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Ontario Liberals promise to boost provincial top up to Old Age Security

Ontario Liberals promise to boost provincial top up to Old Age Security

MARKHAM, Ont. — Ontario's Liberals are promising to increase the amount low-income seniors receive from the province as a top up to federal Old Age Security payments if they form government this spring.
GO bus services impacted by strike at Toronto's Union Station: Metrolinx

GO bus services impacted by strike at Toronto's Union Station: Metrolinx

TORONTO — Metrolinx says GO buses were not stopping at or departing from Toronto's Union Station Sunday due to an ongoing strike action.
Ontario's mask mandate extension in high-risk settings being met with mixed reactions

Ontario's mask mandate extension in high-risk settings being met with mixed reactions

TORONTO — The Ontario government’s decision to extend its remaining mask mandate in high-risk settings until at least June 11 was met with mixed reactions over the weekend, with some saying the move doesn't go far enough to blunt the effects of COVID
Pedestrian dies after hit-and-run in London, Ont.: police

Pedestrian dies after hit-and-run in London, Ont.: police

LONDON, Ont. — Police say a pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle in London, Ont. The London Police Service says emergency services responded to a report that a pedestrian was struck near Adelaide and Nelson streets around 9:30 p.m.
Ontario reports people 1,362 in hospital with COVID-19, 212 in ICUs

Ontario reports people 1,362 in hospital with COVID-19, 212 in ICUs

Ontario is reporting 1,362 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, a decrease from 1,684 the previous day. The province has previously said not all hospitals report their data on weekends.
Ontario Progressive Conservatives campaigning for post-COVID world

Ontario Progressive Conservatives campaigning for post-COVID world

Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives are campaigning as if COVID-19 is over – but experts say the pandemic will most likely colour the election campaign in some way, and it may even give the incumbent party a boost with voters when it comes to unmet p
SIU investigating after man in Cambridge, Ont., shot by police doing wellness check

SIU investigating after man in Cambridge, Ont., shot by police doing wellness check

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog says it is investigating after police shot a 22-year-old man while doing a wellness check.
Man, 52, dies after crew van crashes at airport in Hamilton, police say

Man, 52, dies after crew van crashes at airport in Hamilton, police say

Hamilton police say a 52-year-old man has died after a crew van crashed at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport.
Ontario reports 1,684 people in hospital with COVID-19, 212 in ICUs

Ontario reports 1,684 people in hospital with COVID-19, 212 in ICUs

Ontario is reporting 1,684 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, an increase from 1,591 the previous day. The province is also reporting 212 COVID-19 patients in intensive care, down from 214 patients on Friday.
Police investigating after man, 66, dies in fatal farm incident in Ontario

Police investigating after man, 66, dies in fatal farm incident in Ontario

Ontario Provincial Police say they're investigating after a 66-year-old man died in an incident involving farm equipment. They say officers responded to a property in Leeds and the Thousand Islands Township, Ont., on Friday afternoon.