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International beverage company Diageo announced plans today for a $245 million carbon neutral distillery in Ontario to support the growth ambitions for its Crown Royal Canadian whisky brand.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A woman and two children were in hospital and a man faces attempted murder charges after police responded to an emergency call in a residential neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ont.

DRYDEN, ONTARIO — Ontario Province Police are investigating after human remains were discovered in the northwestern city of Dryden.

TORONTO — The federal government says Ontario submitted its spending plan for billions of dollars in proposed child-care funding "late last week.

TORONTO — Ontario elementary students will be taught more hands-on science, technology and engineering skills starting in September as part of a new curriculum unveiled Tuesday.

An investigation into the police shooting death of a 70-year-old gunsmith in southwestern Ontario is "filled with holes," his family claimed Tuesday.

TORONTO — Student unions and youth advocacy groups across Ontario are calling on the provincial government to ensure free menstrual products are made available on all post-secondary campuses.

A few weeks ago, there was an abrupt spike in COVID-19 cases in Eabametoong First Nation. The virus spread rapidly through the remote community located about 300 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ont.

Ontario is reporting 779 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, and 246 in intensive care. That's compared with 693 in hospital and 249 in intensive care Monday. The province is also reporting 20 more COVID-19 deaths.

Ontario is offering all nurses incentive pay of up to $5,000 per person to encourage job retention. Health Minister Christine Elliott said Monday the payments are meant to support nurses as the province recovers from the pandemic.