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Woman dies after being hit by cement truck on Toronto crosswalk: police

Woman dies after being hit by cement truck on Toronto crosswalk: police

Toronto police say a woman has died after being struck by a cement truck while she was crossing the street. Police say the collision happened Wednesday at 12:40 p.m. The 67-year-old woman was crossing the street near the city’s Distillery District.
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Confused by the chaos and uncertainty of the U.S. election? There's good reason

Confused by the chaos and uncertainty of the U.S. election? There's good reason

TORONTO — If Canadians needed any reminders that our neighbours to the south are more strangers than kin, the highly divisive U.S. election provided an unnerving wake-up call. The razor-thin margins and ongoing uncertainty in several U.S.
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Toronto to resume contact tracing of COVID-19 to be ready for restrictions easing

Toronto to resume contact tracing of COVID-19 to be ready for restrictions easing

Toronto will resume its full contact tracing program and scale up other COVID-19 infrastructure measures as the city readies itself to ease restrictions on Nov. 14. Dr.
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Quebec threatens COVID-19 fines as researchers question if penalties deter behaviour

Quebec threatens COVID-19 fines as researchers question if penalties deter behaviour

MONTREAL — There's little evidence the threat of heavy fines is encouraging Canadians to follow COVID-19 rules, according to a new report by researchers at the University of Toronto and Carleton University.
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Mississauga, Ont., cracks down on short-term rentals; licensing soon required

Mississauga, Ont., cracks down on short-term rentals; licensing soon required

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Airbnb and other short-term rentals will soon need licensing in Mississauga, Ont. The city says the new measure will take effect in January pending council approval.
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Defence lawyer argues woman hit by trailer hitch could have died from liver disease

Defence lawyer argues woman hit by trailer hitch could have died from liver disease

It's impossible to know whether an injury from a thrown trailer hitch eventually caused an Indigenous woman's death months later since she also suffered from liver disease, a defence lawyer argued in a Thunder Bay, Ont., court Wednesday.
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Northern Ontario man charged under Quarantine Act after return from Jamaica

Northern Ontario man charged under Quarantine Act after return from Jamaica

FRENCH RIVER, Ont. — Provincial police say a man from French River, Ont., is facing charges after allegedly failing to quarantine after returning from a trip.
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York Region school closes after outbreak declared, nine cases reported

York Region school closes after outbreak declared, nine cases reported

VAUGHAN, ONT. — A school in Ontario's York Region has been ordered to close after six students and three staff tested positive for COVID-19.
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Waterloo, Ont., declares outbreak at wedding-related event, 16 positive cases linked

Waterloo, Ont., declares outbreak at wedding-related event, 16 positive cases linked

Public health officials say 16 cases of COVID-19 have been linked to a wedding-related event held at a facility in Waterloo Region. The Region of Waterloo Public Health unit says most of the people who have tested positive are not local residents.
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Ontario reports 987 new COVID-19 cases, 16 new deaths

Ontario reports 987 new COVID-19 cases, 16 new deaths

Ontario is reporting 987 new COVID-19 cases today and 16 new deaths related to the novel coronavirus. That brings the provincial total to 79,692 cases, which includes 3,182 deaths and 68,189 cases considered resolved.
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