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When Maggie Smith starred at the Stratford Festival
Maggie Smith as Hippolyta / Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Stratford Festival, 1977). Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Robin Phillips. Designed by Susan Benson. Lighting design by Gil Wechsler. Photography by Robert C. Ragsdale
paycheque project
Ontario man, 34, earning $62,000 plans to steer clear of mortgage debt and buy a condo outright with family money
critic’s notebook
The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony: The best, worst and quotable moments
Sarah McLachlan gives a speech at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony at Massey Hall in Toronto, on Saturday, September 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paige Taylor White
driving concerns
Drivers are licensed, so why aren’t cyclists?
A cyclist rides down a bike lane normally occupied by traffic on Danforth Avenue between Woodbine and Woodmount Avenues during an 8 80 Cities pop-up street makeover in Toronto, Ont. on Friday, August 23, 2019. 8 80 Streets Danforth is a project temporarily transforming this section of Danforth Ave to demonstrate the Vision Zero principles of safer street design that prioritizes vulnerable road users. (J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail)
Doug Ford’s Highway 401 tunnel could cost $60-billion or more – and wouldn’t solve congestion, say experts
Ontario is permanently raising the speed limit on parts of 10 highways across the province.Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria says several sections of Highways 401, 403, 406, 416 and Highway 69 will have a speed limits of 100 km/h. Traffic moves along Highway 401 in Toronto on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

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When Maggie Smith starred at the Stratford Festival
Maggie Smith as Hippolyta / Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Stratford Festival, 1977). Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Robin Phillips. Designed by Susan Benson. Lighting design by Gil Wechsler. Photography by Robert C. Ragsdale
paycheque project
Ontario man, 34, earning $62,000 plans to steer clear of mortgage debt and buy a condo outright with family money
opinion
Health care in Ontario needs an innovation revolution
Anthony Dale
opinion
Doug Ford’s proposed tunnel under Highway 401 is transparently political
Marcus Gee
Pickering councillor gets most severe pay penalty as council seeks stronger recourse
Pickering City Hall is shown on Thursday Sept. 26, 2024. A councillor in a southern Ontario city has been issued a 90-day pay suspension – the most severe penalty possible under current rules – after the municipality's integrity commissioner found she has been demonstrating a continued pattern of "unacceptable behaviour" that risks hurting marginalized members of society. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
TMU’s new medical school aims to welcome students from underrepresented communities
Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Medicine Interim Assistant Dean of Admissions and Recruitment Dr. Dominick Shelton at the the future site of the university in Brampton on September 26, 2024. The school is aiming to welcome its first cohort of residents and students in September 2025. September 26, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
Complainant breaks down as cross-examination resumes in Jacob Hoggard sexual-assault trial
Justice Robin Tremblay, left to right, Assistant Crown Attorney Peter Keen, Crown Attorney Lilly Gates, Hoggard's lawyers Kally Ho, Megan Savard and Hoggard are shown in a courtroom sketch in Haileybury, Ont., Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould
Ottawa is making it easier for Canadians to buy homes. That’s good news for bank stocks
David Berman
Cold case arrest: Nunavut RCMP charge man with murder in 1986 death of teenage girl
RCMP police car.
Housing starts up in six largest cities but construction still not closing supply gap
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says construction of new homes in Canada's six largest cities rose four per cent year-over-year in the first half of 2024, but housing start levels were still not enough to meet growing demand. New home construction is seen in the Barrhaven neighbourhood of Ottawa on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Ontario pushes for stricter bail rules with new cabinet role
Justice of the Peace Julie Lauzon is being returned to the bench following a Court of Appeal ruling in her favour finding the punishment she received for writing a 2016 column criticizing Canada's bail system was unjust. The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto on Monday, April 8, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
opinion
Doug Ford is driving Ontario down the wrong road
The Editorial Board
After being told Freedom 55 was out of reach, this retiree changed his financial trajectory and retired at 51. Plus, how diet protects brain health as you age
Scott Hartman poses for a portrait in his backyard garden in Oakville, ON on August 27th, 2024. Duane Cole/The Globe and Mail
TDSB trustees want Ontario to speed up probe after students appear to attend pro-Palestinian protest
A Toronto District School Board sign is shown in front of a high school in Toronto on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Canada's largest school board has voted to make its required English credit for Grade 11 students a class focused on Indigenous works. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Tearful complainant alleges musician Jacob Hoggard raped, choked her after Hedley concert
Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is pictured in Toronto on Oct. 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Lupul
done deal
Treasured cottage on Lake Muskoka hooks two bids
This three-bedroom cottage on Lake Muskoka (1087 Arundel Lodge Rd., Gravenhurst, On) was posted for sale with an asking price of $2,975,000 to gauge the level of interest from buyers, who often pause their recreational house hunt in the summer.
