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TORONTO — Razan Suliman has worked as a registered nurse and midwife in some of the world’s most trying circumstances, from wartime hospitals to refugee camps.

Toronto police say a man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his sister. They say officers responded to reports of an assault at a residence in the city's east end just before 5:30 a.m. Thursday.

Police say they've charged 28 people in Ontario and Saskatchewan, including several ServiceOntario employees, following an investigation into the fraudulent modification and sale of hundreds of stolen vehicles.

TORONTO — Ontario's lieutenant governor will deliver a throne speech on Aug. 9. The government announced the date for Elizabeth Dowdeswell's speech on Thursday.

Toronto police are notifying the public about armed robberies related to Kijiji listings. The force says officers responded to reports of robberies in the city's downtown core on July 9 and this Monday.

TORONTO — Babies and preschoolers received stickers and plenty of praise upon getting their first COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday as Ontario opened appointments for the shots to the youngest cohort.

ARNPRIOR, Ont. — Ottawa Fire Services has confirmed a firefighter has died while skydiving at the Arnprior airport. OPP say officers from the Renfrew detachment responded to a skydiving accident at the airport west of Ottawa around 1 p.m. Wednesday.

TORONTO — Police, a provincial transit corporation and a transport safety agency were investigating Wednesday after a four-year-old child was hit and killed by a GO train in Mississauga, Ont.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Peel Regional Police say a child has died after being struck by a train in Mississauga, Ont. Police say the child was struck on Tuesday night and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Mayors in parts of eastern Ontario hit by a tornado said Tuesday the resilience of their rural communities was on display as they recover from a third major storm in nearly two months.