Ontario News

MILTON, Ont. — Halton Region police say they have arrested a woman who allegedly threw an unknown chemical on a family member before stealing her phone last week. Police say a woman was walking in Milton, Ont.

TORONTO — Ontario's labour minister is aiming to solve an excrement predicament.

Ontario is failing to effectively protect some of the critical habitat for boreal caribou, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has warned in a letter to the province obtained by The Canadian Press.

TORONTO — A downtown Hamilton riding held for many years by former Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath is expected to remain in the party's hands after a byelection Thursday, despite their candidate being put on the defensive over some of her activism.

TORONTO — A day after Toronto police said they were ending extra patrols on city transit, some residents said they were unsure how much of an effect the measure had on public safety.

TORONTO — Ontario's highest court has denied a request from multiple murderer Dellen Millard to adjourn a hearing for an appeal of one of his convictions.

Ottawa police are facing criticism after officers wore the "thin blue line" symbol on their jerseys at a charity hockey game over the weekend.

Andrew Kavchak's decision to retire was less about taking time for himself, and more about taking care of his 22-year-old son, Steven, who has severe autism.

TORONTO — Ontario's libraries are asking the government to create a provincewide digital public library, to ensure residents in smaller municipalities have the same access to materials as people in large, urban centres.

TORONTO — A headdress belonging to the chief of a northeastern Ontario First Nation has been located after a car it was in was allegedly taken from a hotel parking lot west of Toronto.