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Ontario to investigate how kangaroo escaped handlers near Toronto; animal apprehended

Ontario to investigate how kangaroo escaped handlers near Toronto; animal apprehended

Ontario will investigate a kangaroo's escape from its handlers east of Toronto during a journey to Quebec, the province's solicitor general said Monday as advocates called for stricter regulations to protect captive wildlife.

One male dead, one male injured after car found in Lake Ontario in Toronto

Toronto police say one male is dead and another is injured after a car crashed and fell into Lake Ontario this morning.
Bonnie Crombie declared new Ontario Liberal leader after three rounds of voting

Bonnie Crombie declared new Ontario Liberal leader after three rounds of voting

TORONTO — Ontario Liberals have selected Bonnie Crombie, a three-term big city mayor and former MP who boasts that she gets under the skin of Premier Doug Ford, as their next leader to go head to head with the premier in the next provincial election.
Police lay murder charge after man goes missing in eastern Ontario

Police lay murder charge after man goes missing in eastern Ontario

CENTRAL FRONTENAC, ONTARIO, CANADA — Police in eastern Ontario say they've laid a murder charge in a case that began as a missing person's investigation last month. Provincial police say Kevin Camilleri was last seen near Sharbot Lake, Ont., on Nov.
Resident of central Ontario long-term care home died by homicide, police allege

Resident of central Ontario long-term care home died by homicide, police allege

ORILLIA, Ont. — Police say a man who lived at a central Ontario long-term care home has died after an alleged homicide at the facility. Provincial police say they were called to the unspecified home on Nov.
Kangaroo on the loose spotted in Oshawa, Ont., police urge public to avoid animal

Kangaroo on the loose spotted in Oshawa, Ont., police urge public to avoid animal

A kangaroo was running loose east of Toronto on Friday after making a break for it during a pit stop on its journey to Quebec, Durham Regional Police said. The kangaroo was seen sprinting along the side of a road in Oshawa, Ont.
Ontario Catholic teachers file for conciliation in contract talks

Ontario Catholic teachers file for conciliation in contract talks

TORONTO — Ontario's English Catholic teachers are asking for a conciliator to help their contract negotiations with the province.
Sentencing hearing for Nathaniel Veltman scheduled for January

Sentencing hearing for Nathaniel Veltman scheduled for January

WINDSOR, Ont. — A sentencing hearing for a man who killed four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont. and injured another has been set for January.
Greens win second Ontario seat in provincial byelection

Greens win second Ontario seat in provincial byelection

The Green Party of Ontario doubled its ranks in the provincial legislature with a byelection Thursday sending a second representative to join party leader Mike Schreiner.
Person believed to be behind bogus bomb threats in Ontario arrested in Morocco: OPP

Person believed to be behind bogus bomb threats in Ontario arrested in Morocco: OPP

ORILLIA, Ont. — Police in Ontario say they have "strong reason" to believe a person arrested in Morocco by Belgian police was also behind alleged bomb threats against schools across much of the province earlier this month.