Ontario News

WATERLOO, Que. — Quebec provincial police divers are searching for the body of a man in his 20s in Lac Waterloo after a pedal boat accident. Around 5 a.m.

SHERBROOKE, Que. — Quebec's independent police watchdog is investigating the death of a 33-year-old man who was pepper sprayed by police on Saturday in Sherbrooke.

MONTREAL — Quebec continues to see a rise in the number of COVID-19 infections, reporting 171 new confirmed cases today. The new cases bring the total number to 58,414.

KING TOWNSHIP, Ont. — York Regional Police say they believe they have identified a cyclist killed in a collision in the township of King this week. Police say the cyclist is likely a 54-year-old man from Richmond Hill, Ont.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police west of Toronto say two men are in custody and two remain at large after officers exchanged gunfire with robbery suspects who carjacked a vehicle with a young girl inside.

KING TOWNSHIP, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog says it's investigating after a deadly crash this morning north of Toronto. The Special Investigations Unit says a York Regional Police officer observed a speeding vehicle in King Township, Ont.

TORONTO — The Windsor-Essex area now has the highest rate of COVID-19 cases in Ontario, local health officials said Friday as Premier Doug Ford mulled ordering mandatory testing for farm workers in a bid to contain the spread of the surging virus.

TORONTO — Some court services related to traffic tickets and bylaw infractions are resuming in Toronto, though still remotely.

GLOUCESTER, Ont.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Ontario's official Opposition is renewing calls for the government to increase education funding so schools can safely reopen in September. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath made the comments at a press conference in Brampton, Ont.