London

The Ontario Human Rights Commission is recommending the province introduce a system that would see police consult with prosecutors before charging suspects.

The warning comes as statistics from the B.C. government show 1,251 wildfires have charred more than 4,500 square kilometres of bush since the start of the fire season on April 1.

Southern Ontario's Wilfrid Laurier University says it will examine the "complex legacy" and present-day impact of its namesake in a new, multi-year public history project.

A prominent business group is calling for clarity on what's next in Ontario's reopening plan as the province meets a major target for further lifting restrictions.

While concern is longstanding, tensions appear to have escalated in recent months amid a dispute over a memorial outside the jail and a recent rally following another inmate death.

London, Ont., police officers executed the bust Wednesday morning at a home in the 900-block of Dufferin Avenue, between Ontario and Quebec streets, police said.

Thursday's COVID-19 case count surpassed the 200 mark for the first time in three weeks as the province reports 80 per cent of the eligible population has a first vaccine dose.

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott says more than 80 per cent of people in the province aged 12 and older have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.