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TORONTO — Ontario is currently on track to surpass the number of fire deaths recorded last year, the province's fire marshal said Tuesday as he urged residents to ensure they have fire escape plans and working smoke alarms in their homes.

Toronto police say a man is facing impaired driving and assault charges after he allegedly crashed a car into oncoming traffic, left his injured passenger behind and then assaulted a family before dropping his pants and punching a police officer.

TORONTO — Some Ontario workers can now demand to know how their employer is using electronic tools to monitor them at work.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a 25-year-old man in Vaughan, Ont., was shot and killed by a York Regional Police officer.

TORONTO — Police have identified the man killed in a shooting at a north Toronto indoor soccer field that sent two others to hospital on Sunday evening. The Toronto Police Service says it received a call just before 7:30 p.m.

TORONTO — Police say one man has died in a shooting in north Toronto that also injured two others on Sunday evening. Toronto police say they received a call just before 7:30 p.m. for a shooting at the La Liga Sports Complex.

HAMILTON — First responders say they do not yet know what caused an ATV crash in rural Hamilton that killed two children and sent their father to hospital.

More Ontario municipalities are using online voting in this month's municipal elections than in 2018, despite the absence of provincial standards on how to conduct it.

HAMILTON — Police say two children have been killed in a rural ATV collision in Hamilton. Hamilton police responded to a call in the southeastern community of Binbrook shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday.

TORONTO — The union representing safety inspectors at the Technical Standards and Safety Authority says the parties have ratified a collective agreement, ending an 11-week strike.