Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario is no longer pursuing charges against a former member of parliament and a former member of provincial parliament for attending COVID-19 restriction protests.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — A 71-year-old man is facing murder and arson charges after police say a woman was found with stab wounds inside a burning home in Vaughan, Ont.

An acid spill at an auto plant sent 23 people to a Niagara Region hospital Tuesday, including three who were directly exposed to the hazardous material, but all were discharged later in the day.

WIKWEMIKONG, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police have issued an emergency alert asking residents of Wiikwemkoong First Nation on Manitoulin Island to stay inside as they search for a person they believe to be "armed and dangerous.

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — Police north of Toronto say another suspect has been charged in a violent attack on a woman who was then kidnapped a few weeks later.

Hydro One says it's sending some 30 workers to help restore power in Nova Scotia in the wake of post-tropical storm Fiona.

TORONTO — Ontario is looking for feedback as it moves toward implementing a portable benefits program for precarious workers.

ORILLIA, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police have charged a person with first-degree murder in a 12-year-long investigation into the death of an Ontario man. It’s the second arrest tied to the killing of 45-year-old Morris Conte from Bolton, Ont.

TORONTO — Some Ontarians who celebrate Diwali are criticizing the fact that the province's municipal elections fall during the South Asian holiday, which many liken to Christmas.

Pamela Freeman fought back tears Monday as she told a coroner's inquest about holding her grandson the day he was born, seeing him grow into a precocious and enthusiastic child, and then grieving his death a few short years later.