Toronto News

TORONTO — Ontario reported five more cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the total to 42, as the government announced a $100-million contingency fund to deal with the global pandemic in this province, where it will likely continue spreading.

TORONTO — A weak heart made simple tasks like walking to the bathroom from his bedroom difficult for Mir Hasan Ali. The 76-year-old retiree says he would tire quickly and feel dizzy if he walked more than a few minutes.

Toronto police are thanking the public for the quick response to help a five-year-old girl who fell from a 12th-floor balcony. Const.

TORONTO — A coroner's inquest into a scaffolding collapse that claimed the lives of four men in Toronto has been scheduled for May.

TORONTO — A group of women won final court approval on Tuesday for their multimillion-dollar class action against the RCMP over gender-based abuse and discrimination.

TORONTO — Growing concern about contracting or spreading the new coronavirus has so far prompted Canadians to make relatively modest changes to protect themselves and others, a poll released on Wednesday indicates.

TORONTO — One person is dead following a fire at an apartment building in west-end Toronto. Police say emergency crews were called to the building shortly after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. They say a person was found without vital signs in one of the units.

TORONTO — A regional prosecutor who illegally fixed traffic tickets to please her police officer boyfriend has been given a three-month conditional sentence for breach of trust and attempted obstruction of justice.

TORONTO — Cindy Perry was all set for a March break trip to California with her wife and their two children, but the novel coronavirus outbreak that is sweeping the globe made her reconsider her plans.

TORONTO — The union that represents elementary teachers is to resume contract talks with Premier Doug Ford's government today.