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Police say an Oshawa, Ont., man is facing charges after allegedly collecting more than $2.5 million in an investment scam. Durham regional police say their financial crimes unit began investigating a man who allegedly told two victims he was a financial trader and could guarantee high returns on investments using a specific brokerage platform. Investigators […]

Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say they are searching a landfill in an ongoing investigation into the death of an Indigenous woman last year. Police say the search at the Thunder Bay Solid Waste and Recycling Facility is being done with help from Ontario Provincial Police and the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service. It is part of […]

TORONTO — Christine Lavalle feels like she’s trapped in a nightmare. She found out on social media last week that her child might have been exposed to blood-borne infections at a Burlington walk-in clinic after public health identified the use of unsterile needles over the span of more than six years. “How did this happen?” […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says homeless encampments that take over public parks are “unacceptable” after he toured one in Barrie, where the mayor has declared a state of emergency over the issue. Ford said the encampment he visited over the weekend was “absolutely terrible” and his government is working to help its residents get into […]

TORONTO — Sault Ste. Marie police say the city’s member of provincial parliament has been arrested, but they are not yet saying why. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Chris Scott is no longer a part of the Progressive Conservative caucus, but is being similarly tight-lipped on the reasons. Ford says he doesn’t want to interfere […]

TORONTO — As more people worry about their environmental footprint in both life and death, one cemetery operator is offering a unique alternative to traditional burials – coffins and urns made of mushrooms. Mount Pleasant Group, which provides funeral and cremation services in the Greater Toronto Area, says the fully biodegradable products from Dutch company […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the member of provincial parliament for Sault Ste. Marie is no longer part of the Progressive Conservative caucus. The circumstances of Chris Scott’s departure are unclear, but a spokesperson for Ford directed questions to the Sault Ste. Marie police, who did not immediately return a call. Ford was asked for […]

Guelph police say they are investigating after a woman died when she and her family were struck by a pickup truck Friday afternoon. Police say emergency crews were called to the intersection of Paisley Road and Alma Street North in Guelph just after 5 p.m. They say a man and a woman were walking with […]

Ontario’s Solicitor General Michael Kerzner says he wants to see the return of mandatory minimum sentences for “serious crimes” and a “three-strikes” rule denying bail for repeat offenders. Kerzner outlines his requests in an open letter sent to Justice Minister Sean Fraser and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree this morning. Fraser said last week that […]

TORONTO — A 14-year-old boy was seriously injured after a collision early Sunday morning in Toronto. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit says a Toronto Police Service officer pursued a driver for speeding, and that a collision occurred involving the driver and another vehicle. The collision occurred at the intersection of Lawrence Avenue East and Kingston Road. […]