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Much of southern Ontario dug out from a major winter storm on Thursday as the weather system moved on to the easternmost parts of the province, bringing heavy snow to some areas.

TORONTO — Ontario is through the worst of the respiratory virus season, with the three major viral threats on the decline, though a more transmissible variant of COVID-19 may lead to a "smaller" spring wave, the province's top doctor said Thursday.

Toronto's transit system has seen a series of violent attacks in recent days, with political, police and transit leaders vowing to make the system safer.

TORONTO — A massive snowstorm cut across southern Ontario and parts of the U.S. Wednesday, leading to hundreds of cancelled flights at Canada's largest airport and dozens of crashes across the region.

TORONTO — A teenage boy was left with serious injuries after a stabbing on a public transit bus in Toronto's west end, police said Wednesday, marking the fourth case of violence in five days on the city's transit system.

TORONTO — A Toronto woman has been charged with attempted murder and other offences after a stabbing on a city streetcar left another woman with injuries to her head and face. Toronto police say officers were called around 2 p.m.

TORONTO — The president of a Canadian transit union wants to convene a national task force as violent attacks on public transit reach what he calls "crisis levels".

WHITBY, Ont. — Ontario is putting $4.75 million toward expanding a virtual walk-in counselling program for children and youth to access mental health services.

Toronto Mayor John Tory is calling for a national summit to address what he calls Canada's mental health crisis.

Toronto police say the man accused of killing an 89-year-old woman in what they believe to be an unprovoked attack is now facing a manslaughter charge.