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A Toronto-area drunk driver who killed three children and their grandfather was granted day parole this week because the board found he had become more self-aware in the years since the crash and was unlikely to reoffend.

TORONTO — Ontario's police watchdog says it's investigating the death of a 30-year-old man during an interaction with Toronto police.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — As post-secondary institutions across the country wrap up a spring semester upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, one Ontario college said Thursday it is "optimistic" students will be able to return to campus for classes in the fall.

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault sought to reassure Quebecers on Thursday that the province isn't opening up too quickly, while also preparing them to expect a lot more COVID-19-related deaths in the coming days and weeks.

TORONTO — Harm reduction workers battling Ontario's opioid crisis say COVID-19 is making the situation worse, as police and public health officials in Toronto report a spike in overdoses and related deaths since the start of the pandemic.

TORONTO — Limited supplies of N95 masks have one Toronto hospital considering modified full-face snorkel masks as an alternative.

TORONTO — Ontario's French-language teachers have ratified their new contract with the provincial government.

TORONTO — Ontario provided guidelines to businesses Thursday for how to eventually reopen safely, giving a glimpse of life post-isolation, with physically distant offices, a greater reliance on retail delivery and restricting passengers on public tra

TORONTO — Dozens of people living in tents across Toronto have been moved into furnished apartment buildings as part of the city's response to protect the vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis.

Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante has been named to a global mayors' task force aimed at helping cities recover from COVID-19.