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TORONTO — A Toronto teacher who led a school canoe trip during which a teenage student drowned told his trial Monday that he didn't follow certain safety guidelines established for such trips because they didn't reflect industry standards and would h

Environment Canada has issued heat warnings and special weather statements for much of southern Ontario. The weather agency says temperatures will reach into the low 30s in southwestern and eastern Ontario on Monday and Tuesday.

LONDON, Ont. — A man facing terrorism charges for allegedly killing a Muslim family in southwestern Ontario with his truck has had his case adjourned for a month as the defence awaits disclosure. Nathaniel Veltman, 20, of London, Ont.

Ontario is reporting 287 new cases of COVID-19 today and 12 deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 66 new cases in the Region of Waterloo, 42 in Toronto and 38 in Grey Bruce.

HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA — Provincial police say two people have died after going down the rapids in Huntsville, Ont. Police say they began searching for three people who vanished from the waters in Port Sydney on Sunday.

KATRINE, Ont. — Police say they've recovered the body of a 53-year-old man who went missing in a lake in central Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to calls for a missing person around 11 p.m. Friday on Doe Lake in Katrine, Ont.

Environment Canada says that at least one tornado touched down late Saturday afternoon in midwestern Ontario.

Ontario is reporting 346 new cases of COVID-19 today and 13 deaths linked to the virus.

Toronto police say they've arrested four people after a double homicide earlier this month. They say three people face two counts each of first-degree murder and a fourth has been charged with accessory after the fact to murder.

TORONTO — Ontario's opposition parties say the government needs to improve ventilation and mandate smaller class sizes as it prepares its back-to-school plan for the fall.