Ontario News

COVID-19 has changed both criminal behaviour and policing in Ontario. Some of the crime trends, such as a surge in domestic violence, have been predictable. Others, such as a significant rise in car thefts, have perplexed officers.

MONTREAL — Quebec's premier says his province is in the thick of a global battle to secure much-needed medical equipment to protect against COVID-19.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say they have re-arrested an accused murderer who the province says was mistakenly released from a local jail.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will release data Friday showing how many Ontarians could die from COVID-19 in various scenarios.

TORONTO — A group of personnel key to keeping Ontario's electricity system functioning may end up locked down in their control centres due to the COVID-19 crisis, according to the head of the province's power operator.

TORONTO — Ontario's high school teachers are set to bargain with the province Thursday for the first time since December. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation is the only one of the four major teachers' unions without a contract deal.

TORONTO — Canada's most populous city has imposed a mandatory home quarantine on residents infected with COVID-19, as officials move to "aggressively halt" the spread of the virus.

MONTREAL — Nearly a quarter of Quebec's seniors residences have at least one case of COVID-19, Premier Francois Legault said Wednesday.

TORONTO — Ontario and its municipalities stepped up legal measures Wednesday to stop the spread of COVID-19, while expanding hospital capacity and increasing medical supply production, as Premier Doug Ford warned of a coming surge.

GATINEAU, Que. — Police in Quebec are limiting non-essential travel between Ottawa and Gatineau as the government moves to tighten access to additional regions of the province amid rising COVID-19 cases.