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Strong mayor powers used to block majority on fractious eastern Ontario council

June 2 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The mayor of a small eastern Ontario township has exercised strong mayor powers, just a month after the controversial measures were extended to new municipalities.

No system to track, train lying police, lawyer says after another scathing decision

June 2 , 2025 at 04:00:32 a.m. EDT • :

A man found in a parking lot with drugs and a highly dangerous prohibited handgun and over-capacity magazine has walked free because two Ottawa police officers breached his Charter rights and lied in court about it. His defence lawyer says a system should be created to let officers know when it happens.

Ford government to limit debate on controversial Bill 5, hundreds of First Nations members protest

June 2 , 2025 at 07:12:06 a.m. EDT • :

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is moving to shut down debate on its most controversial piece of legislation this session, one of a plethora of bills getting the fast-track treatment before the legislature rises for a summer break.

Making sense of some of the evidence in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial

June 2 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

After six weeks, the sexual assault trial for five ex-world junior hockey players is inching toward its end in London, Ont. CBC News asked lawyers who aren't involved in the trial to explain how some of the numerous pieces of evidence and exhibits will likely be used by the Crown and defence, and how they may be weighed by Justice Maria Carroccia.