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Two drivers dead in Toronto highway crash caused by car travelling in wrong direction

TORONTO — Two people are dead after a highway crash in Toronto that police say is the result of a car driving the wrong way. Ontario Provincial Police say there was a head-on collision at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Highway 401 west of Bayview Avenue.
Police investigating 'suspicious' house fire in Mississauga, Ont., that killed two

Police investigating 'suspicious' house fire in Mississauga, Ont., that killed two

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Peel Regional Police say they are investigating a "suspicious" early morning fire west of Toronto that killed two people on Saturday. Fire crews received reports of a house fire in Mississauga, Ont., shortly after 1 a.m.

Peel police identify man shot dead in roller rink parking lot

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police have identified a man who was shot dead outside a roller-skating rink west of Toronto. Peel Regional Police say officers were called to a shooting in the Scooter's Roller Palace parking lot in Mississauga, Ont.
Information of 360,000 people affected in Ontario COVID-19 vaccine data breach

Information of 360,000 people affected in Ontario COVID-19 vaccine data breach

TORONTO — The Ontario government began notifying about 360,000 people on Friday that their personal information had been part of a COVID-19 vaccine database breach that took place more than a year ago. The breach happened on Nov.
Case of man accused in 1983 cold-case murders put over to next week

Case of man accused in 1983 cold-case murders put over to next week

TORONTO — The case of a man charged in the murders of two Toronto women who were found dead nearly 40 years ago will return to court next week.

Woman dead in Toronto subway stabbing didn't know attacker; mayor says transit safe

TORONTO — A woman who died after being stabbed on a Toronto subway train did not know her attacker, police said Friday, as the city's mayor looked to reassure the public about the safety of the transit system.

One woman dead, another injured in stabbing at Toronto subway station

TORONTO — A woman is dead and another is injured after a stabbing at a subway station in west Toronto.
Ontario passes law boosting 'strong mayor' powers in Toronto, Ottawa

Ontario passes law boosting 'strong mayor' powers in Toronto, Ottawa

Toronto and Ottawa can now enact bylaws with the support of a minority of councillors and the provincial government can appoint certain regional chairs, with the passage Thursday of a "strong mayor" law that caps off a whirlwind of widely criticized
Ontario coroner investigating sudden death of child at Ajax hospital

Ontario coroner investigating sudden death of child at Ajax hospital

AJAX, Ont. — Ontario's coroner's office is investigating the "sudden and unexpected" death of a child at a hospital east of Toronto.
Toronto police charge 27-year-old in apartment shooting that killed 1, injured 3

Toronto police charge 27-year-old in apartment shooting that killed 1, injured 3

Toronto police have arrested a man in an apartment shooting that killed one person and injured three others. Police say the 27-year-old Toronto man was arrested and charged Wednesday with second-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder.