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TORONTO — Cities and towns across Ontario saw at least 1,400 homeless encampments in their communities last year, according to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, which is asking the province for guidance on how to handle them, as well as m

TORONTO — Toronto public health officials are urging eligible residents to get vaccinated against mpox as the number of reported cases in the city continues to rise.

The search for a Markham, Ont., woman who disappeared under "suspicious" circumstances last week continues in a rural area north of the city, police said Tuesday as they urged anyone with information to come forward.

A 17-year-old boy from Kitchener has been charged after a firearm was pulled out during an argument in Kitchener, Ont. Waterloo Regional Police say officers were called to the Sheldon Avenue and King Street East area on Sunday around 8:30 p.m.

Police are investigating after a person was shot in a home in Caledon on Sunday night. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called to a home on Castlederg Sideroad shortly before 12 a.m. for a shooting.

TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo says one of its moose has been euthanized after its health deteriorated over several months.

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TORONTO — The RCMP has started interviewing witnesses in its investigation into the government's decision to open up parts of the protected Greenbelt for housing development, Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office said Friday.

A 31-year-old man from Brampton is facing criminal charges after he allegedly assaulted a woman and forced her into a room on the campus of the University of Toronto Mississauga over the weekend.