Ontario News

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police west of Toronto say homicide detectives are investigating the shooting death of a 21-year-old man. Peel Regional Police say the incident happened in Mississauga at around 4 a.m. on Friday.

MONTREAL — Quebec now has 5,195 deaths linked to COVID-19 after adding another 47 deaths to its provincially tally today. The province also reported 158 new cases, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 53,824.

TORONTO — The Ontario government is easing restrictions on wedding and funeral ceremonies across the province as part of the phased reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — Lexi McKenna's work day now includes breaks to help her mother-in-law plant vegetables, which wasn't possible when she was running her wedding business at breakneck speed out of her Toronto studio.

MONTREAL — A COVID-19 outbreak among temporary foreign workers and other employees of a Quebec agricultural company has raised concerns about health risks when farm workers move between multiple work sites.

Quebec's opposition parties have succeeded in stalling a bill they say revealed the government's "authoritarian" streak and risked a return to the wild, corrupt days in the construction sector.

BARRIE, Ont. — The highlight of Amber Abbott's Friday lunch wasn't the food, but the thrill of being close to people again. Not too close, of course. The tables on the newly extended patio of Grillicious Gourmet Tap and Grill in Barrie, Ont.

TORONTO — Out of work and far from family, Cora Matheson hit a low point sheltering in place in Toronto. She began debating a summer getaway to her hometown of Kenora, Ont., as she's done many summers before.

Toronto police say they've charged an officer and nine other men in an underage human-trafficking investigation. The 49-year-old constable and the others are facing a charge of obtaining sexual services for consideration from a person under 18.

TORONTO — The Ontario government says it will lift the 30-day supply limit on prescription drugs on Monday.