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Ontario couple wants street name changed after former mayor slams rainbow crosswalk

An Aurora, Ont. couple is hurt and disappointed after a prominent former mayor and councillor commented online against a rainbow crosswalk coming to a downtown intersection. 1

A pedestrian wears a protective mask as she walks in the winter weather downtown in Toronto on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Summer has been the easy part of the pandemic. It's what comes next that worries experts

Winter is just months away and it could mean big changes for people in Ontario, who now get to spend their days basking in warm weather as the global pandemic continues to plague the world.

Investigators attend the scene of a fatal collision in Etobicoke that claimed the life of a young child. (Tom Podolec/CTV News Toronto)

Toddler dies after being struck by a car in Etobicoke

A three-year-old boy has died after being hit by a car in Etobicoke late Tuesday morning. 2

'There is nothing left to sell': Canada faces bike shortage amid COVID-19 pandemic

When a Toronto woman decided to buy a new bicycle in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic she had no idea how hard it would be to find one. 1

Toronto Blue Jays Travis Shaw celebrates his game-winning hit with Anthony Alford against Miami Marlins during extra innings of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

Wingin' it: Blue Jays win Buffalo debut, top Marlins in 10th

In the first major league game in Buffalo since 1915, Travis Shaw hit an RBI single in the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays settled into their new nest with a 5-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.

The owner of a popular Toronto nail salon says his employees became the target of a racist attack after a customer refused to pay for a manicure. (Facebook/Organic Nail Bar)

Popular Toronto nail bar says it was victim of racist tirade after woman refused to pay for manicure

A popular Toronto nail salon that just recently reopened following the COVID-19 lockdown says their employees became the target of a racist tirade after a customer refused to pay for her manicure.

Police released this photo of 23-year-old Seth Ramanand, who is wanted in connection with a sexual assault investigation. (Toronto Police Service handout)

Police search for man accused of sexually assaulting, attempting to extort woman

Toronto police say they are trying to locate a suspect who allegedly sexually assaulted and attempted to extort a woman near York University last weekend.

Raptors 905 book club encourages Ontario students to keep reading this summer

It’s been a summer full of books for Grade 5 students Muhammad, Dawoud and Trusten—thanks to a reading challenge from the Raptors 905. 1

Health officials reported 33 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the provincial total to 40,194. (The Canadian Press)

Ontario reports lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in 146 days

Ontario has recorded a significant drop in the number of new COVID-19 cases, reporting the lowest number of infections since March. 2

Toronto police have confirmed they are investigating after a photo emerged of two officers posing with a local anti-mask advocate. (Instagram/Meettheskys)

Toronto police investigating after officers pictured with anti-mask advocate

Toronto police say they are investigating a photo which appears to show two officers posing with a local anti-mask advocate.

Police search for man accused of sexually assaulting, attempting to extort woman

Toronto police say they are trying to locate a suspect who allegedly sexually assaulted and attempted to extort a woman near York University last weekend.

Toronto Mayor John Tory looks on at Ontario Premier Doug Ford as the two levels of government speak to media to announce additional funding for Toronto Police CCTV programs, at the Toronto Police College in Toronto, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Ontario to fast-track construction of fourth Toronto area long-term care home

Ontario will be fast-tracking the construction of yet another long-term care home in Toronto.

Stations can be seen at an interim injection site in Toronto Public Health's offices at Dundas and Victoria St. in Toronto on Monday, August 21, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Toronto Board of Health chair calls for action after spike in opioid deaths in July

The chair of the Toronto Board of Health is calling for action following a spike in opioid overdose deaths in July.

Tim House and his mother are seen in this undated photograph provided by family.

American man not allowed into Canada to visit dying mother because he isn't considered immediate family

A group of about 5,000 strangers are calling for changes that would allow loved ones to enter Canada while still adhering to safety measures put in place at the height of the pandemic.

In this Sept. 12, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and then-candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. shake hands after a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston. Biden has chosen Harris as his running mate. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Joe Biden selects California Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate

Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party's presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat U.S. President Donald Trump. 6

An Air Canada plane is seen landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport. (Tom Podolec / CTV News Toronto)

Passengers with COVID-19 keep arriving in Canada on international flights

Eighteen flights arriving in Canada from international destinations since the start of August have had people on board with COVID-19. 2

Petition bashing Ontario's 'reckless' back-to-school plan exceeds 200,000 signatures

An online petition slamming Ontario's "disturbing" back-to-school plan has gained nearly 200,000 signatures but the government still won’t budge on reducing elementary class sizes this September. 3

Vaughan City Hall is seen in Sept. 2015. (Wikimedia Commons/Rayson Ho)

Vaughan temporarily lays off 1,100 workers due to COVID-19 pandemic

The City of Vaughan says it is temporarily laying off 1,100 workers due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A soldier walks at the devastated site of the explosion in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Aug.6, 2020. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)

Ontario pledges $2M in funding to assist those impacted by deadly Beirut explosion

The provincial government is pledging $2 million in funding to assist those impacted by a devastating explosion in Beirut that left at least 160 people dead and thousands of others injured.

Ontario police watchdog to start collecting data on race as part of investigations

Ontario's police watchdog says it will start collecting data on race as part of its investigations this fall, but only on a voluntary basis.

Toronto District School Board releases back-to-school plan. Here's what you need to know

Ontario's largest school board has released its plan to parents for reopening schools this September and says that it will start asking them this week to indicate where their kids will be learning in the fall. 3

Santhoskumar Selvarajah is seen in this photo. (Toronto Police Service)

Suspect in custody after woman is allegedly abducted in Toronto

A man wanted after a woman was forced into a car in Scarborough's Malvern area in broad daylight on Monday is now in custody, police say.

Passengers wear masks as they wait to check-in at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Saturday, May 16, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Air travellers who refuse to wear a mask now ordered to provide medical proof

Canadians boarding a flight without a mask will now be forced to provide medical proof that they can't wear one, a revised federal travel order states. 18

Bloodied men detained at Toronto beach menaced people with chainsaws: eyewitness

Two men arrested in the area of Toronto's Cherry Beach after a fight menaced a number of passersby with running chainsaws before they were captured by police, an eyewitness says. 2