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Workers in Ontario are owed tens of millions of dollars in unpaid wages that the provincial government has yet to collect from employers, according to internal government records obtained by CBC Toronto.

A London, Ont., councillor expressed skepticism that Farhi Holdings Corp. would ever build a downtown tower approved in 2021, after an application to construct the mixed-use building and add 280 residential units to the city's core. More than three years later, the project still hasn't started.

Chair Rick Petrella and trustees Dan Dignard, Bill Chopp and Mark Watson of the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board were to Italy between July 8 and 15 to buy $100,000 in custom artwork for two new high schools. It's among trips by Ontario school boards that have come under scrutiny for the way public money is spent.

A 16-year-old girl is recovering in an Ottawa hospital after suffering injuries in what her family describes as a brutal attack allegedly committed by her ex-boyfriend, who's now in custody and facing charges including attempted murder. 

Ottawa has been speaking with like-minded countries about recognizing a Palestinian state, a government official told a committee of parliamentarians studying the quickest path toward such a declaration Thursday afternoon.

With the holiday retail season approaching, Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says parties need to reach an agreement quickly.

Since leaving her "most challenging" Olympics in Paris, Penny Oleksiak has climbed 19,000 feet to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, done other charity work and attended her first Bills football game in Buffalo. "Trying to have a life outside of swimming is important," she says.

A veteran Ottawa journalist says he and his family have received threats since he was accused of being a Russian agent during a House of Commons committee meeting last month — a claim he refutes and describes as "preposterous."

Baloney stew? How about boloney chowder? Or boloney sliders? You can find all that and more in Full of Bologna: A Collection of Cape Breton Classics.

While being sworn in to office, Dawson City's new town councillors decided as a group to take the oath of office but refused to take the oath of allegiance to his majesty the King.

The province says the move comes 'after years of AIMCo consistently failing to meet its mandated benchmark returns.' For now, Finance Minister Nate Horner has been appointed the sole director and chair for AIMCo.

The death of an Edmonton woman, allegedly at the hands of the man she was trying to leave, has prompted calls for stronger support for victims attempting to flee intimate partner violence and improved judicial systems to rehabilitate repeat offenders. 

Actor Elliot Page and musician Rufus Wainwright were among the stars who honoured 2SLGBTQ+ charities at the inaugural PTP Pink Awards in Toronto Thursday, in the shadow of a U.S. election that has many worried about queer and trans rights.

A provincial court judge says a Manitoba man likely wouldn't have died if proper policy had been followed when he was placed in an RCMP holding cell in The Pas in 2019.

Total greenhouse gas emissions from Alberta's oilsands have remained relatively flat for the last few years but could climb yet again in 2024 as the industry ratchets up oil production, according to a new report released Thursday.

One junior and two senior members of the Winnipeg Police Service have been put on administrative leave after they were charged with several offences following an internal investigation.

Canada's environment watchdog issued another reality check Thursday, warning that the country has just six years to slash the lion's share of emissions to reach its climate goals.

Dr. Elaine Ma, who was celebrated for organizing drive-thru vaccination clinics that helped thousands get their shots at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, is now being ordered to pay back more than $600,000 in fees for those same services.

The Professional Women's Hockey League unveiled the home and away uniform designs for its six teams on Thursday, a little over three weeks before opening its second season.

Even as they fundraise for other community organizations, some legions across Canada are having trouble keeping their own lights on amid rising inflation and maintenance costs.