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Ontario ombudsman urges stronger enforcement of LTC rules

Ontario ombudsman urges stronger enforcement of LTC rules

TORONTO — Ontario's Ministry of Long-Term Care needs to ensure in-person inspections of nursing homes can take place in a future pandemic and that inspectors can immediately act when residents are at risk of ongoing serious harm, the province's ombud
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Ontario to provide 17 new fire trucks, mobile training units for northern communities

Ontario to provide 17 new fire trucks, mobile training units for northern communities

The Ontario government says it is investing almost $35 million to modernize fire response and training in northern communities.
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Amid budget crunch, Toronto to tax luxury home sales, asks province for sales tax

Amid budget crunch, Toronto to tax luxury home sales, asks province for sales tax

Toronto city council voted to bring in a new surtax on high-value home sales while asking the provincial government for sales tax revenue to help tackle a looming budget crunch.
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Council debates Toronto's financial future as Chow presses for refugee shelter help

Council debates Toronto's financial future as Chow presses for refugee shelter help

TORONTO — Refugee claimants could account for half of Toronto's homeless shelter population by the end of the year, according to a new staff report, a situation Mayor Olivia Chow called "desperate" as she pressed the federal government for immediate
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Victims shot outside Ottawa wedding were innocent bystanders: police

Victims shot outside Ottawa wedding were innocent bystanders: police

OTTAWA — A deadly weekend shooting outside a wedding venue was a targeted attack but Ottawa police leaders said Wednesday they don't think the victims were the intended targets. Two men were killed and six others injured Sept.
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Greenbelt review could see recommendation for more land removals, new minister says

Greenbelt review could see recommendation for more land removals, new minister says

TORONTO — A review of Ontario's Greenbelt could recommend more land be added to the protected area, but it could also see more lands removed, the province's new housing minister said Wednesday.
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Arguments in trial of man accused in London, Ont., attack set to start on Monday

Arguments in trial of man accused in London, Ont., attack set to start on Monday

WINDSOR, Ont. — Arguments in the trial of a man facing terror-related murder charges in the deaths of four members of a Muslim family in Ontario are set to begin on Monday. Jury selection, which began Tuesday, has concluded in Windsor, Ont.
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Young person facing second-degree murder charge after girl, 12, dead in Toronto

Young person facing second-degree murder charge after girl, 12, dead in Toronto

Toronto police say a 12-year-old girl has died after officers responded to reports of a stabbing in the city's east end. Police say they went to a residence in the Scarborough neighbourhood at about 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Man accused of killing Muslim family members pleads not guilty as trial opens

Man accused of killing Muslim family members pleads not guilty as trial opens

WINDSOR, Ont. — The man facing terror-related murder charges in the deaths of four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, as jury selection for his trial started in Windsor, Ont.
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Ontario schools in wealthier, urban areas see more access to extracurriculars: report

Ontario schools in wealthier, urban areas see more access to extracurriculars: report

TORONTO — As most Ontario students returned to classrooms Tuesday, a new report said students at schools in wealthier and urban neighbourhoods have greater access to extracurriculars like sports and clubs.
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