— The final budget before a looming provincial election will offer measures to cut hospital wait times, lower child-care costs and expand mental-health services while reducing the overall deficit, the Ontario government said Monday.

Premier Kathleen Wynne is pressing the reset button — or the panic button.

Nordstrom Rack to open first Canadian store in Vaughan, Ont., Toronto to follow

— Federal officials have rejected requests from more than 1,500 organizations for funding through the government’s premier summer jobs program, a 12-fold increase since the Liberals added new criteria for funding that have drawn the ire of faith-based groups.

— The Palestinian president on Monday called the U.S. ambassador to Israel a “son of a dog” in an angry rant against the Trump administration, signalling new trouble ahead for an expected U.S. peace proposal.

London, Ont., fire chief retires amid complaints of department-wide harassment

Police in the Phoenix area say one of Uber’s self-driving vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian Sunday night.

“Hold and secure” lifted at Elizabeth Bagshaw school

Via Rail to launch process to buy new trains with federal funding announcement

N.S. spends $39.6 million on doctors, including $150 new-patient bonus

Sustainable Hamilton Burlington is inviting individuals from the manufacturing and office-based sectors in Hamilton and Burlington to join a regional project on climate change.

Hamilton police tweeted about the status just before 4 p.m. Monday

Judge allows father parenting time with six-year-old despite 'unorthodox beliefs'

Newly elected PC Leader Doug Ford to address supporters at Toronto 'unity' rally

— An NDP government in Ontario would spend $1.2 billion to provide dental coverage to an additional 4.5 million people, with the money coming from higher taxes for the wealthy and corporations, party leader Andrea Horwath said Monday.

Federal committee to examine human trafficking at cross-country hearings

The federal government says the Canadian public broadly supports the tight regulations it has proposed for marijuana packaging, which will include a bright red stop sign emblazoned with a pot leaf and the letters THC.

Police issued 48 tickets and responded to 41 calls near McMaster on St. Patrick’s Day

Toronto to implement safety measures in wake of soaring pedestrian deaths

Analyst warns British Columbia gas prices could soon hit a record high

NDP dental plan to cost $1.2 billion: Horwath

— Former “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon said on Twitter Monday that she’ll challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York’s Democratic primary in September.

— Nova Scotia’s family doctors will get a pay boost as a result of nearly $40 million in funding — including a $150 bonus for every new patient they take on who was previously without a doctor.

— Brady Flett says he knew within days of the deaths of an Alberta couple and their daughter that the supposedly grief-stricken son was involved somehow.

Advocates say Canada needs national pain strategy to provide care, lower costs

Rejection rates for Canada Summer Jobs funding up 12-fold from last year

OPP say thefts happened sometime between November and March

Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien says his office will reach out to the social media company to determine if Canadians were affected by the breach

OPP believe suspects threw debris from Stirling Street bridge and then ran

Bomb design required a higher level of skill to construct, said Austin Police Chief Brian Manley

— The governments of Canada, Ontario and Quebec are partnering with some of the world’s digital heavyweights to usher in the next generation of wireless technology.

— Fear escalated across Texas’ capital city on Monday after the fourth bombing this month — a blast that was triggered this time by a tripwire, demonstrating what police called a “higher level of sophistication” than the package bombs used in the previous attacks.

Details expected to be unveiled today on Canada's peacekeeping missing in Mali

— Russian President Vladimir Putin, boosted by a landslide re-election win, flexed his nationalist muscles Monday, declaring that he will defend Russia’s interests for another six years without an arms race.

Nightclub shut down after event with live horse to reopen

A new LCBO store is the latest business to open in the Winona Crossing shopping centre, at 1342 South Service Rd.

5G wireless telecommunication corridor slated for Ontario, Quebec

"I still have some energy left," said Flamborough's Roman Sarachman.

No criminal charges will be laid against a Niagara Regional Police officer in relation to an arrest last year during which a 49-year-man suffered a fractured hip, the province’s Special Investigations Unit said Monday.

The plan would be free for anyone earning less than $30,000 a year, helping 4.5 million Ontarians who don’t have workplace dental benefits.

Using Facebook data for political gain raises serious concerns: privacy watchdog

"We don't know all the details," said Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger. "It does focus on transit."

House fire “fully involved” when crews arrived at 384 East 21st St. Monday morning. Family escaped before firefighters arrived

— A regional government in British Columbia’s southern Interior is mulling more than 70 recommendations to improve its response to wildfires.

The 16-year-old, from Ohsweken, is facing dangerous driving, flight from police and drug charges

AUSTIN, Texas - Fear escalated across Austin on Monday after the fourth bombing this month — this time, a blast that was triggered by a tripwire and demonstrated what police said was a "higher level of sophistication" than the package bombs used in the previous attacks.

"I know other municipalities are using them or are testing them," said Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger. "Electric vehicles in our community would reduce greenhouse gas emissions."

NEW YORK - Claire's, the mall chain that has pierced the ears of millions of teens, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. but its Canadian and European stores are not involved.

5G wireless telecommunication corridor slated for Ontario, Quebec

OTTAWA - The governments of Canada, Ontario and Quebec are partnering with some of the world's digital heavyweights to usher in the next generation of wireless technology.