Ontario News

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Police say one boy has died and two others are injured following a shooting near a tourist attraction in Niagara Falls, Ont. Niagara Region police say they were called around 12:30 a.m.

Ontario is reporting 1,135 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, and 166 in intensive care. That represents a slight increase from Thursday, when the province reported 1,126 COVID-19 hospitalizations and 159 in ICUs.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — There were no working smoke alarms in a home that caught fire last week, the Office of the Fire Marshal said Thursday as it announced a sixth person has died as a result of the blaze.

TORONTO — If Ontarians wear masks indoors for another few weeks a "tidal wave" of COVID-19 cases could quickly recede, a top scientific adviser said Thursday, as the health minister insisted a mandate was unnecessary. Dr.

TORONTO — Ontario is offering emergency supports to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion, including access to health coverage, housing, counselling and a job search hotline to help them once they arrive in the province.

TORONTO — Ontario residents aged 60 and older will be eligible to book a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose starting Thursday, the government announced, as wastewater surveillance suggested virus activity is now almost as high as the January peak.

TORONTO — Ontario's minimum wage is set to increase by 50 cents this fall, the Progressive Conservative government announced Tuesday, though the raise won't come until after the provincial election. The proposed wage increase to $15.

Ontario plans to soon start offering fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines to residents aged 60 and older, the province's health minister said Tuesday as she maintained that the province is equipped to handle rising cases and hospitalizations.

OSHAWA, Ont. — A judge highlighted the strength of an Ontario mother, the kindness of her son and the positivity of her daughter on Tuesday as he sentenced their killer to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

Health officials say thousands of Ontario students have fallen behind on routine vaccinations typically offered in schools as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.