Ontario News

TORONTO — Advocacy groups, teachers' unions and food banks are calling on the Ontario government to provide a free breakfast and lunch program in schools across the province to address food insecurity among students.

TORONTO — A $70 million Lotto Max ticket could become the largest unclaimed individual jackpot in the country if a winner doesn't step forward to grab their prize next month, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation says.

Police say a months-long labour trafficking investigation with links to three provinces has led to four arrests.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — A 39-year-old man was killed and a second man was sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries on Wednesday after an early-morning double shooting north of Toronto, police said.

TORONTO — The City of Toronto is urging residents to call on the federal government to provide $235 million to help the municipality cover a massive pandemic-related budget shortfall.

TORONTO — Halton Region police say a 15-year-old boy has been charged after allegedly shooting a firework at officers during a large youth gathering on Victoria Day in Oakville, Ont.

TORONTO — Internationally trained engineers no longer require Canadian work experience to be licensed in Ontario, the province's labour minister said Tuesday, calling the move a "game changer.

RENFREW, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police have identified the victim in a fatal shooting in the Town of Renfrew on Friday night. OPP believe Jonathan Logan, a 41-year-old man from Renfrew County, was targeted in the shooting.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — A 57-year-old Mississauga, Ont., man accused of selling a lethal substance to people at risk of killing themselves has had his case put over until next week.

PEMBROKE, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a suspected double homicide in Pembroke early this morning that left a third person with life-threatening injuries.