Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario's science advisory table is recommending a much different school year, with the return of extracurriculars, loosening masking, distancing and cohorting rules when risk is low, and closing schools only in catastrophic scenarios.

TORONTO — The Ontario Court of Appeal has rejected appeals filed by both the Crown and defence after a Toronto police officer was convicted of brutally assaulting a young Black man.

FORT FRANCIS — Officials say a contract firefighter working in the Fort Francis, Ont., area has died. Fire information officer Chris Marchand says the firefighter died following a medical issue.

A months-long inspection of Marineland by Ontario's animal welfare watchdog has found that marine mammals at the tourist attraction were in distress due to poor water quality, The Canadian Press has learned.

HAMILTON — Police say they're investigating a fatal stabbing in Hamilton. They say a 40-year-old man from Brampton, Ont., was found lying on a sidewalk with stab wounds Sunday morning.

BARRIE, Ont. — Police in Barrie, Ont., are set to open up an area of the city hit by a tornado last week. The city says cleanup in the affected area has progressed well, with public lands cleared off by Sunday.

Police say two people have died in a traffic collision in Clarington, Ont. The Ontario Provincial Police say the crash happened just before 7 a.m. Monday.

NORFOLK COUNTY, Ont. — Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is investigating the death of a 42-year-old man in Norfolk County.

TORONTO — The Northern Tornadoes Project says five different tornadoes hit southern Ontario on Thursday afternoon.

TORONTO — Ontario recorded 177 new COVID-19 cases and six more deaths linked to the virus today. The province says the new cases include 33 in Grey Bruce, 32 in the Region of Waterloo, 22 in Toronto, 16 in Hamilton and 12 in Peel Region.