Ontario News

TORONTO — An Ontario court is set to hear a constitutional challenge to a panhandling law that advocates say is grossly disproportionate and infringes the rights of some of the most vulnerable members of society.

TORONTO — Ontario will subsidize public transit trips so riders can avoid paying double fares when transferring between transit agencies in Toronto and the surrounding area, Premier Doug Ford said Monday.

PEAWANUCK, Ont. — The leader of an organization representing 49 First Nations says he is mourning after two people died in a house fire in a remote northern Ontario Cree community.

Toronto police are warning the public about a man who is allegedly passing himself off as a fundraiser for the SickKids Hospital Foundation.

SUDBURY, Ont. — One person is dead and another is in police custody following a stabbing in Sudbury, Ont. Police were called to the Cabot Street and Hearne Avenue area shortly before 8 p.m. Friday night for a weapons complaint.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government can keep marching orders to cabinet ministers confidential, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday, marking an end to a long-running legal battle over access to the documents.

TORONTO — Police say a man wanted in an alleged 2010 Ontario murder has been arrested after flying into Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Toronto is getting $143 million from the federal government to help shelter asylum seekers in the city.

TORONTO — A Hydro One spokesperson says after a raccoon knocked out power to thousands of people in downtown Toronto, the utility is looking at ways to make sure the city's unofficial mascot stays out of transmission stations.

TORONTO — People who are homeless have high rates of COVID-19 reinfection, putting the health of an already vulnerable population at further risk, a study published Friday in the BMC Infectious Diseases journal says.