontario Liberal leader.
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 10:03:38 EDTConservative party memberships soar to record level as leadership hopefuls call for another debate
Race organizers are stressing the number could change, as the party carries out the painstaking work of validating each membership.
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 15:03:14 EDTDetails released in Sportsnet reporter Shawn McKenzie’s Nashville arrest
McKenzie was arrested on June 4 and faces two charges, according to police.
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 15:21:16 EDTNathaniel McLellan manslaughter case headed for preliminary hearing in December
A London court heard yesterday that a three-day preliminary hearing will be held into the case beginning Dec. 5.
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 06:00:00 EDTFear of losing their home is driving public housing residents away from skilled trades apprenticeship, union says
Ontario exempts earnings from some apprenticeship programs from subsidy calculations. A program run through the carpenters’ union isn’t among them.
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 05:00:00 EDTPolice officers across Canada are violating people’s rights with alarming frequency. Disturbing, unreleased video exposes cops stepping outside the law
A Torstar investigation of more than 600 cases reveals police are often not told when judges find they violated the Charter.
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 05:00:00 EDTIllegal strip searches. Mishandled evidence. Slapdash raids. How nine Canadian police forces continued flouting the law despite judges’ warnings
These systemic abuses are found among the more than 600 rulings over the past decade where judges found police committed serious Charter violations.
Thu, 9 Jun 2022 05:00:00 EDTHow Torstar found 600 cases of police violating fundamental rights when no one is tracking this national problem
With help from Western University’s law school, Torstar scoured thousands of court records for those where judges found serious Charter violations.