Ontario News

TORONTO — The City of Toronto announced traffic and security measures Thursday in preparation for Taylor Swift's arrival, warning residents to be patient and plan ahead with huge crowds expected to flock downtown during six scheduled shows.

Toronto police have charged a 19-year-old woman with murder and arson after her four-month-old baby died in a fire last week. Police say the woman and the baby girl were pulled from a house fire in the city's northwest.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — A woman has been charged after a school bus in Vaughan, Ont., fatally struck a child in June. York Regional Police say the incident happened on June 19 in the area of Kleinburg Summit Way and Pierre Berton Boulevard.

AURORA, ONTARIO — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating the death of a teenage suspect who was shot by York Regional Police officers in Aurora on Wednesday night.

Police say eight people were injured and a driver has been arrested after a collision involving a pick-up truck and a Toronto Transit Commission bus in North York.

Ontario Provincial Police is investigating after a collision between three different vehicles on a highway caused by a detached wheel killed one of its drivers in Cambridge Wednesday afternoon.

A man is facing multiple charges in connection with a boat collision near Kingston, Ont., that killed three people on the Victoria Day long weekend.

The Toronto Zoo says Charles, a 52-year-old silverback gorilla who had shown signs of deteriorating health, died on Tuesday.

GRIMSBY, Ont. — Police in Niagara Region say they're investigating an explosion at a school that injured a female staff member. Investigators say they were called to Central French Immersion Public School in Grimsby around 1:30 p.m.

TORONTO — Ontario taxpayers are set to receive $200 cheques in the mail early next year, a $3-billion plan the premier suggests is not tied to a possible early election — though the opposition leaders have their doubts.