Ontario News

TORONTO — Peel Region police say their homicide squad is investigating after a man was found injured on a Mississauga, Ont., sidewalk and died in hospital.

TORONTO — An Ontario home-care nurse is alleging systemic discrimination at the hands of her employer after she says the organization failed to protect her from being sexually assaulted by a patient.

TORONTO — More family doctors will be involved in Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine rollout as the province works to reach those who haven't had a shot and eyes eventually winding down its mass immunization sites.

TORONTO — A Toronto teacher charged in the drowning of a teenage student shouldn't be held to a higher standard than the "average parent" in assessing the care and supervision he provided on a multi-day school canoe trip, his lawyers argued Thursday.

Jennifer Viater wants to ensure no other family suffers the way she has. The Vaughan, Ont., resident says her life has been a nightmare ever since her four-year-old daughter was found dead under suspicious circumstances nearly a year and a half ago.

Ontario will spend millions of dollars on a grant program allowing police forces to expand CCTV coverage. A total of $6 million will be made available over three years.

TORONTO — Two of Ontario's most populous cities started allowing walk-ins at mass vaccination sites Thursday, offering an alternative to the scramble to secure appointments for a coveted COVID-19 vaccine.

TORONTO — A funeral is set for a Toronto police officer who died in the line of duty last week. Toronto police say a visitation for Const. Jeffrey Northrup will take place Sunday and a funeral will follow on Monday.

TORONTO — Preliminary research suggests the COVID-19 crisis is having a sustained and significant impact on youth mental health in Ontario.

An Ontario gym operating using a physical therapy exemption has been ordered to shut down after being linked to a COVID-19 outbreak that could force as many as 400 people to self-isolate.