Ontario News

CALEDON, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford wants municipalities to wait for his government to strike a deal with Ottawa on child care instead of trying to start their own negotiations, saying they might undermine provincial efforts.

TORONTO — An Oshawa, Ont., man is facing more than a dozen charges in sexual assaults that allegedly took place in Toronto in the 1990s. Police say the suspect befriended children in his social circle between 1994 and 1996.

CALEDON, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government will meet its promise to cut gas prices by 5.7 cents before the next budget.

Thirteen people are facing dozens of charges following a months-long investigation into alleged fentanyl and cocaine trafficking. Provincial police say they seized 31.5 kilograms of fentanyl and 7.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a recall has been ordered for two kinds of microgreens distributed in Ontario by Broadwood Farm due to possible Salmonella contamination.

TORONTO — Some Ontario municipalities are looking into working directly with Ottawa on affordable child care as federal-provincial talks drag on, with local councillors citing the need to support families during pandemic recovery.

BRANTFORD, Ont. — An Ontario First Nation began searching the grounds of a former residential school Tuesday, looking for unmarked graves in what some survivors called a difficult but necessary step toward healing. The search in Brantford, Ont.

TORONTO — The Ontario government says it will not seek to take a legal fight over post-secondary student fees to Canada's highest court.

Ontario’s health minister says the government isn’t changing course on its reopening plan despite a recent rise in COVID-19 infections.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Ontario plans to spend $12.4 million on more mental health and addictions supports for front-line health-care workers. The province says $5.