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BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO — The mayor of Belleville, Ont., says he is disappointed the province has not yet committed to funding a health and social-services hub and a detox centre urgently needed in the community amid an ongoing illicit drug crisis.

PICKERING, Ont. — Ontario Power Generation says one of its now-former employees is the person identified by the RCMP as being arrested under a national security law.

TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservative government introduced an omnibus bill Tuesday titled the Get It Done Act, borrowing from their 2022 election slogan, but opposition parties said the legislation will not actually accomplish much.

TORONTO — Police say two people who were shot at the same intersection in a northwest Toronto neighbourhood in less than a day were innocent bystanders who were attacked "indiscriminately.

KITCHENER, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog says it is investigating the death of a man who was shot by police in Kitchener, Ont.

TORONTO — Eight-year-old Giselle Alnaser wants the Elmo stuffed toy sitting on a stool across the room, and she's going to use her brain waves to get it.

TORONTO — A flight heading from Toronto to New York City earlier this month had to turn around because of a "burnt electrical smell" in the cockpit.

TORONTO — Residents in a northwest Toronto neighbourhood said they were feeling uneasy Monday after two people were shot while waiting for buses at the same intersection less than a day apart.

WHITBY, ONTARIO — A 40-year-old man from Mississauga, Ont., is facing multiple charges after police say a woman's neck was slashed in an alleged domestic dispute. Durham Region police say officers responded to a gas station in Whitby, Ont.

OTTAWA — Families will be able to lace up for another rare session on the Rideau Canal skateway today.