Ontario News

TORONTO — A Toronto hospital says it transferred a number of COVID-19 patients and cancelled some surgeries today after its supply of oxygen ran low.

A Barrie, Ont., police officer has been charged in connection with a violent arrest that was captured on video earlier this year. Ontario Provincial Police say they were asked to conduct an independent investigation into the Feb.

The Ontario government passed legislation on a long-demanded paid sick-day plan on Thursday. Here's what the bill reveals about the plan. WHAT DOES THE PROGRAM PROVIDE? Workers are entitled to three partial or full sick days under the program.

Ontario is adjusting its COVID-19 vaccine rollout to account for an influx of Pfizer-BioNTech shipments in the coming month. Here's a week-by-week breakdown of who will have access to the shot, when.

PEMBROKE, Ont. — Police say they're investigating the theft of two metal "No Trespassing" signs from the Pembroke and Area Airport in eastern Ontario. The signs were stolen in mid-April and there are no suspects.

TORONTO — A driver faces several criminal charges for allegedly knocking into a Toronto special constable with his car. Police say the man was angry at being directed to go straight through a downtown intersection rather than make a turn.

TORONTO — A lawyer's claim for damages against people who complained about racist and misogynist comments he made on social media has been tossed out as either procedurally flawed or outright nonsense.

TORONTO — Physical and sexual abuse of residents was rampant at one of Ontario's major nursing-home chains, and senior managers were at times drunk on the job, a fired company executive alleges in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Retired Sen. Murray Sinclair has been named the next chancellor of Queen’s University. The Kingston, Ontario school says it finalized the selection on Wednesday, completing a search process that began in fall 2020.

MONTREAL — The risk of developing serious blood clots from the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is similar to the chances of being struck by lightning, the chief physician at the McGill University Health Centre said Wednesday. Dr.