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Child labour behind every Canadian's grocery haul, and it may get worse: World Vision

Child labour behind every Canadian's grocery haul, and it may get worse: World Vision

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A World Vision report warns Canadians could be contributing to child labour with every grocery trip. The “Risky Goods” report estimates more than $3.
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Data migration affects Ontario's COVID-19 case count

Data migration affects Ontario's COVID-19 case count

TORONTO — Ongoing development of a provincial case-management system led to Ontario's daily case count being significantly underestimated on Tuesday, the government said.
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Quebec to reopen stores, salons and museums across the province after drop in cases

Quebec to reopen stores, salons and museums across the province after drop in cases

MONTREAL — Non-essential stores, personal care salons and museums across Quebec will be allowed to reopen next week, Premier Francois Legault announced Tuesday following a steady drop in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.
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Ontario won't make Feb. 5 goal of vaccinating all LTC, high-risk retirement residents

Ontario won't make Feb. 5 goal of vaccinating all LTC, high-risk retirement residents

TORONTO — Vaccine supply delays mean Ontario won't meet its goal of giving all nursing-home residents the first dose of a COVID-19 shot by Friday.
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'Kids are not all right,' mental health among Ontario children deteriorating

'Kids are not all right,' mental health among Ontario children deteriorating

TORONTO — Ceilidh Chopowick says she is not all right, but she's trying. It has been a difficult year for the Grade 10 student from Pickering, Ont. "There are days I don't feel motivated to do anything and I stay in bed," Chopowick says.
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Sudbury mayor wants highway checkpoints to curb COVID-19 spread in northern Ont.

Sudbury mayor wants highway checkpoints to curb COVID-19 spread in northern Ont.

The mayor of Sudbury, Ont., is calling for highway checkpoints that would discourage non-essential travel to northern Ontario as more cases of highly infectious COVID-19 variants are detected in the province.
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Police watchdog investigating after man dies following arrest in London, Ont.

Police watchdog investigating after man dies following arrest in London, Ont.

LONDON, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a man died following his arrest in London. The Special Investigations Unit says the 34-year-old was arrested Monday on allegations he had failed to comply with conditions of his release.
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Two Toronto police officers hurt in knife attack while checking on missing person

Two Toronto police officers hurt in knife attack while checking on missing person

Toronto police say two of their officers were injured after a man came at them with a knife this morning. Interim Police Chief James Ramer says the officers went to a rooming house in the city's northwest to investigate a report of a missing person.
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Man charged in hit-and-run crash that killed 63-year-old pedestrian in Mississauga

Man charged in hit-and-run crash that killed 63-year-old pedestrian in Mississauga

A man has been charged in a fatal hit-and-run collision that took place roughly two months ago in Mississauga, Ont. Police say a 63-year-old woman was crossing the street on Tomken Road the evening of Dec. 8 when she was struck by a van.
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Boy, 4, dies after sled hit by pickup truck in Niagara Region

Boy, 4, dies after sled hit by pickup truck in Niagara Region

LINCOLN, Ont. — Police in Niagara Region say a four-year-old boy has died after the sled he was riding was struck by a truck. Investigators say it happened around 4:15 p.m. Monday in Lincoln, Ont., when the boy's sled went into the road.
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