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Ontario to expand access to fertility services with $150M over two years

Ontario to expand access to fertility services with $150M over two years

TORONTO — Ontario is set to expand the number of clinics where people can access publicly funded fertility services such as in vitro fertilization, as part of a $150-million expansion to the program.
Police called to Niagara Catholic School Board meeting amid Pride flag motion debate

Police called to Niagara Catholic School Board meeting amid Pride flag motion debate

Police were called into a meeting at the Niagara Catholic District School Board on Tuesday as audience members grew hostile while the board debated a motion to ban the Pride flag from school properties, which was ultimately voted down.
UWaterloo stabber may have had psychotic break in weeks before attack: psychologist

UWaterloo stabber may have had psychotic break in weeks before attack: psychologist

A man who stabbed a professor and two students in a University of Waterloo gender studies class last year appeared to be in a "downward spiral of functioning" and may have experienced a psychotic break in the weeks before the attack, a psychologist t
Ontario government engineers to withdraw services from Highway 413, Bradford Bypass

Ontario government engineers to withdraw services from Highway 413, Bradford Bypass

TORONTO — A group of professional engineers plan to soon withdraw services from key Ontario infrastructure projects Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass as part of a bargaining dispute with the province.
Triple stabbing at UWaterloo was terrorism, Crown argues at sentencing hearing

Triple stabbing at UWaterloo was terrorism, Crown argues at sentencing hearing

Statements made by a man who stabbed a professor and two students in a University of Waterloo gender studies class last year show the attack was ideologically motivated and meant to instil fear in the community, federal prosecutors argued Tuesday.
Toronto transit agency report proposes winter ban on e-bikes over fire safety worries

Toronto transit agency report proposes winter ban on e-bikes over fire safety worries

A report set to go before the Toronto Transit Commission board next week is proposing a seasonal ban on electric bikes and scooters over potential fire hazards.
Toronto's winter plan for homeless people is 'disappointing,' housing advocate says

Toronto's winter plan for homeless people is 'disappointing,' housing advocate says

TORONTO — A housing advocate is calling the City of Toronto's winter plan to support homeless people "disappointing," saying it doesn't go far enough for thousands who are currently on the streets and fails to address the city's worsening housing cri
Police investigate multiple 'large-scale' butter thefts in Guelph, Ont.

Police investigate multiple 'large-scale' butter thefts in Guelph, Ont.

GUELPH, Ont. — Police in Guelph, Ont., say large quantities of butter were recently stolen from two grocery stores – the latest in a series of butter thefts reported in the city this year.
Prof, students stabbed in UWaterloo attack describe lingering fear and anxiety

Prof, students stabbed in UWaterloo attack describe lingering fear and anxiety

A University of Waterloo professor and two students who were attacked in a gender-studies class last year said Monday they live in perpetual vigilance as they grapple with the lingering fear of more violence.
Supply shortage for Ontario home care, palliative patients 'unacceptable': minister

Supply shortage for Ontario home care, palliative patients 'unacceptable': minister

TORONTO — Ontario is wrestling with delays and shortages of supplies needed for home and palliative care, with dying people unable to get sedatives and patients going to hospital because their supplies have run out, the province's doctors say.