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Several Ontario hospital leaders say much-needed beds could be freed up by a new law that would move discharged patients awaiting long-term care to nursing homes not of their choosing, although some hope to avoid using it on a broad scale.

TORONTO — Officials are warning that school bus driver shortages and resulting delays and cancellations that often plague the start of the school year are being exacerbated by the pandemic, and may continue well into the fall semester in some areas o

L'ORIGNAL, Ont. — The case of an eastern Ontario doctor charged with killing four people will return to court on Oct. 5. Dr.

Toronto police say three people died overnight in two unrelated stabbings. Two people were found dead at an apartment building and another injured person was taken to hospital in the stabbing incident reported to police shortly before 2 a.m.

GUELPH, Ont. — A motorcyclist is dead and another motorist was rushed to hospital after a collision just north of Guelph, Ont.

Toronto Fire Services says the Eaton Centre shopping mall is being evacuated as a precaution after a fire broke out. Officials say on Twitter that crews extinguished the flames and need to clear smoke from the facility.

BURLINGTON, Iowa — The city of Burlington, Ont., says it has eliminated the third coyote responsible for seven unprovoked attacks on humans since late August.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A 26-year-old man from Mississauga, Ont., is facing a first-degree murder charge after a woman was fatally stabbed at a retail store. Peel Regional Police say the incident happened Monday at around 6 p.m.

An independent expert panel is calling for more Indigenous representation in top positions of the Thunder Bay Police Service and the board overseeing it, in order to help achieve longstanding recommended policing reforms.

PICKERING, Ont. — Durham Regional Police say a 77-year-old man from Wellington County in southwestern Ontario is facing sexual assault charges dating back nearly 40 years.