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TORONTO — Ontario is putting more than $62 million in its autism budget this year to make services more available, as the province works to shore up its delayed revamp of the program.

COURTICE, Ont. — Police in Ontario's Durham Region say the general manager of a retirement home has been charged for allegedly removing door handles to some units during the pandemic. Investigators say they got a complaint on Feb.

Ontario's back-to-school plan will be announced early next week, Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday. Ford shared the news during a visit to Thunder Bay, Ont.

TORONTO — Police in Toronto are investigating after an 18-year-old man died from a fire at a restaurant early Saturday. Investigators allege the fire at Slam Restaurant was deliberately set.

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to soon provide more regular updates on how many COVID-19 cases are in vaccinated and unvaccinated people, as the province's top doctor said Tuesday the risk of getting the disease is 6.

TORONTO — Ontario's top doctor says students aged 12 to 17 who aren't vaccinated against COVID-19 will be subject to stricter isolation rules in the event of virus outbreaks this fall. Dr.

TORONTO — Ontario health units are ramping up youth vaccination efforts, using prizes and social media, as the window quickly closes for students to be fully immunized by the time school starts.

DRYDEN, Ont. — Seventeen new wildfires are burning in Northwestern Ontario as evacuations continue for thousands of people living in remote and rural areas of the province.

TORONTO — Ontario has asked the federal government to ensure Canadians who received mixed COVID-19 vaccines will be recognized for international travel as border measures lift.

Ontario's police watchdog has cleared two officers who fatally shot a 73-year-old man during an exchange of gunfire last summer.