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Rural areas hope to get some of $2.8 billion broadband funds in Ontario budget

Rural areas hope to get some of $2.8 billion broadband funds in Ontario budget

TORONTO — The Ontario budget's promise of $2.8 billion for improved broadband internet and cellular service in underserved areas has raised the hopes for many rural cities, towns and counties that are outside the province's major urban areas.
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'No code sharing,' says health unit as non-eligible residents try to book vaccines

'No code sharing,' says health unit as non-eligible residents try to book vaccines

LANARK, Ont. — An eastern Ontario health unit is reminding residents not to share their COVID-19 vaccine booking codes after non-eligible individuals tried to secure a shot.
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Group home's visitor restrictions discriminatory, Ontario Human Rights Tribunal finds

Group home's visitor restrictions discriminatory, Ontario Human Rights Tribunal finds

TORONTO — Visitor restrictions imposed by a group home during the pandemic discriminated against a 14-year-old boy with disabilities, Ontario's human rights tribunal has found.
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Thieves steal ATM from store in Mississauga, Ont.

Thieves steal ATM from store in Mississauga, Ont.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police in Mississauga, Ont., say three men broke into a store early this morning and stole a banking machine. The suspects pulled a truck to the store, forced entry into the building and carried the ATM out.
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Toronto and provincial police believe pair of GTA shootings are linked

Toronto and provincial police believe pair of GTA shootings are linked

TORONTO — Police say they believe that two shootings in the Greater Toronto Area are connected. Provincial police say they responded to a shooting on Highway 427 northbound, approaching Highway 7 on the morning of March 17.
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Hamilton paramedic had 'honest' belief that teen was shot with BB gun: lawyer

Hamilton paramedic had 'honest' belief that teen was shot with BB gun: lawyer

A former Hamilton paramedic charged alongside his partner in the death of a 19-year-old believed the teen had only suffered a superficial wound from a BB gun and may have been in psychiatric distress, his lawyer argued Wednesday.
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Quebec teachers unions call for vaccines as students to return to class full time

Quebec teachers unions call for vaccines as students to return to class full time

MONTREAL — Quebec teachers unions said Wednesday their members should be vaccinated against COVID-19 as high school students in red zones prepare to return to class full time next week.
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Third round of pandemic payouts coming for Ontario parents, budget says

Third round of pandemic payouts coming for Ontario parents, budget says

Ontario families with children can expect to receive a new round of payments from the government aimed at relieving pressures related to the pandemic.
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Homicide detectives take over probe into death of two-year-old girl in Toronto

Homicide detectives take over probe into death of two-year-old girl in Toronto

TORONTO — Homicide detectives have taken over the investigation into the death of a two-year-old girl in Toronto. Police say the girl was in "medical distress" when she arrived at a west-end hospital on Friday.
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Police acknowledge request for charges to be upgraded in death of Indigenous woman

Police acknowledge request for charges to be upgraded in death of Indigenous woman

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Police in Peterborough, Ont., said Wednesday they are aware of the calls for elevated charges in the death of a local Indigenous woman, but the investigation is ongoing.
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