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TORONTO — David Onley, who emerged as a champion of disability rights both during and after his stint as Ontario's 28th lieutenant-governor, has died. He was 72. Word of his death came in a Saturday evening statement from Lt.-Gov.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — A stabbing in Brampton, Ont. has sent one man to hospital, with another in police custody.

Halton Regional police say a 70-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was found dead in her Burlington, Ont., apartment. Police say officers were called to a home late Friday morning for reports of an unconscious woman in the unit.

TORONTO — Ontario could be short 8,500 registered early childhood educators as the province adds tens of thousands more child-care spaces under the national $10-a-day program, the government estimates.

Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children says it will begin increasing surgeries on Monday.

TORONTO — The Ontario government ought to hire more support staff to address a recent spate of violence in and around schools, a union representing education workers said on Friday.

Two southern Ontario hospitals saw record numbers of patients this week, with factors at play ranging from respiratory illnesses to slips and falls commonly seen this time of year.

HAMILTON — The City of Hamilton is estimating that approximately 59 million litres of waste has been dumped into Lake Ontario over more than two decades as the result of a sewage leak discovered this week.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Niagara police say the lone worker hospitalized after a fire at a hazardous waste facility in St. Catharines, Ont., has died. Niagara police Insp. Rob LaPlante says the victim was a man in his 30s and a St.

TORONTO — Ontario is set to make sweeping changes to its health-care model by performing thousands of publicly funded surgeries in private clinics, but some medical professionals say it's unclear who will staff them without ravaging the already belea