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Amber Alert not delivered across province due to software update: OPP

Amber Alert not delivered across province due to software update: OPP

A software update by a third party resulted in an Amber Alert for a baby girl not going out to cellphones across Ontario this week, provincial police said Friday after investigating the problem. The alert was sent just before 3:30 a.m.
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Man killed, woman injured in shooting: Toronto police

Toronto police say one man was killed and a woman was injured in a shooting. Police say officers were called around 7:36 p.m. Thursday to the area of Northcliffe Boulevard and St. Clair Avenue after multiple reports of gunshots.
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'Almost died a few times': Northern Ontario city of Sudbury grapples with opioids

'Almost died a few times': Northern Ontario city of Sudbury grapples with opioids

GREATER SUDBURY, Ont. — Crystal Plume sits in the shade of a tree near a busy intersection in downtown Sudbury and carefully injects fentanyl into a vein on the back of her hand before licking the speck of blood left behind.
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Ontario Green Party leader calls for public inquiry into Greenbelt land removals

Ontario Green Party leader calls for public inquiry into Greenbelt land removals

TORONTO — Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner called Thursday for a public inquiry into Greenbelt land removals, saying the resignation of a top political staffer is a start, but it's far from the end.
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Chow sets out 'first step' in affordable housing plan, ups target by 25,000 homes

Chow sets out 'first step' in affordable housing plan, ups target by 25,000 homes

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow presented on Thursday what she called a "first step" in her bid to build 25,000 affordable rental homes, in addition to those already planned for the city.
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TTC permanently ends Scarborough train service earlier than planned after derailment

TTC permanently ends Scarborough train service earlier than planned after derailment

Toronto's transit agency says it is permanently ending service on a rail line in the east-end area of Scarborough months earlier than planned following a derailment in July.
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Amber Alert not delivered across province, OPP investigate what went wrong

Amber Alert not delivered across province, OPP investigate what went wrong

An Amber Alert involving a baby girl believed to be abducted in southern Ontario was not transmitted to cell phones across the province early Thursday, provincial police said as they investigated what went wrong.
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14 whales, one dolphin have died at Marineland since 2019: ministry documents

14 whales, one dolphin have died at Marineland since 2019: ministry documents

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — At Marineland, the Ontario theme park subject to a long running animal welfare investigation, 14 whales and one dolphin have died since 2019, The Canadian Press has learned.
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Ontario teachers settle labour complaint over early reading screening tool

Ontario teachers settle labour complaint over early reading screening tool

TORONTO — Two Ontario teachers' unions say they have settled unfair labour practice complaints against the government, with the province confirming an early reading screening tool is not mandated for the upcoming school year.
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Mother dead, infant and 3 others injured in seven-vehicle crash in Melancthon, Ont.

Mother dead, infant and 3 others injured in seven-vehicle crash in Melancthon, Ont.

A mother travelling with her infant is dead and four others are injured following a collision involving seven vehicles in a construction zone in the Township of Melancthon, Ont. Provincial police say officers arrived at the scene shortly after 3 p.m.
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