Ontario News

OTTAWA — Two people aboard a small plane managed to escape the aircraft after it crashed west of Ottawa near Highway 417. Ottawa Fire Services says it responded to a call from police about the crash at 8:34 p.m. Tuesday.

GLOUCESTER, Ont. — A days-long hunger strike at an Ottawa-area jail has come to an end.

TORONTO — The Ontario government spent $3.5 billion less than planned in the last fiscal year, the province's fiscal watchdog said Tuesday.

Toronto police say they've arrested suspects in two high-profile shootings in which innocent bystanders were caught in the crosshairs of alleged gang-related violence.

TORONTO — Ontario has no plans to pull any regions back a step in the province's economic reopening process despite new outbreaks in some areas that have moved into Stage 3, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday. Speaking at a news conference in Ajax, Ont.

MONTREAL — Health authorities in Quebec City have taken over the day-to-day care at a private seniors' residence following a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.

OTTAWA — Health Canada has approved the use of remdesivir to treat patients with severe symptoms of COVID-19. The federal agency says the antiviral drug may be used to treat patients who have pneumonia and require extra oxygen to help them breathe.

CHATHAM, Ont. — Police in southwestern Ontario have charged a 41-year-old man with failing to self-isolate after returning from travel in the United States.

Hamilton police say the slaying of a 20-year-old man over the weekend was likely motivated by road rage.

MONTREAL — Authorities say a 12-year-old girl has died after a house fire in the city's LaSalle borough. Montreal police were called by the Montreal fire department at about 9:30 a.m. to a home on Marroni Street.