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Three charged with murder in death of 15-year-old in northern Ontario town

Three charged with murder in death of 15-year-old in northern Ontario town

MOOSONEE, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say three people are now facing murder charges after a 15-year-old was assaulted then died from their injuries.
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Open mayoral races draw candidates hoping to reinvigorate local politics in Ontario

Open mayoral races draw candidates hoping to reinvigorate local politics in Ontario

Nour Kadri has attended hundreds of community events, participated in several debates and amassed nearly 400 volunteers as he runs for Ottawa mayor and now the self-described underdog says he feels his campaign is finally being noticed.
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Officers' deaths have left policing profession shaken, police association says

Officers' deaths have left policing profession shaken, police association says

The deaths of two officers in a shooting in Innisfil, Ont., this week have shaken police services across the country, the Police Association of Ontario said Friday.
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Ontario weighs declaring monkeypox outbreak over, Moore says

Ontario weighs declaring monkeypox outbreak over, Moore says

TORONTO — Ontario is "actively looking" at whether it can declare the monkeypox outbreak officially over, the province's top doctor says. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr.
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Contract talks between Ontario education workers, government to involve mediator

Contract talks between Ontario education workers, government to involve mediator

TORONTO — Ontario education workers such as librarians, custodians and early childhood educators have agreed to mediation with the government in contract talks that have inched toward a strike.
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Ontario police officers did not draw firearms before they were fatally shot: watchdog

Ontario police officers did not draw firearms before they were fatally shot: watchdog

Two police officers who died responding to a call at an Innisfil, Ont., home did not draw their firearms before they were shot, Ontario's police watchdog said Thursday, as grieving friends and colleagues remembered the two men as kind and dedicated.
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Rise in COVID-19, flu season, other viruses could mean 'complicated year': Moore

Rise in COVID-19, flu season, other viruses could mean 'complicated year': Moore

TORONTO — COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise, the flu season is on the horizon and many other respiratory viruses are circulating again, Ontario's top doctor said Thursday as he warned the coming months could be tough.
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Stereotypes seen in man's treatment before he died in police custody: expert

Stereotypes seen in man's treatment before he died in police custody: expert

A physician with expertise in Indigenous health care told a coroner's inquest Wednesday that she heard stereotypes kick in from the first 9-1-1 call that led to a man being arrested for public intoxication before he died from medical conditions in Th
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400,000 fewer mammograms during pandemic, more advanced cancer now seen: OMA

400,000 fewer mammograms during pandemic, more advanced cancer now seen: OMA

TORONTO — Doctors in Ontario are seeing more advanced cases of breast cancer after 400,000 fewer mammograms were performed in the province during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario Medical Association said Wednesday.
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Explainer of issues in stalled Ontario education worker bargaining

Explainer of issues in stalled Ontario education worker bargaining

TORONTO — About 55,000 Ontario education workers such as administration staff, librarians, early childhood educators and custodians could soon be in a legal strike position.
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