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Toronto mayoral candidate John Tory announced a five-point plan to address the city's housing shortage Tuesday, his first policy promise in his bid for re-election.

TORONTO — The City of Toronto says a Toronto Island ferry has been cleared to return to service after a weekend collision at the downtown terminal that injured a dozen people.

TORONTO — Opioids killed more people in Ontario in the second year of the pandemic compared to the first, but the province saw a drop in those deaths this past March, newly released data shows.

LONDON, Ont. — Western University announced Monday staff and students who return to campus next month will be required to have at least one booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and wear masks in classrooms. The London, Ont.

Dozens of unopposed candidates running in Ontario's upcoming municipal elections have been automatically elected, including at least 12 in mayor or deputy mayor positions.

TORONTO — A man who was on board a Toronto ferry that crashed on the weekend says passengers standing on the stairs waiting to disembark fell like a "deck of cards" when the vessel hit the dock.

TORONTO — Ontario education workers including librarians, custodians and administrative staff could walk off the job as early as October, after their union set a strike vote.

ST MARYS, ONT. — A small-town Ontario hospital is reducing its emergency room hours of operation this week, and the organization running it says the strain on the local health system is expected to continue past the summer.

Police are investigating after they say human remains were found buried in a shallow grave in Pickering, Ont.

Toronto-area police say a toddler struck by a vehicle on Sunday is in hospital with life-threatening injuries. Durham Regional Police say the child was hit in a residential area of Ajax, Ont., on Sunday evening.