Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario announced stricter health measures for York Region on Friday in an effort contain what the province is calling an "alarming" surge in COVID-19 cases in that area.

TORONTO — A video that purportedly shows the killing of a 58-year-old volunteer outside a mosque in Toronto may be dark and grainy, but it was released to show that such crimes do take place in Canada, the head of a national Muslim group that posted

An Ontario hospital where a patient assaulted two staff members nearly two years ago has been fined $80,000. The Ministry of Labour says the Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, Ont.

MONTREAL — Quebecers may have to limit their contacts even more to reduce the number of new cases of COVID-19, according to the province's public health institute.

TORONTO — Two Toronto-area school boards are changing their online learning plans, saying the moves will simplify the logistical nightmare presented by a growing number of students who want to avoid brick-and-mortar schools.

Long-term care homes in Ontario are dealing with severe staffing shortages and may not be ready to deal with the second wave of the pandemic, an independent commission has heard.

UXBRIDGE, Ont. — Police say a man found hiding in a child's playhouse, allegedly holding a knife, was arrested and charged hours after a high-speed chase that saw three cruisers struck. Durham Region police say the incident happened in Uxbridge, Ont.

POINTE-À-LA-CROIX, Que. — A First Nations community in Quebec just north of the New Brunswick border is reporting its first case of COVID-19.

TORONTO — A judge has ruled that the City of Toronto did not comply with physical distancing measures it agreed to in shelters as it responded to COVID-19 in the spring.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A summer baby boom in the long-struggling George River caribou herd in Labrador and Quebec has led to an increase in population numbers — its first in more than 25 years.