Ontario News

TORONTO — As more Ontarians become eligible for a second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, public health officials and experts say more efforts are needed to reach those who aren't yet protected against the virus.

TORONTO — Residents of a homeless encampment and a large crowd of supporters clashed with police at a Toronto park on Tuesday as authorities moved in to clear the site.

TORONTO — A second man has been arrested after a weekend shooting at a birthday party for a one-year-old that injured three children in Toronto.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police in Peel Region say they've arrested two 16-year-old boys from Mississauga, Ont., for allegedly burning a Pride flag.

TORONTO — A man has been arrested and charged after allegedly yelling threats while holding a large knife outside Ontario Premier Doug Ford's home. A spokeswoman for Ford said the alleged incident happened on Monday.

Ontario will spend $8.4 million over three years on a provincial police program that aims to improve responses to mental health-related calls.

A new University of Ottawa study indicates 10 per cent of young people in Ontario say they have driven a car within an hour of consuming cannabis.

Tractor-trailers with hidden compartments were used to smuggle hundreds of kilograms of illegal drugs from Mexico through the United States and into Canada, Toronto police said Tuesday as they announced a major takedown of an international operation.

Ontario's vaccine booking system has been described as complex, fractured, and frustrating, but as first-dose uptake tops 75 per cent, experts say it's getting the job done.

Ontario is reporting 296 COVID-19 cases and 60 deaths today, but the province says the numbers include older infections and deaths that are just now being counted.