Ontario News

TORONTO — An Ontario legislator who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 was removed from the governing Progressive Conservative caucus on Thursday.

Ontario health units are taking varied approaches in administering third COVID-19 vaccines for residents considered most vulnerable to the virus, with some patients to be contacted directly and others advised to consult their doctors.

TORONTO — The City of Toronto and its public transit agency joined the ranks of those requiring COVID-19 vaccines for staff on Thursday when they announced shots would become mandatory for all workers in the coming weeks.

A Jewish human rights organization says it has seen a rise in antisemitic vandalism coinciding with the federal election. B’nai Brith Canada says the Beth Sholom Synagogue in midtown Toronto was vandalized with a swastika symbol and other graffiti.

TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservatives are apologizing for sending a letter to supporters that asked for donations on a form that resembled an invoice.

KITCHENER, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog has been called in after a man was shot in Kitchener by Waterloo Police.

TORONTO — Ontario teachers' unions are calling for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for eligible staff and students at the province's schools, saying the government's immunization policy for the sector doesn't go far enough.

TORONTO — Ontario opposition parties are raising concerns over images circulating online of what appears to be a fundraising letter designed to resemble an invoice from the governing Progressive Conservatives.

Hamilton police say they've charged a man after a statue of Canada's first prime minister was toppled in a park over the weekend. Investigators say protesters were at Gore Park on Saturday, and a woman allegedly scaled the statue of John A.

The Insurance Bureau of Canada says initial estimates indicate the tornadoes that hit Barrie, Ont., and other communities last month caused $75 million in insurable damage.