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Toronto is set to consider banning the feeding of pigeons across the city. A motion proposed by Coun. Kristyn Wong-Tam seeks to prohibit the feeding of the birds in public and private spaces.

TORONTO — Researchers from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health say alcohol was linked to thousands of cancer cases in Canada last year, and that even mild to moderate drinking poses risk of developing the disease in the future.

Hamilton's police chief is condemning what his force describes as a hate crime against Muslims after a mother and daughter were allegedly chased and threatened by a man this week.

TORONTO — Ontario has removed language about racism and colonialism from text accompanying its math curriculum.

Ontario is lifting mandatory COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated visitors, caregivers and staff at long-term care homes even as some facilities continue to battle outbreaks of the virus.

TORONTO — Ontario has issued an emergency order for the province's northwest to allow it to better respond to growing wildfires in the region.

TORONTO — The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair says it's cancelling in-person events this year due to the ongoing pandemic.

An organization representing 49 First Nations in northern Ontario is urging the province to declare a state of emergency over wildfires that it says are threatening several remote communities.

Young people in Ontario have the highest rates of COVID-19 infection among unvaccinated individuals, the province's top doctor said Tuesday as he called again for all those eligible to get their shots.

L'ORIGNAL, Ont. — The case of an eastern Ontario doctor facing a murder charge has been adjourned for a month. Dr. Brian Nadler is accused of killing 89-year-old Albert Poidinger at the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital earlier this year.