Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario health officials announced four new cases of the novel coronavirus Monday, bringing the total in the province to 35, but the health minister said she is not recommending a ban at this time on large, public gatherings.

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Premier Doug Ford mused Monday about generating revenue through advertising along Ontario's 400-series highways. In a fireside chat in Kitchener, Ont., Ford was asked about his Progressive Conservative government's upcoming March 25 budget.

TORONTO — Ontario's elementary teachers are set to resume contract talks with the government on Wednesday, but they're warning that if bargaining doesn't produce an agreement, the union will resume job action after March break.

Ontario's new flooding strategy is focusing on increasing public awareness and preparedness, but it's not clear if it will come with any new funding. Natural Resources Minister John Yakabuski announced in Minden, Ont.

HAMILTON — Police have identified two people killed when a man opened fire in a Hamilton bar over the weekend, but say they are unable to find a connection between them or two other people injured in the shooting.

TORONTO — This week could be a key one in the ongoing and contentious contract talks between Ontario teachers and the government.

TORONTO — Provincial and local health officials announced four new cases of the novel coronavirus in the Greater Toronto Area on Sunday, bringing the total in Ontario to 32. All four of the new patients had recently travelled outside of the country.

TRENT LAKES, Ont. — Provincial police say recovery divers have found the body of a man who fell through the ice on a lake in southern Ontario. Police say he fell through the ice on Saturday afternoon in the Municipality of Trent Lakes, Ont.

HAMILTON — Two people were gunned down and two others were wounded early Sunday morning after attending a memorial for a murder victim, Hamilton police said as they called on witnesses to come forward.