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Ontario tables bill to ban speed cameras; premier calls them cash grabs

Ontario tables bill to ban speed cameras; premier calls them cash grabs

TORONTO — Ontario will soon ban speed cameras across the province as part of a red tape reduction bill tabled by Premier Doug Ford's government Monday, the first day legislators sat at Queen's Park since early June.
Son charged in man's alleged murder outside Oshawa, Ont., mosque: police

Son charged in man's alleged murder outside Oshawa, Ont., mosque: police

OSHAWA — Durham Region police say the son of an 80-year-old man who was found dead outside an Oshawa, Ont., mosque has been charged with second-degree murder.
Third suspect arrested in shooting death of eight-year-old Toronto boy: police

Third suspect arrested in shooting death of eight-year-old Toronto boy: police

TORONTO — Toronto police say a third person is under arrest in connection with the August shooting death of an eight-year-old boy in the city's north end.
'Completely traumatic': Family members worried after residents moved from group homes

'Completely traumatic': Family members worried after residents moved from group homes

TORONTO — Family members of people living in a number of Greater Toronto Area group homes are asking Ontario's premier for help after their loved ones were moved into a new facility without their consent due to a labour dispute.
Trial for Ontario man accused of selling deadly substances online postponed to April

Trial for Ontario man accused of selling deadly substances online postponed to April

The trial of an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used it to take their own lives has been pushed back to April 2026.
Man charged with arson after ambulance set on fire in Hamilton: police

Man charged with arson after ambulance set on fire in Hamilton: police

A man is facing criminal charges after an ambulance was allegedly set on fire in Hamilton over the weekend. Police say ambulance staff arrived at the Hamilton General Hospital and offloaded a patient around 6 a.m.
'Horrible piece of legislation': Ontario parents to rally against speed camera ban

'Horrible piece of legislation': Ontario parents to rally against speed camera ban

TORONTO — Several parent groups against a looming speed camera ban in Ontario are holding a provincial day of action on Monday as MPPs return to Queen's Park for the beginning of a new legislative session.
How police solved the century-old mystery of 'the woman in the well'

How police solved the century-old mystery of 'the woman in the well'

REGINA — Cindy Camp's great-grandmother was only a name on the family tree until police called. An investigator told her it was believed Alice Spence had been killed more than 105 years ago, her body dumped in a well in Saskatchewan.
Child dead, two other people injured, after trailer burns in Oshawa, Ont.

Child dead, two other people injured, after trailer burns in Oshawa, Ont.

OSHAWA — A child is dead and two other people have serious injuries following a trailer fire in southern Ontario. Durham Regional Police Acting Staff Sgt.
Toronto man charged with sexual assault, break and enter at west-end apartment

Toronto man charged with sexual assault, break and enter at west-end apartment

TORONTO — Toronto police say a man is facing multiple charges after a break-in at a west-end apartment of two girls police allege he previously sexually assaulted.