Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario's premier condemned Russia's "war of aggression" against Ukraine on Thursday before his government announced a commitment to humanitarian aid and settlement services for Ukrainians.

HAMILTON — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a man died following an interaction with police in Hamilton.

A former Toronto police officer serving a life sentence for the rape and murder of two women has been denied parole.

TORONTO — The editor of an extremist publication who was convicted of promoting hatred against women and Jews has been been arrested again after allegedly breaching the conditions of his parole.

TORONTO — Ontario is telling emergency services to consider having paramedic crews tend to more than one patient at a time in hospital ERs as one way to reduce delays.

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to require employers to tell their workers if they are being electronically monitored. The government is set to introduce a new piece of labour legislation this month that will include the proposed policy.

A state of emergency in Ontario that Premier Doug Ford declared to deal with anti-vaccine mandate blockades was lifted Wednesday evening.

TORONTO — An Opposition bill aimed at fighting Islamophobia and other hate crimes was tabled in Ontario's legislature Wednesday, but it was unclear if it would receive the support of the majority Progressive Conservative government.

Police say a fire that damaged a Liberal MP's constituency office in Mississauga, Ont., has been deemed suspicious.

Ontario is reporting 1,106 people in hospital with COVID-19, up from 1,038 on Tuesday. There are also 319 people in intensive care, the same as Tuesday. The province is reporting 19 more deaths due to the virus.