Ontario News

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.

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.

TORONTO — Toronto city councillors, who presided last week over a city of inundated transit stations, roadways and basements, are set to discuss how to make the metropolis more resilient to climate-fuelled floods.

PARRY SOUND, ONTARIO — Provincial police say a 23-year-old man from Kingston, Ont., is facing impaired driving charges after a crash killed three people and left one person with life-threatening injuries over the weekend.

BOWMANVILLE, ONT. — Durham Region police say a 22-year-old man has been charged with impaired driving after a collision that killed a pedestrian and left two others, including an infant, with injuries.

TORONTO — Workers are back on the job today at Ontario's main liquor retailer, but the Liquor Control Board of Ontario says stores won't be open for business until Tuesday.

CLINTON, Ont. _ Randy Marriage was a regular at his hometown's only pool when he was growing up, cooling off with friends on summer days. His grandchildren won't have the same chance.

TORONTO — A pregnant woman and her unborn baby are dead after being hit by a vehicle in downtown Toronto. Police say the 42-year-old woman was hit late Thursday afternoon as she was using a crosswalk on Queen Street East.

TORONTO — The Liquor Control Board of Ontario and the union representing 10,000 of its workers have reached a tentative contract deal to end a two-week-old strike.

TORONTO — An upgrade to 911 systems in Ontario is setting the stage for more efficient emergency responses, in what one official calls "public safety’s Halley’s comet moment.