Ontario News

TORONTO — An endangered red panda cub has been born at the Toronto Zoo. The zoo says the cub was born last week and is the first for four-year-old red panda mom Paprika.

TORONTO — There were tornado watches and thunderstorm warnings across Ontario on Wednesday as much of the province continued sweltering from extreme heat.

TORONTO — Ontario plans to bring in a so-called "strong mayor" system for Toronto and Ottawa — and is considering expanding that to other cities — as it looks to put more power into the hands of major municipal leaders.

Experts say sending emergency alerts during extreme heat events could save lives, but a multi-faceted approach to warning the public is needed in order to reach the most vulnerable residents and help them take action

Toronto police say they have charged a 26-year-old man in relation to a deadly weekend shooting outside Scotiabank Arena. Police say they responded to reports of a shooting just after 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Bremner Boulevard and York Street.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Police say a motorcyclist is dead after a crash in Vaughan, Ont., and officers are looking for potential witnesses as they investigate the collision.

Much of Ontario sweltered under heat warnings on Tuesday, prompting some residents to head to public pools while others sought cooler spots indoors.

A police board in southern Ontario is gathering input from the public as it prepares to ask the federal government to add the term femicide to the Criminal Code, a move some advocates say is a crucial step in addressing a national crisis

Public Health Ontario is reporting 230 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the province, most of which are located in Toronto. The tally as of Monday has risen from the 156 cases confirmed as of July 11.

Ontario's fiscal watchdog is projecting a deficit that's $5.4 billion smaller than the most recent government projection because of lower-than-anticipated program spending.