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Ontario is investing $800,000 to expand access to community sport and recreation programs for nearly 6,000 children and youth, with funding directed toward baseball, organized sport, swimming and basketball officiating programs across the province.

The provincial funding will flow through Ontario’s Inclusive Grassroots Recreation program and support three organizations...

TORONTO — Ontario is maintaining its $13.8-billion deficit forecast for 2026–27 as the provincial government navigates slower economic growth, global uncertainty and the effects of U.S. tariffs, according to its latest quarterly fiscal update.

The province released its 2026–27 First Quarter Finances on Aug. 14, providing the first update to Ontario’s economic ...

Montreal — Extreme metal band Narcotic Wasteland has released a new single, “Fentanyl Zombie Apocalypse,” as the group moves through a U.S. tour featuring a rotating lineup of supporting acts throughout August.

Fronted by guitarist and vocalist Dallas Toler-Wade, formerly of technical death metal band Nile, Narcotic Wasteland is using the new track to address the fenta...

The City of Prince Albert has pleaded guilty to a workplace health and safety violation stemming from a July 2024 incident in which an employee was struck by concrete blocks that fell from a raised dump truck box.

The municipality entered the guilty plea in Provincial Court under Saskatchewan health and safety legislation and accepted a fine of $92,857. It will also pa...

The Ontario government is investing more than $1.1 million in Waterloo Region to help local aerospace, defence and health technology companies reduce their dependence on U.S. markets, protect existing jobs and expand into new domestic and international markets.

The funding, delivered through the province’s $40-million Trade-Impacted Communities Program, will support tw...