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Queen taught true meaning of selfless service, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says

Queen taught true meaning of selfless service, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says

TORONTO — Ontario's premier and lieutenant governor remembered the Queen for her selfless service Thursday, on the day of her death.
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Ontario gives Toronto, Ottawa 'strong mayor' powers

Ontario gives Toronto, Ottawa 'strong mayor' powers

TORONTO — The next mayors of Toronto and Ottawa will now be able to veto certain bylaws, as the Ontario legislature passed a bill Thursday to give the leaders so-called strong mayor powers in a bid to get housing built more quickly.
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Group of six killed in Barrie crash believed to be heading to casino: Police

Group of six killed in Barrie crash believed to be heading to casino: Police

BARRIE, Ont. — Police in Barrie, Ont., say six young adults were heading to a casino around 6 a.m. on a Saturday last month when their car crashed in a construction site, killing everyone in the vehicle.
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Ontario receives first doses of bivalent vaccine: health minister

Ontario receives first doses of bivalent vaccine: health minister

TORONTO — Ontario's health minister says the province has received its first limited shipment of the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine that protects against the Omicron variant.
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Toronto police investigating after two dogs stolen at knifepoint

Toronto police investigating after two dogs stolen at knifepoint

Toronto police are asking for help finding a black Scottish Terrier and a Shih Tzu in a stroller they say they say were dognapped at knifepoint in the city's downtown.
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Ontario needs to develop strategy to manage long COVID, science table says

Ontario needs to develop strategy to manage long COVID, science table says

TORONTO — Ontario needs a proactive and comprehensive strategy to deal with long COVID, which is likely to impart a significant burden on the province's population and its health-care system, the recently disbanded science table reported Wednesday.
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Ontario gives OK for nursing college to expedite international nurse registration

Ontario gives OK for nursing college to expedite international nurse registration

TORONTO — Ontario's minister of health has told the province's nursing college to go ahead with regulatory changes that could get thousands more internationally trained nurses into practice more quickly.
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Man, 20, charged for Toronto shooting that injured five men near mosque

Man, 20, charged for Toronto shooting that injured five men near mosque

TORONTO — A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged in a drive-by shooting that left five Muslim men injured near a mosque in Toronto's east end earlier this year. Police say the shooting happened around 1 a.m. on April 16. Toronto police Supt.
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Case of Ontario doctor accused of killing four to return to court on Sept. 21

Case of Ontario doctor accused of killing four to return to court on Sept. 21

L'ORIGNAL, Ont. — The case of an eastern Ontario doctor charged with killing four people has been put over to Sept. 21. Dr.
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One dead, one hospitalized after three-vehicle crash in Caledon, Ont.: police

One dead, one hospitalized after three-vehicle crash in Caledon, Ont.: police

Provincial police are investigating a three-vehicle crash in Caledon, Ont., that has left one person dead. The OPP's Caledon detachment says the collision happened Tuesday morning on Highway 10.
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