Ontario News

TORONTO — A man faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of a Toronto toddler. The two-year-old girl died suddenly in a west-end hospital on Friday.

TORONTO — A hospital in the border city of Windsor, Ont., has asked the federal government for special permission to access surplus COVID-19 vaccines in neighbouring Michigan, its CEO said on Tuesday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo says an endangered tiger cub born just over a week ago has died after experiencing serious health issues. The zoo says in a Facebook post that the Amur tiger cub, one of three born on April 30, was euthanized Sunday evening.

TORONTO — Ontario is considering extending a stay-at-home order set to expire next week in an effort to control a devastating third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ottawa police say a Quebec woman has been charged in the alleged abduction of an eight-day-old baby.

Police say a motorist has died in a collision in Brampton, Ont. Peel Regional Police say the Sunday crash involved a motorcycle and another vehicle. The motorcyclist was killed in the crash.

TORONTO — Pam Parks says she has a routine to pick herself up before she starts every one of her 12-hour hospital shifts these days. The registered practical nurse drives the five minutes to work at an Oshawa, Ont.

Ontario is reporting 3,216 new COVID-19 cases today. The province is also reporting 47 more deaths linked to the virus. Provincial figures show 1,640 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19, with 848 in intensive care as of Sunday morning.

TORONTO — Nearly 150 pharmacies started offering COVID-19 vaccines to all adults in some Ontario virus hot spots this weekend, a shift made to align with provincial efforts to protect the most vulnerable amid a third wave of infections.

Police on Manitoulin Island are asking people to shelter in place while they search for a man they allege is armed and dangerous.