Dan Karpenchuk

The Canadian government is temporarily banning the importation of restricted handguns pending more restrictive, permanent measures from parliament.

The Canadian government has unveiled how much it's proposing to pay for banned firearms under a mandatory buyback program part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pledge to toughen gun laws amid a rash of recent mass shootings in the U.S., including Buffalo. However, the proposed new law has already drawn criticism from legal gun owners who say it doesn’t target the real problem.

A long awaited papal apology on Canadian soil took place on Monday in Alberta, as Pope Francis apologized to Canada’s indigenous people for the wrongs committed against them during the Residential School era.

Doug Ford was the frontrunner in this election since it was called and has led every poll, both for party support and his own popularity as premier.

With tensions already high following recent mass shootings in Buffalo and Texas, the Toronto Police special investigations unit is sifting through the details of a shooting near an east-end school. Police fatally shot a man who was walking near a school with a gun.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said construction of the first Lithium-Ion battery production plant in Canada will begin almost immediately, and when operations are up and running by 2024, it will provide up to 3,000 jobs.

Ontario’s top doctor has given his first COVID-19 update in a month. He has issued a strong recommendation for people to continue wearing masks.

The government of Ontario has introduced legislation that would prevent illegal blockades at border crossings. The proposed law comes in the wake of the week-long blockade that halted traffic at the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor.

Ontario’s mask mandate ends Monday for most public sectors. But one school board is already fighting back, saying it won’t follow the provincial government’s wishes.

Federal officials have announced that, as of April 1, fully vaccinated travelers entering Canada will not have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test.