Ontario News

SAINT CATHARINES, Ont. — The search for a man who went missing after his tube overturned in Lake Ontario off St. Catharines has ended in tragedy.

Toronto police say a man has died after falling from a tour boat in the waters near Ontario Place on Sunday afternoon. Police say they responded to reports that a man had fallen from a boat and was in the water drowning.

At least four Ontarians have died due to multiple fatal crashes in the province this weekend.

Thunder Bay police say a Saturday morning traffic stop has ld to the arrest of two suspects and the seizure of a loaded, modified AR-15 assault rifle as well as illicit drugs totalling an estimated $14,000.

TORONTO — Colourful, feathered costumes and booming Soca music filled Toronto's Exhibition Place and Lake Shore Boulevard Saturday as festivalgoers celebrated the return of the Caribbean Carnival's grand parade.

TORONTO — The City of Toronto says it is upping aquatics staff wages by an average of 17 per cent as municipalities across the country grapple with lifeguard shortages.

TORONTO — Harm reduction workers say supervised consumption sites and safer supply programs need to be expanded to prevent further overdose deaths in Toronto, a call that comes after several recent suspected opioid deaths.

People who call for an ambulance in Ontario may have to wait longer for one to arrive as health-care staffing shortages and recent temporary emergency room closures slow down emergency services' response, a paramedics' group said Friday.

Public Health Ontario says there were 367 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the province as of Thursday, up from 326 on Monday. The agency's latest report says most of the cases – nearly 78 per cent – were reported in Toronto.

TORONTO — Several Ontario hospitals were reducing service in certain areas over the long weekend due to staff shortages as an Ontario nurses union called on the province to tackle what it called an alarming situation.