Author: The Canadian Press

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Christine Fréchette to be sworn into office today as Quebec’s second female premier Christine Fréchette is set to be sworn in as Quebec’s premier today with less than six months to go before the provincial election. She […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended his government’s plan to build many more jails, saying the billions in cost will be worth it. Ontario’s jails are well over capacity and the overcrowding has been worsening for years under Ford’s tenure as premier. The province plans to add upward of 6,000 new jail beds by […]

A tornado warning has been issued for parts of southwestern Ontario as a severe thunderstorm hunkers down over the region. Environment Canada says residents in and around Windsor, Essex and Chatham-Kent should exercise extra care and attention. The weather office says a line of storms capable of producing a tornado was spotted from 11 kilometres […]

HAMILTON — A Hamilton restaurant has been temporarily shuttered as public health officials investigate an outbreak of salmonella that has sent several people to hospital. Hamilton Public Health says nine confirmed cases of salmonella infection have so far been linked to the Piper Arms Stoney Creek location on Stone Church Road East. Among them, seven […]

SAINT THOMAS — A teenager has been charged in a crash that killed a 16-year-old in a Lake Erie community last year. Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to a crash involving a tractor trailer and a sedan in Central Elgin just before 1 p.m. on Nov. 14. They say the passenger of the sedan, […]

AJAX — Police say a man has died after a targeted incident that was initially reported as a break-in at a home in Ajax, Ont. Durham Region police say they were called around 12:40 a.m. today for a break-and-enter in progress at a home in the area of Harwood Avenue North and Taunton Road East. […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Landon Sim to a two-year entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Tuesday. The 21-year-old had three goals and 31 penalty minutes with the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies this season. He had two goals and 44 penalty minutes in 18 games with the ECHL’s Cincinnati Cyclones. […]

TORONTO — Ontario high school students will soon have their attendance count for a sizable portion of their final grades, one of a set of upcoming changes to how students are assessed. Policy changes affecting teacher instruction and student marks in class were among measures announced this week by Education Minister Paul Calandra as he […]

A pastor is accused of playing a key role in a fraud targeting a municipal program for people in York Region who are homeless or at risk of becoming so. Police say the Regional Municipality of York reported fraud in its homelessness prevention program a year ago. An investigation found nearly $100,000 had been fraudulently […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say DNA technology has allowed them to confirm the identity of a man who was found dead in Lake Ontario more than 30 years ago. Police say the man was found in the Inner Harbour area on July 27, 1992, and conventional investigative techniques were unable to identify him. They say […]