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Wait for core Ontario autism services tops 5 years: advocates

Wait for core Ontario autism services tops 5 years: advocates

TORONTO — When Ashley Ferreira's five-year-old son was diagnosed with autism in 2020 she never imagined that a five-year wait lay ahead for him to get access to government-funded core therapies.
27-year-old man arrested in Port Colborne, Ont., homicide investigation

27-year-old man arrested in Port Colborne, Ont., homicide investigation

PORT COLBORNE — Police in Ontario's Niagara Region say a 27-year-old man has been arrested in a homicide investigation.
B.C. man, 52, arrested in 1997 Ontario sexual assault investigation: OPP

B.C. man, 52, arrested in 1997 Ontario sexual assault investigation: OPP

A British Columbia man has been arrested in a historic sexual assault investigation spanning nearly three decades and allegedly involving four victims, three of whom were teenagers, Ontario Provincial Police announced Wednesday.
Ford government to limit debate, skip public hearings on bill to scrap speed cameras

Ford government to limit debate, skip public hearings on bill to scrap speed cameras

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is moving to limit debate and avoid public input on three pieces of legislation, including one that would end the province's speed camera program.
Premier Ford calls fixed date election rules enacted by Liberals a 'fake law'

Premier Ford calls fixed date election rules enacted by Liberals a 'fake law'

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls a fixed election date rule his government is proposing to get rid of "a fake law.
Ontario to scrap fixed election dates, raise donation limit to $5,000 under new bill

Ontario to scrap fixed election dates, raise donation limit to $5,000 under new bill

TORONTO — Ontario's attorney general is proposing to get rid of fixed election dates in the province, in a set of reforms that would also see the limit for political donations raised to $5,000 and make public funding for political parties permanent.
Toronto supervised consumption site to close after province cuts off funding

Toronto supervised consumption site to close after province cuts off funding

TORONTO — A supervised consumption site in Toronto's west end says it will have to close next month as the Ontario government cuts off its funding.
Ontario to boost home care funding by $1 billion

Ontario to boost home care funding by $1 billion

TORONTO — Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy has announced that as part of the upcoming fall economic statement, the province will be increasing home care funding by $1 billion over three years.
39-year-old woman dead after motorcycle crash near Pontypool, Ont.: police

39-year-old woman dead after motorcycle crash near Pontypool, Ont.: police

PONTYPOOL — Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in the Kawartha Lakes area.
Man, 27, wanted for murder after woman found dead in park: Niagara police

Man, 27, wanted for murder after woman found dead in park: Niagara police

Police in Niagara Region say a 27-year-old man is wanted for second-degree murder after a woman was found dead in a park on Tuesday. Police say they were called to the scene at Charles Daley Park in Lincoln, Ont., around 11 a.m.