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TORONTO — A pregnant woman and her unborn baby are dead after being hit by a vehicle in downtown Toronto. Police say the 42-year-old woman was hit late Thursday afternoon as she was using a crosswalk on Queen Street East.

TORONTO — The Liquor Control Board of Ontario and the union representing 10,000 of its workers have reached a tentative contract deal to end a two-week-old strike.

TORONTO — An upgrade to 911 systems in Ontario is setting the stage for more efficient emergency responses, in what one official calls "public safety’s Halley’s comet moment.

As floodwaters poured into a Mississauga long-term care home –submerging much of the ground floor – rescue crews worked to rapidly get residents into inflatable rafts to evacuate the property while others worked on stopping the water from rising furt

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TORONTO — Any Ontario strategy to end intimate partner violence must include more programs for men at risk of becoming perpetrators, an area in which the province is currently sorely lacking, experts told a committee Wednesday.

Ontario's police watchdog says it has launched an investigation after an 18-year-old man was shot dead by officers in London, Ont.

Toronto must act to get ready for future storms, Mayor Olivia Chow said Wednesday, a day after a torrential downpour washed out major roads, flooded transit stops and left thousands without power.

Peel police say they have seized the largest number of firearms in a single investigation in the force's history. Police say 71 illegal firearms have been seized as part of the investigation dubbed "Project Chrome.

CENTRAL ELGIN, ONT. — A teenager who was reported missing on Sunday after going swimming in Lake Erie has been found dead. Ontario Provincial Police say the victim was a 14-year-old from London.