Ontario News

TAY TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO, CANADA — Police say a 67-year-old man has died after his tractor rolled into a ditch in eastern Ontario.

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 574 new cases of COVID-19 today and eight more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says that 434 of those cases are in people who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status.

TORONTO — The foundation for the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children says a $50 million donation will further research and treatment in the field of pediatric brain and mental health.

TORONTO, Kan. — Extracurricular activities can gradually return to Toronto schools.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Police east of Toronto say they've made a significant fentanyl seizure in a five-month drug probe. Durham regional police say they began the investigation after a serious increase in opioid-related deaths in the community.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Police east of Toronto say they are looking for a teenage girl after another teen was allegedly stabbed. Durham regional police say officers were called to a school property around 6:15 p.m. Sunday in Oshawa, Ont.

Provincial police say one person is dead after a fire broke out at an apartment building in Collingwood, Ont., on Monday morning. Officers, firefighters and paramedics responded to the blaze at the four-storey building shortly after 1 a.m.

Toronto police say one man is dead and two others are injured after a shooting Saturday night in the downtown area. Police say a shots fired call in the city's Regent Park neighbourhood came in just before 9 p.m.

TORONTO — A former bureaucrat accused by the Ontario government of embezzling $11 million in COVID-19 relief funds is now facing criminal charges in the matter.

Ontario is reporting 715 new cases of COVID-19 today and five new deaths due to the virus. The province also says another death from more than a month ago has been added to the overall tally following a data cleanup.