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Ontario seeks to give more 'strong mayor' powers to Toronto, Ottawa

Ontario seeks to give more 'strong mayor' powers to Toronto, Ottawa

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to extend further "strong mayor" powers to the leaders of Toronto and Ottawa, and is reviewing the role of regional governments, in new legislation the opposition decries as antidemocratic.
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Man, 21, charged after 85-year-old woman found dead in Georgina

TORONTO — A 21-year-old man is facing several criminal charges, including first degree murder, after a woman was found dead in a burned home earlier this year. York Regional Police say emergency crews responded to a fire at a home in Georgina, Ont.
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Southern Ontario drivers advised to slow down after first significant snow of season

TORONTO — Drivers in southern Ontario were advised to slow down Wednesday after the season's first significant snowfall hit much of the region, including the Greater Toronto Area.
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Man, 30, charged after woman dead, two injured in Kitchener

KITCHENER, Ont. — A 30-year-old man is facing several charges, including first-degree murder, after a stabbing that left one woman dead and two others injured. Waterloo Region police say officers responded after 10 p.m.
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Police searching for suspects after Toronto shooting left one dead, three in hospital

Police searching for suspects after Toronto shooting left one dead, three in hospital

TORONTO — One person is dead and three others were in hospital with gunshot wounds Tuesday as Toronto police searched for suspects.
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Ontario to be short 220,000 child-care spaces due to $10-a-day demand: FAO

Ontario to be short 220,000 child-care spaces due to $10-a-day demand: FAO

TORONTO — Increased demand for child-care spaces in Ontario due to the national $10-a-day program will leave the province short more than 220,000 spots under current expansion plans, the financial accountability officer said in a report.
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Masking a 'personal choice,' Ontario health minister says in contrast to top doctor

Masking a 'personal choice,' Ontario health minister says in contrast to top doctor

TORONTO — Ontario's health minister said it's a "personal choice" to wear a mask Tuesday, one day after the province's top doctor urged everyone to do so in all indoor spaces.
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Toronto school violence shows need for policy changes, expert says

Toronto school violence shows need for policy changes, expert says

TORONTO — Policy changes to address knife crimes are needed to prevent violence in schools like the stabbing of a Grade 12 Toronto student on Monday, an expert says.
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Inquest hears drugs smuggled into eastern Ontario jail inside inmates' bodies, mail

Inquest hears drugs smuggled into eastern Ontario jail inside inmates' bodies, mail

TORONTO — Drugsare smuggled into an eastern Ontario inside the body cavities of inmates and in the mail they receive, a deputy superintendent at the facility jail told a coroner's inquest on Tuesday.
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Pandemic fatigue, divisive politics pose likely hurdles to return to masking: experts

Pandemic fatigue, divisive politics pose likely hurdles to return to masking: experts

TORONTO — A plea by health officials to resume masking in Ontario and Quebec is a tall order that is unlikely to take hold without a significant culture shift, say observers who point to pandemic fatigue, mixed messages and divisive politics as likel
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