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TORONTO — Frank Testin was hopeful when he heard Pope Francis would allow priests to bless same-gender couples. He thought it was a small step toward LGBTQ+ acceptance in the Roman Catholic Church. Then he read what the Vatican actually said.

KITCHENER, Ont. — One person is dead and six others were sent to hospital due to a carbon monoxide leak in Kitchener, Ont. Police say they were called to a home just after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday on reports of a gas leak.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Fire Department has laid charges against two tenants who survived a townhouse fire last December that killed four people. Two adults and two children died in the fire in Hamilton on Dec. 29, 2022.

TORONTO — Hate crime reports in Toronto have continued to rise since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the city's police chief said on Tuesday, noting that just over half of those were reports of alleged antisemitism.

An Ontario man who did not disclose his HIV-positive status to sexual partners has been denied day and full parole as the Parole Board of Canada noted his preoccupation with sex and pornography remains "entrenched" in his behaviour.

CALEDON, Ont. — Two people who were in an SUV have died and three others are in hospital after a crash involving their vehicle and a school bus in Caledon, northwest of Toronto.

NEWMARKET, ONTARIO — The case of an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances to people who later took their own lives is due back in court next month.

NORTH PERTH, Ont. — A 13-year-old has died after a crash in Ontario involving a passenger vehicle and a horse-drawn buggy.

TORONTO — Ontario is in a "crisis state" when it comes to accessibility, and it's a "near certainty" the government will fail to meet its goal of making the province accessible for people with disabilities by 2025, according to a newly released repor

Environment Canada has issued winter weather travel advisories for much of southern Ontario and snow squall warnings for communities near Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.