Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario's hospitals are warning that the rising number of COVID-19 patients in their wards are making it increasingly tough to continue other procedures.

TORONTO — A hospital in midtown Toronto is offering a "virtual emergency room" so patients can see a doctor without risking exposure to COVID-19.

LONDON, Ont. — Police have charged a woman who they allege was posing as a personal support worker or cleaner in order to steal from clients in London, Ont.

HAMILTON — Police say a Hamilton man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly hit a child with a pickup truck, critically injuring him.

OHSWEKEN, Ont. — Provincial police are assisting Six Nations Police Service with a homicide investigation on Six Nations territory just east of Brantford.

Peel Regional Police say one of their officers has been charged criminally for allegedly mishandling firearms. Const. Michael Konwerski was charged Tuesday on multiple firearm-related offences after a 14-month investigation.

Police in Hamilton say they are investigating after a protest group left a coffin outside the home of the city's mayor on Monday night.

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault warned Tuesday that the province's plan to allow gatherings for four days around Christmas is at risk as the number of hospitalizations in the province reached its highest point since June.

Toronto police say they have charged a man with the attempted murder of an officer who was hit by a car last month. Police allege the man was driving a car that struck the officer and dragged him for more than 50 metres. Supt.

Ontario is reporting 1,707 new cases of COVID-19 today, and seven new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 727 new cases are in Toronto, 373 in Peel Region, and 168 cases in York Region.