Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservative government almost entirely backed down Tuesday on two of the major issues for teachers in a bitter round of contract negotiations that has been marked by escalating strikes and acrimony.

TORONTO — Ontario is creating a central agency to oversee its revamp of the province's mental health system, but a group of service providers and opposition critics say the change must be backed up with a funding commitment.

TORONTO — Ontario now has 20 cases of the novel coronavirus, with two new people added to the tally today. Health officials have not yet divulged details about the new cases.

TORONTO — The signs were there, but Lidia Vetturetti says her mother refused to consider the possibility she had Alzheimer's.

HAMILTON — One man has been killed in a shooting in east end Hamilton. Police say the incident happened Monday evening. They say they responded to reports of gunfire and found a man who apparently had been shot. Paramedics were unable to save him.

NORFOLK COUNTY, Ont. — Police are looking for a suspect after someone entered a property in Middleton, Ont., and stole a bee hive. Norfolk provincial police say the theft occurred sometime last week. They say the bee hive was viable.

TORONTO — The Slaight Family Foundation says it is donating $1 million each to 15 global organizations working to improve human rights for women and girls.

GUELPH, Ont. — Two brothers in their 20s are facing murder charges after a homicide in Guelph, Ont. City police say they were called to a local billiards hall early Saturday morning after reports of a fight.

HAMILTON — Two brothers from Quebec are facing charges in an alleged case of human trafficking in southern Ontario. Hamilton police say they began investigating after receiving a tip from the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline.

LONDON, Ont. — Police say they've charged 10 people, including three Hells Angels, as part of a probe into a drug-trafficking ring in the London, Ont., area.