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Police in Niagara Region say a man accused of shooting an officer after a nearly 24-hour standoff in Welland, Ont., last month is now facing additional charges, including six counts of attempted murder with a firearm.

VANCOUVER — Political commentator Caroline Elliott has confirmed she will be joining the race for leader of British Columbia's Conservative Party.

TORONTO — Homelessness is getting worse across Ontario with an estimated 85,000 people who were without a home in 2025 and nearly 2,000 encampments across the province, a new report from Ontario's municipalities shows.

The Ontario government is not considering changing its law that prevents municipalities from charging Enbridge Gas for building pipelines on public land, despite calls to do so.

WASAGA BEACH, ONT. — Provincial police are renewing their appeal for information in the case of Elnaz Hajtamiri, four years after the Ontario woman was abducted and never heard from again.

TORONTO — Ontario is on track to connect everyone in the province to a primary care provider by 2029, thanks in part to mostly clearing a wait list backlog, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said Monday.

TORONTO — Ottawa says it will spend nearly $9.5 million to restore parts of Canada's first national urban park in the Toronto area.

OAKVILLE — Police west of Toronto say they are looking for suspects after eight high-end vehicles were stolen in an overnight break-in at an Oakville, Ont., leasing business.

Police in Peel Region say another suspect has been arrested in the theft of more than $20 million in gold and $2.5 million in cash from Toronto's Pearson airport in 2023.

SIOUX LOOKOUT — A woman has been charged after police say an assault occurred on an airplane in northwest Ontario.