Ontario News

TORONTO — An Ontario politician who quit the Progressive Conservatives to protest cuts to francophone services is joining the provincial Liberals, saying her old party changed under the leadership of Premier Doug Ford.

TORONTO — The Ontario government says it's sending nine more firefighters this week to help battle bush fires ravaging parts of Australia.

GUELPH, Ont. — Police say a 21-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the killing of a security guard at a train station in Guelph, Ont.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police west of Toronto say they've identified the deceased and a suspect in a homicide investigation launched earlier this week.

TORONTO — Ontario is creating 57 new post-secondary scholarships to honour the victims of the Iran plane crash that left no survivors last week.

Dozens of people with ties to Canada were among the 176 who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran.

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford's government is promising to compensate the parents of children affected by rotating teachers' strikes, a move the educators' union leaders called a "bribe" to win support in the midst of stalled labour negotiations.

TORONTO — All four major teachers' unions in Ontario are currently taking job action. Here is a list of their planned strikes or work-to-rule campaigns.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Police say two teens have been charged with sexual assault in light of allegations involving a fellow private school student in St. Catharines, Ont.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Medical Association Journal is lifting a paywall that restricts access to much of its content in a bid to reach a broader audience and combat so-called fake news. Editor-in-chief Dr.