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Nuclear safety commission OKs construction of Ontario small modular reactor

Nuclear safety commission OKs construction of Ontario small modular reactor

TORONTO — The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has approved a plan by Ontario Power Generation to build a small modular reactor at the site of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station.
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Ontario man charged in alleged theft of Texas Republican Party data

Ontario man charged in alleged theft of Texas Republican Party data

An Ontario man is facing charges in an alleged theft and leak of Texas Republican Party data in 2021. The U.S. Department of Justice says the 37-old-man from Oshawa was arrested last week and is facing charges under Canadian law.
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Nearly $20M spent on policing Toronto protests related to Israel-Hamas war: report

Nearly $20M spent on policing Toronto protests related to Israel-Hamas war: report

TORONTO — Toronto police say the cost of policing protests related to the Israel-Hamas war and proactively engaging with the city's Jewish and Muslim communities was nearly $20 million last year.
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Teen girl pleads guilty to assault in fatal group attack on Toronto man Kenneth Lee

Teen girl pleads guilty to assault in fatal group attack on Toronto man Kenneth Lee

TORONTO — A teen girl set to face trial for manslaughter in the death of a homeless Toronto man pleaded guilty Friday to assault, making her the sixth accused in the case to plead guilty to a lesser charge.
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Police looking for suspects after Hindu temple vandalism in Halton Region

Police looking for suspects after Hindu temple vandalism in Halton Region

Halton regional police say they are looking for two suspects after a Hindu temple was vandalized in Georgetown, Ont., over the weekend. Police say two male suspects wearing hooded sweatshirts were seen leaving a pub in the downtown area around 1 a.m.
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RCMP arrest Cuban national trying to enter Canada by running across bridge from U.S.

RCMP arrest Cuban national trying to enter Canada by running across bridge from U.S.

The RCMP says officers arrested a Cuban national attempting to enter Canada from the United States by running across the Fort Erie International Railway Bridge that connects Ontario to New York.
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Ontario reports 'small decline' in measles, 89 new cases

Ontario reports 'small decline' in measles, 89 new cases

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 89 new measles cases over the last week, bringing the province's case count to 661 since an outbreak began in the fall. That’s compared to just over 100 new cases last week and 120 the week before. Dr.
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Teen girl may have meant to hurt Kenneth Lee but didn't intend to kill him: defence

Teen girl may have meant to hurt Kenneth Lee but didn't intend to kill him: defence

TORONTO — A teen girl accused of fatally stabbing a homeless man during a chaotic and violent swarming in downtown Toronto may have meant to hurt him, but she didn't intend to kill him, her defence lawyer argued Thursday.
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Closing submissions resume in trial of teen girl accused of killing Kenneth Lee

Closing submissions resume in trial of teen girl accused of killing Kenneth Lee

TORONTO — None of the other teens who violently swarmed a homeless Toronto man in 2022 appeared to make any motions consistent with stabbing during the attack, prosecutors argued Wednesday at the murder trial of a teen girl they allege inflicted the
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Trial for two accused in fatal shooting of OPP officer hears about 'frantic' scene

Trial for two accused in fatal shooting of OPP officer hears about 'frantic' scene

The first officer who tended to a fellow Ontario Provincial Police constable after he was fatally shot more than two years ago described in court Wednesday a "frantic" scene as he attempted life-saving measures. OPP Const.
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