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Teen grazed in the head by bullet during school parking lot shooting: Toronto police

Teen grazed in the head by bullet during school parking lot shooting: Toronto police

TORONTO — Toronto police say a 16-year-old boy was grazed in the head by a bullet during a shooting in a high school parking lot and officers are searching for a teen suspect.
Man charged in fiery crash that killed Oshawa, Ont., woman, sent 9 to hospital

Man charged in fiery crash that killed Oshawa, Ont., woman, sent 9 to hospital

Police in Oshawa, Ont., say a man has been charged in an alleged high-speed fiery crash last month that killed a 41-year-old woman and sent nine other people to hospital.
Texts, social media a 'minefield' for people going through divorce: lawyer

Texts, social media a 'minefield' for people going through divorce: lawyer

TORONTO — When Sarah Boulby tells clients going through a divorce or locked in a custody battle that their texts and social media posts might be put under a microscope, she usually gets one of two responses.
Message threatening shooting at Oshawa school leads to arrest of Whitby woman: police

Message threatening shooting at Oshawa school leads to arrest of Whitby woman: police

An 18-year-old college student is facing a criminal charge after she allegedly made a social media post threatening to carry out a school shooting in Oshawa, Ont.
Woman wanted for murder in fatal Toronto shooting: police

Woman wanted for murder in fatal Toronto shooting: police

The Toronto Police Service is asking for the public's help with a homicide investigation related to a shooting that left one dead last Sunday in the city's west end. Officers responded to a shooting call on September 1 at around 6 a.m.
Person hospitalized for Ontario's first human case of rabies since 1967

Person hospitalized for Ontario's first human case of rabies since 1967

BRANT, Ont. — Ontario is reporting the first human case of rabies contracted in the province in more than half a century. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr.
SIU investigates after 57-year-old man fatally shot by Windsor police

SIU investigates after 57-year-old man fatally shot by Windsor police

WINDSOR, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a 57-year-old man was fatally shot by a Windsor police officer on Friday. Windsor police say officers responded to a report of a person with a weapon in the downtown area around 11 a.m.
Ontario cutting funding from daycare centres not in $10-a-day program

Ontario cutting funding from daycare centres not in $10-a-day program

TORONTO — Ontario child-care centres that aren't participating in the national $10-a-day program will soon lose provincial funding to offer new fee subsidies to lower-income families and their staff could see a pay cut of $2 an hour.
Oversight, communication failures beset police vulnerable persons registry: ombudsman

Oversight, communication failures beset police vulnerable persons registry: ombudsman

TORONTO — Toronto's ombudsman says a police registry intended to help officers support people with different needs and conditions has been beset by communication failures and poor management.
Ontario ombudsman investigating child welfare placements in motels

Ontario ombudsman investigating child welfare placements in motels

TORONTO — Ontario's ombudsman is launching an investigation into the practice of child welfare agencies placing children and teens in hotels, motels, offices and trailers.