Ontario News

BRACEBRIDGE, Ont. — A boil water advisory has been lifted for an Ontario cottage country town affected by a water main break. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit says lab tests have confirmed the water in Bracebridge, Ont., is now safe to drink.

TORONTO — The province's police watchdog says it is investigating after a Toronto police officer shot a 31-year-old man. The Special Investigations Unit says the shooting happened in the city's east end at about 8 p.m. Thursday.

MONTREAL — Quebec's Health Department said Thursday that it plans to make more use of rapid COVID-19 tests, less than a week after the province's health minister told reporters the tests were unnecessary.

TORONTO — A stay-at-home order went into effect in Ontario on Thursday but the government said police would not have the authority to randomly stop residents on the street to ensure compliance.

MONTREAL — Quebec will wait up to 90 days before giving a COVID-19 vaccine booster to people who have received a first shot, Health Minister Christian Dube said Thursday.

TORONTO — Communities in northern Ontario should be inclusive and make newcomers feel welcome if they want to help bolster dwindling populations, a newly released report urges.

TORONTO — Confusion swirled in Ontario about the province's anti-COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, as many residents feared they'd be stopped by police or see officers force their way into homes as part of a crackdown.

TORONTO — Ontario has temporarily paused residential evictions during its current state of emergency.

TORONTO — A top official at a major hospital in London, Ont., announced her resignation on Thursday, a day after the facility's CEO sued for wrongful termination related to his travels to the United States.

SARNIA, Ont. — Police are investigating the death of a woman in Sarnia, Ont., early Thursday as the city's second homicide of the year. They say officers found the seriously injured victim in a home at about 12:30 a.m.