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OPP officers ratify four-year deal to become highest paid cops in Ontario

OPP officers ratify four-year deal to become highest paid cops in Ontario

TORONTO — Ontario Provincial Police officers are now the highest paid in the province, their union says, after they ratified a four-year deal last week. The contract covers 2023 to 2026 and the officers will see raises of 4.
Defence seeking six-year sentence for former fashion tycoon Peter Nygard

Defence seeking six-year sentence for former fashion tycoon Peter Nygard

TORONTO — Former fashion tycoon Peter Nygard should receive a six-year sentence for his sexual assault convictions, his lawyer told a Toronto court Thursday, arguing a lengthier sentence would be "crushing" for a man of his age and condition.
Woman tells court Nygard's actions 'tainted' her life as sentencing hearing underway

Woman tells court Nygard's actions 'tainted' her life as sentencing hearing underway

TORONTO — One of the women sexually assaulted by former fashion mogul Peter Nygard teared up in court Wednesday as she described how the attack decades ago "tainted" her life, eroding her mental health, interfering with her career and deterring her f
Sections of DVP, Lakeshore briefly flooded again after Toronto rainfall

Sections of DVP, Lakeshore briefly flooded again after Toronto rainfall

TORONTO — Sections of Toronto roadways, inundated by a major storm last week, briefly flooded again on Wednesday after heavy rain drenched the city and much of southern Ontario.
Ontario considering expanding pharmacists' powers to treat more common ailments

Ontario considering expanding pharmacists' powers to treat more common ailments

TORONTO — Ontario is looking to expand the responsibilities of pharmacists to allow them to treat more illnesses.
Toronto police say two dead, two seriously injured in overnight shooting

Toronto police say two dead, two seriously injured in overnight shooting

TORONTO — Toronto police say they're investigating a shooting that left two people dead and two others seriously injured early Wednesday morning. Police say it happened just after 2:30 a.m.
LCBO stores reopen across Ontario after two-week strike by workers

LCBO stores reopen across Ontario after two-week strike by workers

TORONTO — Customers were able to return to hundreds of Ontario's liquor stores as they reopened Tuesday following a two-week strike, but tensions between the union representing workers and the government dragged on.
Toronto man facing charges after same person sexually assaulted three times

Toronto man facing charges after same person sexually assaulted three times

TORONTO — A man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted the same person, who he did not know, on three separate occasions in downtown Toronto.
Peel police arrest 18 people as a result of robbery and carjacking investigation

Peel police arrest 18 people as a result of robbery and carjacking investigation

BRAMPTON, ONT. — Peel Region police say they have arrested 18 people, including three teens, as part of an investigation into an organized crime network linked to multiple violent home invasions, armed robberies and carjackings.
Coroner reports link four suicides in New Zealand to Kenneth Law

Coroner reports link four suicides in New Zealand to Kenneth Law

A New Zealand coroner has found links between four deaths in that country and Kenneth Law, who is facing murder charges in Ontario for allegedly selling substances that could be used for self-harm.