Ontario News

THOROLD — Ontario's solicitor general says the province is adding 150 beds to three jails across the province using modular construction.

TORONTO — Police say a man in his 20s is dead after a morning shooting at a Toronto mall parking lot. Toronto police responded to reports of gunfire just after 6 a.m.

Daytime temperatures from Windsor, Ontario, to St. John's, Newfoundland, are going to remain hot a little longer. Environment Canada has several heat warnings in effect this morning, along a 2,400-kilometre stretch of southeastern Canada.

TORONTO — With 55 victories and a two-game cushion atop the American League East, the Toronto Blue Jays are on track for a worst-to-first rebound this season.

TORONTO — First Nations chiefs behind a legal challenge to a pair of federal and provincial laws meant to fast-track infrastructure projects say they are turning to the courts because they worry the laws will lead to environmental destruction.

FERGUS — Ontario's alcohol regulator has suspended and is seeking to revoke the liquor licence of a bar in Fergus after one of the owners was found guilty of two counts of sexual assault.

The Hamilton and District Labour Council is hoping to right a century-old grievance between the city it represents and the NHL.

Three people were killed and two others seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday evening in Pickering, Ont.

Police say they have arrested a man who allegedly made threats against the mayor of Brampton, Ont., and his family last month.

Police say a 26-year-old man has been charged with murder in the Thunder Bay, Ont., area after a woman was found dead on Monday. Ontario Provincial Police say the 54-year-old woman was found in a residence shortly before 11 p.m.