Delays, municipal fees behind slow home construction in Ontario, report finds
Construction site of townhouses is pictured in the east end of Toronto on February 21, 2024 (Laura Proctor/The Globe and Mail)
Ontario orders review into TDSB field trip where videos appear to show students marching in pro-Palestinian protest
A Toronto District School Board sign is shown in front of a high school in Toronto on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Canada's largest school board has voted to make its required English credit for Grade 11 students a class focused on Indigenous works. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Former star Vince Carter to become first Raptor to have number retired
Former Toronto Raptors star Vince Carter will have his No. 15 retired by the NBA team this season, according to multiple media reports. Carter jams during second half NBA action against the Cleveland Cavaliers, in Toronto Wednesday Jan. 7, 2004. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Harris
Security boosted on and around Parliament Hill over concerns about protesters confronting MPs
Parliamentary Protective Service members and protestors gather outside of West Block on Parliament Hill as parliamentary business resumes after the summer recess in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 16, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Complainant takes stand in Jacob Hoggard’s sexual assault trial as Crown begins case
Opening arguments are expected to get underway today in the sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard. Justice Robin Tremblay, left to right, Assistant Crown Attorney Peter Keen, Crown Attorney Lilly Gates, Hoggard's lawyers Kally Ho, Megan Savard and Hoggard are shown in a courtroom sketch in Haileybury, Ont., Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould
Four injured in Ottawa transit assaults, man charged by hate crime unit, police say
Ottawa police say four people were seriously injured when investigators allege a man making "hate-filled" comments carried out a series of assaults on public transit buses and trains. An Ottawa Police officer’s badge is seen on April 28, 2022, in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
the architourist
An 1875 farmhouse with 21st-century attitude
Dave LeBlanc
Doug Ford condemns TDSB for field trip after videos appear to show students marching in pro-Palestinian protest
<p>Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during a press conference in Niagara Falls, Ont., Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. One of the largest factors standing in the way of Ontario being able to speed up critical infrastructure projects is a sense of public distrust fostered by the government's own history with the Greenbelt, polling commissioned by the government suggests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton</p>
Amazon launches in-garage deliveries in Canada for some customers
Amazon.com Inc. says some customers in Canada can now start getting their packages delivered to their garage. The Amazon DXT4 warehouse is seen in Laval, Que., Monday, April 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
book review
With The Knowing, Tanya Talaga tells a tale that all Canadians should know
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard enters not-guilty plea at Ontario sexual-assault trial
Jury selection for Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial is underway in a northeastern Ontario court. Hoggard is photographed in Toronto on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Lupul
Two people charged after man found dead in London, Ont., park, police say
Police in London, Ont., say two people have been arrested and charged after a man was found dead in a park Friday evening. A police car with flashing lights is shown in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke
Controversial law designed to free up hospital beds to be tested in Ontario court
The entrance sign to the Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, October 19, 2021.&nbsp;The Ontario government says it plans to recoup loan payments issued to doctors at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic to cover their increased costs and loss of revenue from lower patient volumes.&nbsp;THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
opinion
Why Doug Ford won his by-elections and Justin Trudeau lost his
John Ibbitson
Early election in Ontario still an option for Doug Ford, sources say
The province's next fixed election date is in June 2026, but Premier Doug Ford set off alarm bells in political circles this past May when he repeatedly refused to commit to that date at a press conference. Ford walks through the halls of the Ontario legislature after speaking to media, in Toronto, Monday, May 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
opinion
What Ontario can learn from Alberta about housing
The Editorial Board