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Ontario opposition calls on government boost health spending in light of ER closures

Ontario opposition calls on government boost health spending in light of ER closures

TORONTO — As Canada's premiers call for more health funding from Ottawa, Ontario's opposition parties are also urging the province's Progressive Conservative government to spend more on health services in light of continued strain on emergency rooms.
Man from Kingston, Ont., charged with 76 offences in sexual assaults investigation

Man from Kingston, Ont., charged with 76 offences in sexual assaults investigation

A 38-year-old man from Kingston, Ont., has been charged with 76 criminal offences after allegedly sexually assaulting victims lured through social media.
Man, 71, dead after golf cart enters pond on GTA course: police

Man, 71, dead after golf cart enters pond on GTA course: police

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — Police in York Region say officers have recovered the body of a 71-year-old man after reports a golf cart went into a pond on a course in Richmond Hill, Ont.
Ontario child-care rebates starting to roll out but program remains a 'patchwork'

Ontario child-care rebates starting to roll out but program remains a 'patchwork'

TORONTO — Parents in some parts of Ontario are already receiving rebates under the national $10-a-day child-care program while operators elsewhere can't apply yet to be part of the system, leaving a municipal patchwork of daycare pricing across the p
Murder charge laid in death of woman set on fire on Toronto bus

Murder charge laid in death of woman set on fire on Toronto bus

TORONTO — Charges against a Toronto man that were laid after a woman was set on fire on a transit bus last month have been upgraded following the woman's death.
Ontario municipal leaders call for action amid several temporary ER closures

Ontario municipal leaders call for action amid several temporary ER closures

TORONTO — Municipal leaders in small Ontario communities are sounding the alarm over the temporary closures of hospital emergency rooms, saying action is needed to ensure local residents and visitors to those areas can get the care they need.
Two teenagers die after collision in Prince Edward County: Ontario Provincial Police

Two teenagers die after collision in Prince Edward County: Ontario Provincial Police

Ontario Provincial Police say two teenagers have died after a single-vehicle collision in Prince Edward County. They say the collision occurred on County Road 23 in the Township of Ameliasburgh around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Woman, 40, charged in human trafficking investigation: Toronto police

Woman, 40, charged in human trafficking investigation: Toronto police

Toronto police say a 40-year-old woman has been charged in an ongoing human trafficking investigation.
One person 'unaccounted for' after golf cart enters pond in GTA: police

One person 'unaccounted for' after golf cart enters pond in GTA: police

Police in York Region say they've received reports that a man is missing after a golf cart went into a pond in Richmond Hill, Ont. Const.
Ontario monkeypox cases not growing rapidly, vaccine strategy working: Moore

Ontario monkeypox cases not growing rapidly, vaccine strategy working: Moore

Ontario is not seeing rapid growth in cases of monkeypox and its vaccination strategy appears to be working, the province's top doctor says