Ontario News

TORONTO — The top doctors of three COVID-19 hot spots in Ontario are urging the province to impose tougher restrictions, including a stay-at-home order, to address a surge in new infections.

MONTREAL — The mayor of a small town that was set to enter lockdown Monday night says the provincial government has been incoherent in its messaging on COVID-19 health orders.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police west of Toronto say they "regret" the distress caused to a 17-year-old after he was mistakenly arrested for a suspect in a high-profile kidnapping case.

TORONTO — A former student of an all-boys Catholic school is suing Toronto police over a sexual assault investigation the teen alleges was negligent and resulted in "baseless charges" against a victim.

TORONTO — Ontario long-term care operators are being asked to do more to improve COVID-19 vaccine uptake among staff, with the government recommending on-site vaccinations or paid transportation to clinics.

TORONTO, S.D. — A man has been charged with second-degree murder in the killing of a 64-year-old Toronto woman. Police say they were looking into a missing person report on Sunday evening when they found the woman in an east end apartment.

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after it says a man died shortly after police went into a Toronto apartment. The Special Investigations Unit says officers went to search a downtown apartment around 1 a.m. this morning.

Police say a 76-year-old driver has died in an all-terrain vehicle crash northeast of Peterborough, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say the single-vehicle collision took place Sunday afternoon on an unmarked trail in North Kawartha, Ont.

TORONTO — Ontario is expected to reveal two days' worth of COVID-19 statistics today after foregoing yesterday's data drop for Easter Sunday. Health Minister Christine Elliott is due to share the number of new diagnoses and vaccinations this morning.

TORONTO — The head of Ontario's air ambulance service has been tapped to lead the province's vaccine rollout, the government announced on Sunday. Dr.