Ontario News

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog says it is investigating after a 43-year-old man was hit by a stun gun and was sent to hospital.

TORONTO — Two men are facing charges and Toronto police have issued an arrest warrant for a third person in the death of a woman whose body was found in a suitcase.

TORONTO — One suspect is in custody and police are searching for a second after a shooting at a prominent mall in Toronto on Sunday afternoon. City police say gunfire broke out at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre at about 3:30 p.m.

Ontario is reporting 740 new cases of COVID-19 today and two deaths related to the virus.

TORONTO — A man who built small shelters to keep Toronto's homeless population warm in the winter says he won't revive the initiative this year after a legal fight with the city.

Ontario is reporting another jump in its daily COVID-19 case count, recording levels not seen since early June.

TORONTO — City police say a man is dead and two women are in hospital after an early morning shooting in downtown Toronto. Sgt. Angela Theriault says it happened at around 5 a.m. in the area of Richmond and Duncan streets.

KILLALOE, Ont. — Provincial police say a woman is dead after crashing her motorcycle near Killaloe, Ont. The accident happened early Thursday evening on Schutt Road, near Brodofske Road.

TORONTO — Ontario plans to announce a COVID-19 vaccine certificate system early next week, The Canadian Press has learned, marking a significant reversal from Premier Doug Ford on the issue.

The mayor of a rural region in southwestern Ontario called for the province's help Friday after a suspected gas leak caused an explosion that levelled a building and left 20 people requiring medical attention.