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A short weekend trip to Montreal turned into nothing short of a nightmare for an Ontario couple. They were in town for their grandson’s hockey tournament when their car was stolen. What makes matters worse, their beloved dog was inside. Felicia Parrillo reports.

Those living in Ontario’s cottage country are still trying to dig themselves out of the historic snowfall over the weekend. Gravenhurst, which is in the Muskoka region, was hit with 140 centimetres of snowfall and declared a state of emergency, which remains in place Monday morning. Sean O’Shea explains.

The Crown and defence at the Alpha Henry murder and attempted murder trial argued whether or nor Henry was responsible for the unlawful acts of stabbing his parents to death and trying to kill his brother. The defence says if Alpha is found to be responsible, it will be asking for a psychiatric assessment and...

A mother of three Brampton children still relives the horrible feeling she felt almost a decade ago, when she discovered that all her children and her father were killed by an impaired driver. As Noor Ra’fat explains, the woman hopes a new monument will serve as a reminder of the price hundreds of families continue...

The trial for Alpha Henry has begun, charged with the murders of his parents and the attempted murder of his brother. As Crime Specialist Catherine McDonald reports, Daniel Henry, the brother of the accused, testified on the opening day of the trial about how he was attacked in the apartment he shared with his parents.

A Canadian Olympic snowboarder is being accused of running an international drug ring and being behind a string of fatal shootings in the Toronto area that left three people dead last year.

A Toronto police officer dies suddenly while on duty – what we’re learning about the detective and a possible cause. A barrage of bullets kills a man at a major Scarborough intersection – what witnesses are telling us tonight. And, why is Ontario performing so poorly when it comes to building homes?

Friends of Lance Cunningham’s, the Niagara Falls man killed in a random attack by an accused serial killer, are in shock. This as new surveillance video emerges of Sabrina Kauldhar, the suspect, seen running through a Hamilton neighbourhood last Thursday. Catherine McDonald reports.

Why northwestern Ontario was chosen as the site for Canada’s nuclear waste, the reaction, and the safety concerns. Russia’s newest bombardment of Ukraine, and how it’s left more than a million people without electricity. Plus, what Canada Post is doing that the union says is illegal. And how you can still get your letter to...

Pigeons are the world’s oldest domesticated bird and were once welcomed into people’s families as pets. Now, “The Pigeon Nest,” an animal rescue organization in Ontario, wants to show Canadians how much there is still to learn about these misunderstood birds. Miranda Anthistle reports.

The trial for a Scarborough man who has admitted to killing his parents but argues he’s not criminally responsible continues. As Catherine McDonald reports, a forensic psychiatrist for the defence testified Kyle Sequeira was suffering from schizophrenia two years before the murders, when he admitted to violently stabbing a friend.

Ontario’s police watchdog is now investigating after a teenage boy was killed during a shootout with officers in Aurora, Ont. on Wednesday night.

A toxicologist took the stand at the Norbert Budai first-degree murder trial. The expert witness said it’s possible the only fentanyl Budai had in his system on the day he admitted to setting his ex-wife on fire may have been administered by paramedics after the attack. Catherine McDonald reports.

A man who admits to setting his ex-wife on fire says he never meant to kill her. Norbert Budai took the witness stand in his own defence at his first-degree murder trial and said he only wanted to set Henrietta Viski’s hair on fire after learning she was having an affair.

Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria speaks to Colin D’Mello on Focus Ontario about transit, highways and Doug Ford’s tunnel dream. The government is still trying to finish projects like the Eglinton Crosstown LRT and the Finch West LRT, even as it launches ambitious highway plans and floats the idea of a mega tunnel.

Global News has learned Imperial Oil in southern Ontario is facing one of the largest environmental fines the province has issued and it’s all due to an oil spill back in 2021. The refinery has been ordered to pay $1.1 million. More than a thousand litres of slop oil leaked into the ground. The refinery...

As National Truth and Reconciliation Day approaches, one northern Ontario First Nation community still holds the unfortunate distinction of having the longest boil-water advisory in the country. Neskantaga First Nation has remined under the advisory for 29 years and counting. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Sep. 26, 2024.

The Eglinton Crosstown LRT may still be without an opening date, but Ontario’s transportation minister says he has faith in the teams building the years-delayed project. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.

A law that would address the growing issue of harassment on local councils was promised in 2021, but never came. Documents obtained by Global News show just how close Ontario got. Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello has the story.

The next Canadian federal election could come sooner than expected, after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he “ripped up” the supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberals, which kept Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority government in power. How Singh is justifying his decision, and how it puts more pressure on Trudeau. The Bank of Canada has slashed...