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Ottawa paramedics are seeking provincial approval for a new program that would see some patients with non-urgent concerns taken to hospital in a taxi, in a bid to ease the crushing demands on ambulance crews.

TORONTO — Ontario's official Opposition requested Wednesday the integrity commissioner probe the relationship between a minister, members of the premier's inner circle and a prominent developer whose land was removed from the protected Greenbelt.

The man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., in an alleged act of terrorism told a jury Wednesday that he researched fatality rates of pedestrians hit by vehicles a day before his attack.

TORONTO — The ex-husband of a woman who has accused Peter Nygard of sexual assault has testified that he and the complainant agreed she was taken advantage of but they struggled to determine whether what happened could be considered rape at the time.

TORONTO — Ontario's public elementary school teachers have voted 95 per cent in favour of a strike, their union announced Wednesday.

TORONTO — Ontario's legislature began debate Wednesday on a Progressive Conservative motion that could lead to a New Democrat legislator effectively prevented from speaking in the House unless she apologizes again for a statement she made about the c

TORONTO — Two months after the deaths of 14 whales and a dolphin at Marineland came to light, Ontario has refused to make public any steps taken to improve animal safety at the park, as critics demand action and transparency.

The man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in an alleged act of terrorism told a jury Tuesday he felt an "urge" to hit them with his truck after seeing them walking on a sidewalk in London, Ont. On the stand in the Windsor, Ont.

TORONTO — Early childhood educators in Ontario are among the lowest paid in the country and raising their wages is critical to the success of the $10-a-day child-care program, advocates say.

TORONTO — The man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in an alleged act of terrorism in London, Ont., told a jury Monday that he drove to Toronto a day before the attack to explore the possibility of targeting Muslims in that city.