Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario is putting $2.2 billion more toward COVID-19 spending, bracing for the impacts of the Delta variant as the province sees a rising number of cases, largely in unvaccinated people.

More universities in Ontario are making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for those who will be on campus this fall. Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., the University of Guelph, and Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Ont.

TORONTO — Ontario's police watchdog has cleared two Toronto police officers of wrongdoing after they shot a man in a mental health crisis.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The Nishnawbe Aski Nation, which represents 49 First Nations in northern Ontario, has elected a new grand chief.

Isolation rules for Ontarians considered close contacts of someone who has COVID-19 now vary depending on vaccination status, including in schools, where cases are expected to pop up this fall.

An American aquarium says a beluga whale transferred to its facility from Marineland has died and there are no plans to find another to take its place.

An Ontario pastor who was fired from a Baptist church after coming out as transgender has filed a lawsuit for wrongful dismissal, alleging her termination was spurred by discrimination. Rev.

Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for much of southern Ontario today. The weather agency says hot and humid conditions are expected today and Thursday.

L'ORIGNAL, Ont. — The case of an eastern Ontario doctor charged with murder has been adjourned until next month. Ontario Provincial Police have accused Dr.

A mentally ill man died in an Ontario jail because he was beaten and restrained by guards while clearly in crisis, the province's chief forensic pathologist has found. In a report released Tuesday, Dr.