Ontario News

TORONTO — Pharmacists in Ontario can now diagnose and treat 19 common ailments but they still can't prescribe birth control or emergency contraception.

TORONTO — All GO Transit trains are not running amid what is being called a network-wide system failure. The outage is also affecting the rail service connecting downtown Toronto to Pearson International Airport.

Toronto is seeing record-breaking heat today, with temperatures climbing far above typical October weather. Environment Canada says the temperature in the city is 29 C this afternoon, when the average high for the day should be 17 C.

Toronto police say one of their officers has been arrested and charged with assault. Police say the officer was charged after a dispute between a man and a woman. They allege the woman was assaulted during the dispute.

Toronto police are seeking help in their search for a two-month-old puppy that was stolen during a gunpoint carjacking of a luxury vehicle.

KITCHENER, Ont. — Police say four male youths have been arrested and are facing multiple hate-related charges after a Pride flag from an Ontario high school was lit on fire. Waterloo Regional Police say the flag was damaged on the afternoon of Sept.

HAMILTON — Police in Hamilton arrested five people on Saturday at a series of unsanctioned street parties they say drew thousands. Police say they received 49 calls about the parties near the McMaster University campus.

TORONTO — Ontario has granted its pharmacists more prescribing powers.

TORONTO — Ontario's minimum wage rises today to $16.55 an hour. The increase is tied to inflation, and is up 6.8 per cent from the previous rate of $15.50 an hour.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Allan Hirsh sits on a lawn chair on a cool fall evening in North Bay, Ont., pondering the mixed emotions he's been feeling since his community made international headlines.