Jordan Omstead
About Jordan Omstead
Reporter with The Canadian Press
Canada's increased oil production plans are failing climate targets, jeopardizing transition: report
Of the 20 major fossil-fuel-producing countries profiled in the report, Canada’s planned increase to oil production for 2030, compared to 2021 levels, ranks behind only Brazil, the United States and Saudi Arabia, and just ahead of Russia and Kuwait.
Scientists call on Canada to focus on logging for forest protection
A letter signed by more than 100 scientists is urging the Canadian government to take action to stop the degradation of its previously undisturbed forests from large-scale industrial logging.
Toronto's new mayor, Olivia Chow, faces budget challenges
Olivia Chow heads to Toronto city hall today hours after being elected mayor of Canada's most populous city.
Man charged with first-degree murder in shooting that killed one OPP officer and injured two others
An Ontario Provincial Police officer who died early on Thursday, May 11, 2023, was "ambushed and shot" along with two others when they arrived at a home east of Ottawa, the force said, as local residents expressed shock at the violence in their typically quiet community.
Federal housing advocate reviews 'human rights crisis' of Canada's homeless encampments
Homeless encampments in Canada amount to a human rights crisis exacerbated by threats of violent displacement and inaction of government at all levels, the federal housing advocate said Thursday as she launched a review of the issue.
John Tory to hang on as mayor through Toronto budget process
John Tory will stay on as Toronto's mayor to see his budget get debated at city council, his office said on Monday, February 13, 2023, despite his announcement last week that he planned to resign following an affair with a former staffer.
Toronto transit workers must be protected from violence, union president says
Violence against transit workers is unacceptable and needs to be addressed by multiple levels of government, the president of the union representing Toronto transit employees said on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, following two attacks on uniformed staff less than 48 hours apart.
Search uncovers 171 'plausible burials' near Ontario residential school
Searches for unmarked graves at the site of a former northern Ontario residential school have uncovered 171 “plausible burials," the Wauzhushk Onigum Nation said on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, with other sites still to be investigated.
Ransomware group LockBit apologizes and unlocks SickKids data
A global ransomware operator issued an apology and offered to unlock the data targeted in a ransomware attack on Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, a move cybersecurity experts say is rare, if not unprecedented, for the infamous group.
Man accused of killing OPP officer initially denied bail in other case
Randall McKenzie, 25, and Brandi Crystal Lyn Stewart-Sperry, 30, each face a charge of first-degree murder in the death of OPP Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala on Tuesday.