Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario's New Democrats are moving up a vote to confirm Toronto-area legislator Marit Stiles as the party's leader. The NDP held a meeting of its provincial council on Thursday and decided to hold the vote on Feb.

TORONTO — As Canadian public health officials question China's transparency in sharing its COVID-19 surveillance information, scientists are stepping up airplane wastewater testing to try to get an early warning of potential new variants.

Toronto police are asking for the public's help in identifying two people accused of selling a home that wasn't theirs while the owners were out of the country.

A Hamilton school says two students and their mother were among the four people who died in a house fire in the city last week.

Ontario Provincial Police say two of three deaths following a house fire in the Town of New Tecumseth are now considered homicides. The force says officers were called for a well-being check to a home on Dec. 26 and found a fire at the residence.

TORONTO — Bail hearings are scheduled for later this month for four of eight girls facing second-degree murder charges in the death of a Toronto homeless man.

Hamilton police say they have arrested a fifth suspect in the death of a 38-year-old woman – the third teenager to be charged with second-degree murder in the case.

LONDON, Ont. — The London Police Service says a pedestrian has died after being hit by a train. Police say emergency crews responded to the area of York and Maitland streets near downtown London, Ont., around 6 a.m.

BARRIE, Ont. — A private funeral is set to be held this morning for an Ontario Provincial Police officer who was shot dead in an ambush attack last week. The OPP says the service for 28-year-old Const. Grzegorz (Greg) Pierzchala will start at 11 a.m.

Ontario's Fire Marshal urged residents to ensure they have working smoke alarms and thought-out escape plans Tuesday after the province recorded its highest number of fire-related deaths in more than 20 years.