Ontario News

TORONTO — A six-year-old child is in serious condition after falling from a balcony in northwest Toronto. Police say they responded to the apartment complex shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday. Const.

Hamilton police have launched an online tool to report hate crimes. Deputy Chief Frank Bergen says the force has heard people want to report such crimes without needing to go to a police station. He says hate crimes are under-reported.

SOUTH HURON, Ont. — Provincial police say a pedestrian has died after being hit by a car north of London, Ont. They say officers responded to the crash around 9 a.m. Tuesday near the community of Kirkton.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say they have issued an arrest warrant for an 18-year-old man wanted in connection to a shooting on a bus west of Toronto.

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.