Ontario News

A man whose alleged violent carjackings last month spanned the Greater Toronto Area and included firing shots at passing cars on Highway 401 has been charged by Ontario Provincial Police.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government has ordered a third-party review into allegations of unprofessionalism and racism among doctors at Regina's hospitals.

TORONTO — York University says Alan Young, a lawyer and legal scholar known for leading the challenge of Canada’s prostitution laws before the country's top court, has died at age 69.

Police say a 33-year-old man is facing a murder charge after a woman was fatally shot in Toronto on Sunday. Police say officers were called to the area of Jones Avenue and Hunter Street just after 7 p.m.

Toronto police are investigating a fatal shooting in North York this morning. Police say officers responded to the area of Lawrence Avenue West and Allen Road just after 4 a.m. They say a male who had been shot was found in a driveway of a home.

MILTON, Ont. — Halton Regional Police say a 17-year-old boy died after he struck a power pole with his car in Milton on Saturday afternoon. Police say at around 1 p.m.

CALEDON, Ont. — One person is dead following a three-vehicle highway crash in Caledon, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say officers and emergency crews responded to a collision on Highway 10 just before midnight Friday.

HAMILTON — A woman is facing nearly 100 charges in the deaths of five dogs and the distress of two dozen other canines at a Hamilton boarding service.

TORONTO — Charges have been stayed against five of the eight people accused in a shootout near a Toronto recording studio last month. Court documents show the charges were stayed Friday at the request of the prosecution.

TORONTO — The Ontario Labour Relations Board says the government is not unlawfully locking out provincial engineers who are taking part in rotating strikes.