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Driver of SUV dead after vehicle collides with school bus in Wellington County, Ont.

One person is dead after an SUV and a school bus collided Wednesday afternoon in Wellington County, Ont.
TDSB asks staff, students to wear masks after Ottawa-Carleton votes to mandate them

TDSB asks staff, students to wear masks after Ottawa-Carleton votes to mandate them

TORONTO — Canada's largest school board is asking staff and students to wear masks amid a resurgence of COVID-19 in Ontario, while another board in the province looks to reinstate a mask mandate.
Ontario hospitals grapple with virus-related absences

Ontario hospitals grapple with virus-related absences

TORONTO — As Ontario hospitals grapple with staffing pressures from the latest wave of COVID-19 cases, the provincial Opposition voiced concerns Wednesday that surgeries could again be cancelled, though health-care officials stressed that the current

Laurentian University could have avoided creditor protection, auditor general says

TORONTO — Ontario's auditor general says a northern university that filed for creditor protection last year could have avoided that move, which led to huge program and job cuts.

Two men charged with drug trafficking after police seize 25 kilograms of cocaine

TORONTO — Two Toronto men have been arrested and charged with drug-related offences after police say officers seized a total of 25 kilograms of cocaine. Durham regional police say the men, aged 41 and 54, were arrested in Toronto on Monday.
Police appeal to public for information on abduction of woman in Wasaga Beach, Ont.

Police appeal to public for information on abduction of woman in Wasaga Beach, Ont.

Investigators are appealing to the public, especially Farsi- and Arabic-speaking communities, for information that could help them find a woman who was abducted from a home in Wasaga Beach, Ont., three months ago.

Man charged with two counts of first-degree murder after 'random attacks' in Toronto

Toronto police have arrested and charged a man after two "random attacks" left a 21-year-old international student and a 35-year-old man dead in recent days.

More patrols on TTC in light of New York City subway shooting: Tory

Toronto Mayor John Tory says police and transit staff will be increasing patrols in the city's transit system in light of a mass shooting on a New York City subway.
Financial watchdog says Ontario on track to balance budget by 2023-24

Financial watchdog says Ontario on track to balance budget by 2023-24

TORONTO — Ontario is currently on the path to balance by next year, the province's fiscal watchdog said Tuesday, but it could well take a different route due to the looming June 2 election.
Ontario NDP promises $25 minimum wage for early childhood educators

Ontario NDP promises $25 minimum wage for early childhood educators

TORONTO — Ontario's New Democrats are promising to implement a minimum wage of $25 an hour for registered early childhood educators if the party forms government.