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TORONTO — An eight-year-old Toronto boy killed by a stray bullet while he was in bed with his family is being remembered as a compassionate and fearless child as the community prepares to hold a vigil in his memory later this week. JahVai Roy was killed in his home in the city’s north end early […]

OTTAWA — Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel is partnering with a Swedish steel company so it can produce ballistic-protection steel domestically for the first time. Roshel, which manufactures vehicles, will now be able to use Swebor’s intellectual property to produce ballistic steel in Canada. The agreement comes as Canada is looking to boost domestic steel consumption […]

TORONTO — A vigil is set to take place Thursday evening for an eight-year-old Toronto boy who was killed this weekend by a stray bullet while he was in bed with his family. JahVai Roy was killed in his home in the city’s north end early Saturday morning in what police are calling a “cowardly […]

NORFOLK COUNTY — A string of alleged cemetery thefts in southwestern Ontario has police appealing for help. Ontario Provincial Police say thefts have been reported at four cemeteries in Norfolk County since last week. Police say the suspects appeared to be looking for items with brass and bronze, including nameplates and screws. They say in […]

OTTAWA — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu tells The Canadian Press that the federal government is launching a probe into allegations of unpaid work in the airline sector as a work stoppage at Air Canada stretches on. One of the key complaints from the union representing Air Canada flight attendants is that workers are not paid […]

Provincial police say they are investigating after human remains were found in a remote area of the Bruce Peninsula. Ontario Provincial Police say they were notified Thursday after archeologists working in the area west of Parry Sound across the Georgian Bay came across the remains. They say officers consulted with forensic experts and a coroner […]

Police in northern Ontario say four young people have died in a weekend collision involving an ATV and a commercial vehicle. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash happened at around 3:20 a.m. Saturday on Highway 11 near Moonbeam, north of Timmins. Police say a 16-year-old and two 18-year-olds from Moonbeam, as well as a 20-year-old […]

TORONTO — Extreme heat is endangering students, workers, renters and some of Ontario’s most vulnerable residents, a network of civil society groups said Monday as they urged the province to better prepare for sweltering temperatures. The Heat Collaborative issued calls to action Monday including a demand for the province to create an extreme heat awareness […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is putting $1.6 billion more toward funds for municipalities to help them get housing built. Ford told the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference Monday in Ottawa that the government has already put $2.3 billion toward its Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program, which goes toward housing-enabling infrastructure. Municipalities apply […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday he’s disappointed Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants weren’t able to reach a deal after eight months of negotiations. Carney said he is urging both sides to quickly resolve the situation causing major chaos for travellers. “We are in a situation where literally hundreds […]