Author: The Canadian Press

TURKEY POINT — Ontario’s police watchdog says it’s investigating after a fatal police-involved shooting in a town on Lake Erie. The Special Investigations Unit says Ontario Provincial Police officers were on the water near the Turkey Point Marina when they spotted a personal watercraft. The SIU say officers attempted to get the operator of the […]

Ontario Provincial Police say they have arrested and charged a 67-year-old man after his neighbours’ dog was shot in Peterborough County. Police say they were called to the scene Sunday morning after the dog owners said their pet had been missing for about a week. OPP say the family heard gunshots around the time the […]

TORONTO — Ontario failed to meet its legislated target for getting long-term care residents an average of four hours a day of direct care by March of this year, the government concedes, though it came quite close. The Progressive Conservative government set the target aimed at boosting both the amount of direct care residents receive […]

Extreme heat is expected to ease in many parts of Canada today, while the Atlantic provinces continue to bear the brunt of a multi-day heat wave. Relief is expected in southern and eastern Ontario, but Environment Canada says temperatures are still above average for this time of year, with forecasted highs in the low 30s. […]

TORONTO — An Ontario college has opened applications to newcomers for a free program intended to address what it describes as a “critical” shortage of building code officials in the province. The provincial government is funding the training in a move that opposition politicians say is sorely needed, but that they say is just one […]

ST. JOHN’S — Residents near Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest city were ordered to flee a wildfire Tuesday, as thousands of other people across the province faced the prospect of leaving or losing their homes to flames. Officials ordered evacuations in some parts of Paradise, a suburb of the capital St. John’s. The news came barely […]

Toronto police say a man is dead after an alleged stabbing at an east-end home Tuesday afternoon. Police say they responded to a report that someone had been stabbed at a home near Woodbine Avenue and O’Connor Drive just after 2:30 p.m. They say officers found a man with life-threatening injuries. Police say he was […]

ST. JOHN’S — Officials have asked residents near the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador to evacuate as a wildfire burns nearby. The provincial government says people living in parts of the Paradise suburb must leave immediately. Paradise is part of the St. John’s metropolitan area, and home to about 23,000 people. Officials have also declared […]

A new bylaw aimed at reducing renovictions in Toronto is already having noticeable effects, according to tenant and anti-poverty advocates, though some say it’s too early to tell if it will be well-enforced. The Rental Renovation Licence Bylaw was implemented on July 31 and is designed to protect tenants from “bad faith” evictions by their […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet Monday with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who says he plans to urge the prime minister to lower taxes in order to stimulate the economy. Ford says he’ll travel to Ottawa for what he calls a “heart-to-heart” meeting with Carney, who he says is doing a good job. […]