Ontario News

TORONTO — Ege Kok had been searching for weeks for somewhere in her north Toronto neighbourhood where she could easily get a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Randy Hillier, an independent member of Ontario's legislature who has been effectively barred from participating in the chamber after members unanimously condemned his statements and behaviour, says he won't seek re-election.

Two post-secondary institutions in northern Ontario will soon become independent universities with degree-granting authority.

Ontario is reporting 821 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 262 in intensive care. It's a slight decrease from Thursday, when the province said there were 834 people in hospital with the virus and 267 in intensive care.

Ontario's police watchdog won't charge a Toronto officer who shot and killed a 70-year-old gunsmith near Port Dover, Ont., last year, saying the officer had split seconds to make a "life-or-death" decision.

Premier Doug Ford wants to fast-track potential Ukrainian refugees to Ontario, where he says jobs and settlement services will be waiting for them.

TORONTO — Crown liquor stores in several Canadian provinces were pulling Russian products from their shelves Friday in light of Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

Waterloo Region police say a man is facing assault and drunk driving charges following an alleged abduction that sparked an Amber Alert on Friday morning.

LONDON, Ont. — Ontario plans to introduce legislation that would limit the amount of time skilled workers from other parts of Canada have to wait to get their credentials transferred to the province.

Ontario is reporting 1,003 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 297 in intensive care. That's slightly down from Thursday, when the province reported 1,066 hospitalizations and 302 people in ICUs. Ontario also logged 35 new deaths from the virus.