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Flu shots to become available in Ontario in October

Flu shots to become available in Ontario in October

TORONTO — Ontario has announced that flu shots will be available in a few weeks for the most vulnerable people, including long-term care home residents, and at the end of October for the general public.
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.