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Ford tells education workers who voted in favour of strike 'don't force my hand'

Ford tells education workers who voted in favour of strike 'don't force my hand'

HAMILTON — Ontario Premier Doug Ford sent a message Thursday to education workers who voted in favour of a strike: "Don't force my hand.
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Toronto police ask public for help identifying suspect after fatal park stabbing

Toronto police ask public for help identifying suspect after fatal park stabbing

TORONTO — Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect after a fatal stabbing in a downtown Toronto park. Toronto police say a man was stabbed at the Allan Gardens botanical garden just after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Food banks hope for holiday bounty amid rising demand, inflated food costs

Food banks hope for holiday bounty amid rising demand, inflated food costs

TORONTO — Simon Malsi hopes to pick up a few extra hours of work on Thanksgiving Day to help him afford to put a holiday meal on the table.
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Addictions docs, Ontario govt. reach virtual care deal after outcry from physicians

Addictions docs, Ontario govt. reach virtual care deal after outcry from physicians

Ontario's doctors have reached a deal with the province over how much addictions physicians will be paid for virtual care after they raised an outcry over previously planned changes they said would have put 30,000 patients at risk of losing lifesavin
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Psychiatrist who treated Devon Freeman says teen's suicidal thoughts seemed fleeting

Psychiatrist who treated Devon Freeman says teen's suicidal thoughts seemed fleeting

An Indigenous teen who was found dead near his group homeexpressed "fleeting thoughts" of suicide when he was frustrated or angry, but these feelings didn't appear to last, the boy's psychiatrist told a coroner's inquest Wednesday. Dr.
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Toronto Hospital for Sick Children emergency department seeing wait times beyond norm

Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children is warning patients that its emergency department is currently experiencing beyond normal wait times and is warning them to come prepared.
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Ontario court approves Laurentian University's restructuring plan

Ontario court approves Laurentian University's restructuring plan

SUDBURY, Ont. — Ontario's Superior Court of Justice has approved Laurentian University's restructuring plan as the school looks to emerge from creditor protection. The Sudbury, Ont.
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Parents, critics want action on kids' pain medication shortage ahead of flu season

Parents, critics want action on kids' pain medication shortage ahead of flu season

TORONTO — Critics and parents are calling for action to address an ongoing shortage of some kids’ pain and fever medications ahead of flu season and a potential new COVID-19 wave.
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Ontario doctor accused of killing four to have preliminary hearing in May

L'ORIGNAL, Ont. — The case of an eastern Ontario doctor charged with killing four people will return to court in May for a preliminary hearing. Dr.
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Man dies after stabbing at Toronto's Allan Gardens park

Man dies after stabbing at Toronto's Allan Gardens park

TORONTO — Police are investigating the death of a man in a stabbing at a prominent Toronto park. Toronto police say they received reports that a man had been stabbed at the Allan Gardens botanical garden at Jarvis St. and Carlton St.
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