York Region

TORONTO — An infant born prematurely and infected with measles has died in southwestern Ontario, Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, said Thursday. The baby was infected with the virus before birth from their mother, who was not vaccinated, he said. “While measles may have been a contributing factor in both the […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province intends to designate the mineral-rich Ring of Fire as a special economic zone as quickly as possible. He says he and several ministers will consult all summer with First Nations about the new law that allows the Ontario government to suspend provincial and municipal rules before […]

Police north of Toronto say a man has been charged in an alleged series of hate-motivated graffiti incidents in Richmond Hill, Ont., last week. Police in York Region say they responded to a report of hate-related graffiti on the wall of a grocery store near Yonge Street and 16th Avenue on May 31. They say […]

TORONTO — Doctors and nurses licensed in the United States will soon be able to more easily practise in Ontario, under changes announced today by the minister of health. Sylvia Jones says the move will increase the number of health-care professionals working in the province. The province is enabling qualified U.S.-licensed physicians, nurse practitioners, registered […]

ORILLIA — Ontario Provincial Police say they’ve charged 36 men with 128 criminal offences after a child sexual exploitation investigation involving more than 20 police services across the province. The investigation, which took place between March 31 and April 11, included 21 police forces and saw investigators pose as children online. They arrested 36 men […]

KINGSTON — Police in Kingston, Ont., say a pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle that crossed over a road median and onto the sidewalk. Investigators say they responded to a report of a crash at Bath Road between Portsmouth Avenue and Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard on Wednesday around 5:30 p.m. They […]

Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore says an infant born prematurely and infected with measles has died in southwestern Ontario. More coming. The Canadian Press

LEAMINGTON, ONTARIO — Catalina Friesen got a call one night in February from one of her clients, a Low German-speaking mother in Aylmer, Ont. Her daughter had a rash that covered her body. The five-year-old had a fever and was coughing out of control. “I said, ‘just take her to emerge, especially if she’s not […]

New shows from Elliot Page and Tom Green are among the highlights of Bell Media’s 2025/26 programming slate. “Slo Pitch,” a comedy about a scrappy queer softball team trying to make it to the beer league championships, is coming to Crave and CTV. It’s the first project under a co-development deal between Pageboy Productions and […]

TORONTO — More than 2,200 Ontarians died from opioids last year, a 15 per cent decrease from 2023, newly released data from the Office of the Chief Coroner shows. “What goes through my head is a small degree of optimism in the fact that we have seen less people die last year, which is very […]