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Toronto police say suspect tried to steal vehicle with baby inside

Toronto police say suspect tried to steal vehicle with baby inside

TORONTO — One man is in police custody after attempting to carjack a vehicle in Toronto's east end. Police were called to the Coxwell Avenue and Hanson Street area shortly after 9 p.m. Friday.
Kashechewan First Nation health system only treating emergencies amid nurse shortage

Kashechewan First Nation health system only treating emergencies amid nurse shortage

A remote First Nation in northern Ontario is limiting health services to emergencies only due to a lack of nurses in what the community's health director is calling a dire situation for residents' and nurses' well-being.
Two dead, one injured after stabbing in northern Toronto: police

Two dead, one injured after stabbing in northern Toronto: police

TORONTO — Police say two people have died and a third has been injured in a stabbing in northern Toronto. Investigators say they were called to the area of Bathurst Street and Ellerslie Avenue at about 3:30 p.m.
Police charge teacher at Sudbury, Ont., high school with additional sexual offences

Police charge teacher at Sudbury, Ont., high school with additional sexual offences

SUDBURY, Ont. — Police say a teacher at a Catholic high school in Sudbury, Ont., is facing additional charges related to allegations of inappropriate behaviour and touching involving underage students.
Ontario's science table says province plans to create smaller group of advisers

Ontario's science table says province plans to create smaller group of advisers

TORONTO — Public Health Ontario is planning to replace Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table with a new, smaller group that will be more constrained, according to a science table memo obtained by The Canadian Press.
Ontario fines two LTC homes for not complying with air conditioning law

Ontario fines two LTC homes for not complying with air conditioning law

TORONTO — Ontario has levied a pair of $1,100 fines against two long-term care homes for not providing air conditioning in resident rooms.
Ontario's monkeypox vaccination strategy should include the homeless, advocates say

Ontario's monkeypox vaccination strategy should include the homeless, advocates say

TORONTO — Some advocates say Ontario's expanded eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine should include people experiencing homelessness.
Toronto Public Health reports one death after meningococcal disease outbreak

Toronto Public Health reports one death after meningococcal disease outbreak

TORONTO — One person has died in a Toronto outbreak of meningococcal disease, the city's public health unit said Thursday.
Advocates disappointed by Ontario government plan to bypass LTC bill public hearings

Advocates disappointed by Ontario government plan to bypass LTC bill public hearings

TORONTO — Long-term care and seniors' advocates say they are disappointed Ontario's Progressive Conservative government is planning to bypass public hearings for long-term care legislation that allows hospital patients awaiting long-term care to be t
Kingston, Ont., police lay charges after vehicle drives into tent, injuring three

Kingston, Ont., police lay charges after vehicle drives into tent, injuring three

A 36-year-old has been charged afterKingston, Ont., police say a vehicle unintentionally hit a tent, injuring multiple people, in the parking lot of a hub that provides vulnerable residents with shelter, food and addiction and mental health services.