Ontario News

The federal government's response to a COVID-19 outbreak that has infected half the members of a northern Ontario First Nation is disappointing, the chief of the community said on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Amy Finn hunted for a spot to sleep on the coldest night of the season on Monday. She had been kicked out a few days earlier from a shelter hotel in downtown Toronto after a fight.

An insolvent university under investigation by Ontario's auditor general need not hand over privileged information as part of the probe, the province's superior court ruled Wednesday.

TORONTO — Ontario's top court has upheld a Toronto-area woman's murder conviction in the death of her teenage stepdaughter, rejecting the argument that she should have been granted a judge-alone trial due to negative publicity surrounding the case.

TORONTO — The Ontario government says it is temporarily changing the G-level driving road test to help reduce a backlog caused by COVID-19 restrictions and closures.

TORONTO — Students need to be at school in person for their mental and physical health, Ontario's health minister said Tuesday, amid safety concerns about the planned return to classes next week while access to COVID-19 testing is severely limited.

An Ontario tribunal has ordered the province to return 11 sled dog puppies that it seized, but decided it can keep more than 200 dogs because the animals would be returning to a "situation of distress.

TORONTO — Internationally educated nurses will be allowed to work in Ontario hospitals, long-term care homes and other health settings grappling with pandemic-related staffing challenges, the province’s health minister announced Tuesday.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a recall has been issued for Aoun brand tahineh due to a possible salmonella contamination. The tahineh distributed by Fattal International North America Inc.

TORONTO — Ontario students will return to school classrooms on Jan. 17, Premier Doug Ford's office told The Canadian Press.