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Patrick Brown, disqualified from the federal Conservative leadership race due to allegations of wrongdoing, is facing another set of troubles in Brampton, Ont., where he serves as mayor

TORONTO — Ontario is likely in another wave of COVID-19 driven by the highly infectious BA.5 Omicron subvariant of the virus, Ontario's expert pandemic advisers say.

In a July 5 story on Ontario emergency room closures, The Canadian Press included an erroneous reference to registered professional nurses. In fact, the title is registered practical nurse. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Police in Niagara Region say they are investigating more than 50 instances of plastic bottles containing "unknown yellow fluid" being thrown onto residents' properties.

Toronto police have laid hate-related charges against a 35-year-old man after investigating several reports of graffiti near York University.

Public Health Ontario is reporting 101 confirmed monkeypox cases across the province, up from 33 cases two weeks ago. A summary report on the disease up to July 4 says there are also eight probable cases in Ontario.

Toronto police say a woman who was set on fire on a transit commission bus on June 17 has died of her injuries. Const. Alex Li, a police spokesman, says she died Tuesday and that homicide officers have been notified.

Sikh security guards removed from their positions in Toronto due to a conflict over facial hair required by their religion and COVID-19 masking rules will be rehired and compensated for their lost hours

A man from Chatham, Ont. has been arrested and charged after police located a 44-year-old woman dead at a residence in the city.

A 16-year-old from northern Ontario has been charged after an alleged assault involving bear spray.