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Police investigating deaths of three at Sudbury home as murder-suicide

Police investigating deaths of three at Sudbury home as murder-suicide

Police say the deaths of a father, mother and son in Sudbury, Ont., are being investigated as a murder-suicide. Greater Sudbury Police say officers were called to a home in the community of Coniston at 6:20 p.m. on Sunday for an unknown issue.
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PSWs in Ontario hospitals still waiting on permanent wage increase

PSWs in Ontario hospitals still waiting on permanent wage increase

TORONTO — Personal support workers at hospitals across Ontario have been waiting months to receive a wage increase promised by the government, with unions and hospitals saying a delay in instruction from the province had been holding up the payments.
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Free flu shots now available for Ontarians aged six months and older

Free flu shots now available for Ontarians aged six months and older

TORONTO — Free flu shots are now available for anyone in Ontario aged six months and older. The province is also encouraging COVID-19 booster shots. Health Minister Sylvia Jones wants Ontarians to get those shots as soon as possible.
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CUPE to stage provincewide protest Friday in response to Ontario's ban on strike

CUPE to stage provincewide protest Friday in response to Ontario's ban on strike

TORONTO — A union representing approximately 55,000 Ontario education workers said Monday its members will walk off the job on Friday despite the government tabling legislation to impose contracts and ban a strike.
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One dead, one injured after shooting outside high school in east Toronto

One dead, one injured after shooting outside high school in east Toronto

Toronto police say one man is dead and a teenage boy is injured after a shooting outside a high school in the city's east end. Police say on Twitter that officers responded to reports of a shooting at Woburn Collegiate Institute around 3:20 p.m.
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Doug Ford overstates privilege in attempt to avoid testimony at inquiry: commissioner

Doug Ford overstates privilege in attempt to avoid testimony at inquiry: commissioner

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and a top minister have overstated the privilege they enjoy as politicians as they try to get out of testifying at the Emergencies Act inquiry, the commissioner overseeing the proceeding said Monday in court docume
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What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision

What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision

The Ontario government says it intends to invoke the notwithstanding clause to keep an eventual law affecting some education workers in force in the event of any constitutional challenges.
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Ontario to release economic statement on Nov. 14, finance minister says

Ontario to release economic statement on Nov. 14, finance minister says

TORONTO — Ontario is set to release its fall economic statement on Nov. 14. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says the province will be providing an update on its "plan to build.
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Ontario hospital temporarily closes emergency room due to COVID-19

Ontario hospital temporarily closes emergency room due to COVID-19

SIMCOE, Ont. — An Ontario hospital is temporarily closing its emergency room due to COVID-19 illnesses. Norfolk General Hospital says its emergency department will reopen Monday at 7 p.m.
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Police called to Coniston residence Sunday evening for unknown problem

Police called to Coniston residence Sunday evening for unknown problem

CONISTON, Ont. — Three people have been found dead in a home in the community of Coniston in Sudbury, Ontario. Greater Sudbury Police were called to the residence on Caruso Street at 6:20 p.m. Sunday for an unknown issue.
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