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Two dead, one in hospital after being pulled from water in Huntsville, Ont.

HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA — Provincial police say two people have died after going down the rapids in Huntsville, Ont. Police say they began searching for three people who vanished from the waters in Port Sydney on Sunday.

Police find body of missing swimmer in central Ontario lake

KATRINE, Ont. — Police say they've recovered the body of a 53-year-old man who went missing in a lake in central Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to calls for a missing person around 11 p.m. Friday on Doe Lake in Katrine, Ont.

Tornado touchdown causes damage in midwestern Ontario

Environment Canada says that at least one tornado touched down late Saturday afternoon in midwestern Ontario.
Ontario reports 346 new cases of COVID-19, 13 deaths, record high vaccinations

Ontario reports 346 new cases of COVID-19, 13 deaths, record high vaccinations

Ontario is reporting 346 new cases of COVID-19 today and 13 deaths linked to the virus.

Four arrested in Toronto double homicide, three facing murder charges, police say

Toronto police say they've arrested four people after a double homicide earlier this month. They say three people face two counts each of first-degree murder and a fourth has been charged with accessory after the fact to murder.
Ontario opposition parties lay out demands for September school plan

Ontario opposition parties lay out demands for September school plan

TORONTO — Ontario's opposition parties say the government needs to improve ventilation and mandate smaller class sizes as it prepares its back-to-school plan for the fall.
Student found guilty in sexual assault at Toronto's St. Mike's school

Student found guilty in sexual assault at Toronto's St. Mike's school

TORONTO — A teenager who held down another student during a violent sexual assault at an all-boys Catholic school in Toronto wasn't acting out of fear for his own safety and and could have opted not to participate, a judge ruled in finding him guilty

RCMP charge Ontario man in alleged terrorist hoax after suspicious letters to govt

An Ontario man has been accused of a carrying out a terrorism hoax after police allege he sent suspicious letters to federal and provincial government offices.
Ontario expanding faster 2nd vaccine doses for all adults, youth in hot spots

Ontario expanding faster 2nd vaccine doses for all adults, youth in hot spots

TORONTO — All adults in Ontario and youth in hot spots for the Delta COVID-19 variant will soon be eligible for accelerated second vaccine doses, the province announced Friday.

Police charge 15-year-old boy with attempted murder after Wasaga Beach stabbing

COLLINGWOOD, Ont. — Police say they have charged a teenage boy with two counts of attempted murder following a stabbing in Wasaga Beach. They say two 18-year-old men were stabbed on June 17.