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Nine-year-old girl fatally hit by vehicle in Vaughan, Ont.

Nine-year-old girl fatally hit by vehicle in Vaughan, Ont.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Police say a nine-year-old girl was struck and killed by a delivery van north of Toronto. York Regional Police say the fatal collision happened just before 5:40 p.m. Wednesday on Mullen Drive in Vaughan, Ont.
Kappo Sato and Restaurant 20 Victoria awarded Michelin stars at Toronto ceremony

Kappo Sato and Restaurant 20 Victoria awarded Michelin stars at Toronto ceremony

TORONTO — Two more Toronto chefs earned feathers in their tuques Wednesday night, each receiving a Michelin star.
Ontario will not compensate Greenbelt developers, housing minister says

Ontario will not compensate Greenbelt developers, housing minister says

TORONTO — Ontario will not compensate developers whose lands are returning to the protected Greenbelt, the province's housing minister said Wednesday.
Dog shot, killed after altercation at Toronto park, police investigate

Dog shot, killed after altercation at Toronto park, police investigate

Toronto police are investigating after a dog was shot and killed following an altercation between two men at a city park. Police say officers responded to a report of a shooting at Barbara Hall Park in downtown Toronto at 11 p.m. on Tuesday.
Landlord who killed two tenants, shot by police, said he wouldn't make it out alive

Landlord who killed two tenants, shot by police, said he wouldn't make it out alive

HAMILTON — A Hamilton landlord who killed two tenants and then barricaded himself inside a home said he wouldn't make it out alive before he was killed in a gunfight with police, according to a new report from Ontario's police watchdog.
Ontario records $5.9B deficit for the last fiscal year

Ontario records $5.9B deficit for the last fiscal year

TORONTO — Ontario ended the last fiscal year with a smaller deficit than projected in the 2022 budget, but it was several billion dollars higher than in a fiscal update from the province six weeks ago.
Two firefighters injured, one seriously, in pair of Toronto fires

Two firefighters injured, one seriously, in pair of Toronto fires

TORONTO — The chief of Toronto Fire Services says the two firefighters injured in separate fires are a "stark reminder" of the dangerous work crews encounter daily.
Home-sharing platform aims to help refugees and asylum seekers in Toronto

Home-sharing platform aims to help refugees and asylum seekers in Toronto

TORONTO — A home-sharing platform hopes to connect refugees in need of temporary housing with homeowners who have spare rooms to rent, in an effort to help ease the shelter crisis in Toronto.
Several First Nations from Ring of Fire region demand meeting with Premier Doug Ford

Several First Nations from Ring of Fire region demand meeting with Premier Doug Ford

TORONTO — Leaders of several First Nations from the Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario demanded a meeting with Doug Ford at the legislature on Tuesday, saying they needed to discuss concerns over possible mining in their territories – but the pr
Roads reopen around Ontario legislature, police had anticipated protest

Roads reopen around Ontario legislature, police had anticipated protest

Toronto police are reopening roads that were closed around Ontario's legislature in anticipation of a planned protest today.