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Toronto firefighter charged with careless driving while on emergency call

Toronto firefighter charged with careless driving while on emergency call

Toronto police say a firefighter has been charged in a crash that happened on the way to an emergency. Police say the collision took place at Lawrence Avenue East and Mount Pleasant Road on April 4.
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Toronto doctor charged with sexually assaulting teenage patient in 2006

Toronto doctor charged with sexually assaulting teenage patient in 2006

TORONTO — A Toronto doctor has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage patient 15 years ago. Police say the incident took place in February 2006 at a medical clinic in the Bathurst Street and Lawrence Avenue West area.
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Toronto mayor vows to honour van attack victims every year to keep memories alive

Toronto mayor vows to honour van attack victims every year to keep memories alive

TORONTO — The victims of a van attack that devastated Toronto will never be forgotten, the city's mayor said Friday as he marked three years since the tragedy took place.
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Toronto police reviewing video of officers allegedly breaching public gathering rules

Toronto police reviewing video of officers allegedly breaching public gathering rules

AYLMER, Ont. — The Toronto Police Service says it's investigating after a video posted online appears to show two of its off-duty officers breaching Ontario's stay-at-home order. Police in Aylmer, Ont.
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Quebec using honour system to expand vaccine access to chronically ill, disabled

Quebec using honour system to expand vaccine access to chronically ill, disabled

MONTREAL — Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube says he trusts Quebecers to follow the honour system and not skip the line when vaccination appointments open for more people with chronic illnesses.
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Premier Ford apologizes for widely panned rules, pledges paid sick leave

Premier Ford apologizes for widely panned rules, pledges paid sick leave

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford issued an emotional apology Thursday for introducing COVID-19 restrictions that sparked furious backlash as he confirmed his government would bring in paid sick-leave for workers after months of refusing to do so.
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Ontario authorizes workers from other provinces, outside hospitals amid ICU strain

Ontario authorizes workers from other provinces, outside hospitals amid ICU strain

TORONTO — Health-care workers from other provinces and non-hospital settings could be deployed to Ontario's overburdened intensive care units as early as next week, the health minister said Thursday as the government issued emergency orders to pave t
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Teen says he held down friend's arm during sex assault at Toronto school out of fear

Teen says he held down friend's arm during sex assault at Toronto school out of fear

TORONTO — A teen on trial for sexual assault told a court Thursday that he held down a friend's arm during a locker-room attack at school out of fear he'd be targeted if he didn't join in.
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Toronto-area cop accused in corruption probe found guilty on 11 charges

Toronto-area cop accused in corruption probe found guilty on 11 charges

TORONTO — A Toronto-area constable who was secretly investigated in an undercover corruption probe was found guilty Wednesday of 11 offences, including trafficking cocaine and steroids and inappropriately searching and disclosing confidential informa
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Toronto van attack victim Betty Forsyth remembered fondly three years after tragedy

Toronto van attack victim Betty Forsyth remembered fondly three years after tragedy

TORONTO — Late April gives Robert Forsyth the blues. Memories of his beloved aunt, Betty Forsyth, flood his mind every year around this time as the anniversary of her death approaches.
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