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TORONTO — Ontarians who make minimum wage are waking up to a raise. Starting today, the general minimum wage is up 50 cents to $15.50 per hour -- a move announced by the Ford government in April. Students under 18 are now earning $14.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Peel Regional Police say a standoff that began after 7:30 a.m. Friday at a medical facility in Mississauga, Ont. has ended.

GUELPH, Ont. — A motorcyclist is dead following a multi-vehicle crash in Guelph, Ont. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police were called to Highway 7, just west of Wellington Road 32, at about 11:30 p.m. Friday.

Randy Guzar remembers being shocked when he saw the name of the street his then-girlfriend lived on two decades ago.

With sunrise ceremonies, Indigenous songs and moments of reflection, communities across Ontario marked the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Friday.

TORONTO — A woman is dead and three others are injured after a car crashed into a minivan on Highway 400 north of Toronto Friday morning.

Toronto city councillor Michael Thompson has been charged with sexual assault, according to his lawyer.

Police were called to a Hamilton group home the day before an Indigenous teen went missing, after he and another resident got into a heated argument that culminated in damage to several items, a coroner's inquest heard Thursday.

PICKERING, Ont.

Hamilton police say a man is dead after he was found at the scene of a house fire on Wednesday night. Police say officers responded shortly after 8 p.m. to a house fire on Traymore Avenue, close to McMaster University.