Measles case numbers soaring in Ontario as health officials urge immunization

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Among those who have been infected recently are a newborn and seven pregnant women, Public Health Ontario says. Get the latest from Elizabeth Payne straight to your inbox Sign Up A sign outside Southwestern Public …

Easter Seals Ontario kicks off 53rd Annual Telethon in Peterborough

One of the most notable local fundraisers is setting its sights on bringing in some major cash to help local families in need. The 53rd Annual Easter Seals Telethon goes on March 23rd from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., airing live on YourTV and Global Peterborough …

ONTARIO: Sarbinder Kaur, 27, and Manthan Sharma, 25, arrested for drug trafficking

ONTARIO’S Peel Regional police officers from the 12 Division Community Incident Response Team (CIRT) have charged two individuals with multiple drug-related offences and possessing a large quantity of Canadian currency. On February 14, CIRT officers …

Ontario surcharge on energy sent to U.S. still suspended after ‘productive’ meeting

A surcharge on energy exported from Ontario into the United States will continue to be suspended, according to the premier’s office, after a high-stakes meeting with President Donald Trump’s commerce secretary. Premier Doug Ford’s team confirmed Thursday …

B.C. man granted bail in 1996 Ontario cold-case murder case

A Vancouver man accused of murder in a decades-old cold-case stabbing in Ontario is back in B.C. after being freed on bail. Lawrence Diehl, 73, is charged with second-degree murder in the April 1996 death of 22-year-old Christopher Smith. Smith was fatally …

Ontario Court of Appeal: Apotex not entitled to damages for generic drug's delayed market entry

By Karunjit Singh ( March 13, 2025, 5:53 PM EDT) -- The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that generic drugmaker Apotex is not entitled to damages for the delayed entry of a generic drug that was based on a patent held by Eli Lilly, despite the fact that …

Ontario measles cases more than double over past two weeks; hospitalizations up 31

Ontario is seeing a massive surge in measles cases as an ongoing outbreak spreads in the province among mostly unvaccinated people. Public Health Ontario is reporting 372 total cases since an outbreak began on Oct. 28, 2024. That’s a jump of 195 cases …

No progress on Ontario housing intentions in January: StatCan

Ontario Premier urges to ‘bring down the temperature’ on tariff battle with US

Ontario Premier Doug Ford pushed for the United States and Canada to simmer down over their feud on tariffs, arguing the Trump administration’s tariffs on aluminium and steel will only create “a tax on the American people.” President Donald Trump has …

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds high bar for challenging Crown’s prosecutorial discretion

The application judge ruled that the Superior Court lacked jurisdiction to hear the application and that the appellants did not have standing to bring it. He further found that even if they did have standing, they had failed to present evidence sufficient …