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Ontario crash kills five children, six others still hospitalized
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (425+ words) Six people remain in hospital following a rural Ontario crash that killed five children on Friday, police say. Investigators say an infant, the children's parents and two older adults believed to be their grandparents were among those hurt after a…...
Toronto Police Officer Shot During Exchange of Gunfire While Search Warrant Executed
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (253+ words) A Toronto police officer has been shot in an exchange of gunfire in the city's west end early Thursday morning, and is in hospital. Police said officers were executing a search warrant in the area of Tretheway Drive and Black…...
OPP Constable Tarun Bali killed in line of duty in Hearst, Ontario
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (572+ words) Updated June 10, 2026 @ 6: 39pm Ontario Provincial Police say the suspect charged in the death of a constable in northern Ontario had escaped from a hospital, where he was being assessed under the Mental Health Act." OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique alleged the fleeing…...
OPP seek witnesses after serious tractor and sedan crash east of Angus
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (193+ words) Provincial police are seeking witnesses after a serious crash involving a tractor and a sedan in Utopia, just east of Angus. Police say they responded to the collision on Friday, June 5, 2026 on Sunnidale Road, between Pinegrove Road and Grenfel Road....
Ontario legislature to begin 21-week summer break after short spring session
1+ week, 5+ day ago (528+ words) Ontario's legislature is set to start a 21-week break Tuesday and by the time members of provincial parliament return from the summer recess, it will nearly be Halloween. Opposition leaders say time politicians spend introducing, debating and passing bills in…...
Kenneth Law pleads guilty to aiding 14 suicides in Ontario case
2+ week, 2+ day ago (901+ words) Updated May 29, 2026 @ 2: 54pm A packed Ontario courtroom is hearing about the last moments of people who died after using deadly products purchased from Kenneth Law, after the Toronto-area man at the heart of an international investigation pleaded guilty to 14 counts of…...
Two Barrie residents charged in Innisfil infant death investigation
3+ week, 1+ day ago (197+ words) A Barrie man is facing a manslaughter charge following the death of a four-month-old infant. South Simcoe Police say officers responded to a medical call at an Innisfil home on November 8, 2024, where the infant was found without vital signs. The…...
Heat Warning Issued for Barrie Area as Temperatures Near 30 C
3+ week, 6+ day ago (186+ words) It's going to be the heat and the humidity! Environment Canada has issued a yellow alert heat warning for the Barrie and Collingwood area, and for most of the Greater Toronto Area. Daytime highs will flirt with 30 C, and humidex…...
Ontario taxpayers hit with $200 K costs after reversed private jet deal involving Doug Ford government
1+ mon, 19+ hour ago (655+ words) Ontario taxpayers are on the hook for nearly $200, 000 over Premier Doug Ford's flip-flop on a $28. 9-million private jet purchase, newly released documents from the premier's office show. Ford's office confirmed on April 17 that the province bought a used 2016 Bombardier Challenger…...
Ontario auditor flags shortages of educational assistants for special needs students
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (399+ words) Updated May 12, 2026 @ 5: 17pm The number of Ontario students with special education needs is growing faster than overall enrolment, and some schools do not have enough educational assistants either full-time or on a daily basis, the province's auditor general has found. In…...