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Parents, critics want action on kids' pain medication shortage ahead of flu season

Parents, critics want action on kids' pain medication shortage ahead of flu season

TORONTO — Critics and parents are calling for action to address an ongoing shortage of some kids’ pain and fever medications ahead of flu season and a potential new COVID-19 wave.
Ontario doctor accused of killing four to have preliminary hearing in May

Ontario doctor accused of killing four to have preliminary hearing in May

L'ORIGNAL, Ont. — The case of an eastern Ontario doctor charged with killing four people will return to court in May for a preliminary hearing. Dr.
Man dies after stabbing at Toronto's Allan Gardens park

Man dies after stabbing at Toronto's Allan Gardens park

TORONTO — Police are investigating the death of a man in a stabbing at a prominent Toronto park. Toronto police say they received reports that a man had been stabbed at the Allan Gardens botanical garden at Jarvis St. and Carlton St.
Ontario trucker fined for careless driving in Manitoba crash that killed two people

Ontario trucker fined for careless driving in Manitoba crash that killed two people

WINNIPEG — An inexperienced semi-truck driver from Ontario has been sentenced to pay a $3,000 fine for a collision that killed two people in eastern Manitoba. Mark Lugli, who was 54, and his son 17-year-old Jacob Lugli, from Dryden, Ont.
Children's aid worker didn't know about teen's history of suicidal thoughts: inquest

Children's aid worker didn't know about teen's history of suicidal thoughts: inquest

A child welfare worker told a coroner's inquest Tuesday that had she known an Indigenous teen in her care had a history of suicidal thoughts and self-harm, she would have tried to talk to him about it.
Fanshawe College faculty file grievance, seek indoor mask mandate

Fanshawe College faculty file grievance, seek indoor mask mandate

LONDON, Ont. — Faculty at Fanshawe College have filed a grievance calling on the London, Ont., school to reinstate a mandatory indoor mask policy. OPSEU Local 110, which represents faculty at the college, said it filed a group grievance on Sept.
Toronto seeing 'concerning increase' in carjackings this year, police say

Toronto seeing 'concerning increase' in carjackings this year, police say

TORONTO — There's been a "concerning increase" in carjackings in Toronto, city police said Tuesday as they detailed recent arrests and the search for more suspects in a number of investigations. Insp.
Ontario boosts energy-efficiency programs, including paying customers to run A/C less

Ontario boosts energy-efficiency programs, including paying customers to run A/C less

Ontario's electricity system operator is planning to roll out a program in which customers with smart thermostats would get paid to have their air conditioning remotely reduced on hot summer days.
Man, 20, charged with second-degree murder in west Toronto shooting

Man, 20, charged with second-degree murder in west Toronto shooting

TORONTO — A 20-year-old Toronto man has been charged with second-degree murder in a fatal shooting that took place last month in the city's west end.
Ontario teenager dies after motorcycle-vehicle crash: police

Ontario teenager dies after motorcycle-vehicle crash: police

Police say a teenager has died in a motorcycle crash in Uxbridge, Ont. Durham Regional Police Service says the fatal collision happened early Monday afternoon, when the motorcycle rear-ended another vehicle.