The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has charged an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer with manslaughter in connection to a fatal shooting at Turkey Point in Norfolk County last August.

The incident, which claimed the life of a 22-year-old man, occurred on August 12, 2025.

“OPP officers on Lake Erie attempted to stop the operator of a personal watercraft,” an SIU released explained.

“The man did not stop, parked the watercraft at the MacDonald Turkey Point Marina

Ontario’s solicitor general says the province will expand its jails by 2,500 beds over the next 10 years at a cost of $3 billion to the taxpayers.

Michael Kerzner says the province will build new jails, expand current ones and reopen a few that have closed.

He says the province will add 255 jail beds by November 2026 and will hire 700 new correctional officers.

Documents obtained by The Canadian Press show the province has even grander plans for jails,

RICHMOND — The federal government has announced it is investing about $12 million in British Columbia’s forestry sector, days after other tariff-hit Canadian industries were offered $1.5 billion in support.

Energy Minister Tim Hodgson made the announcement at Terminal Forest Products, a sawmill in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday.

Hodgson said the funding will prioritize 14 projects that use low-carbon wood technology, expand the use of mass timber in construction, or are Indigenous operated.

He said the

MONTREAL — A group of sex workers in Montreal are calling for a general strike during Grand Prix weekend to demand better working conditions.

The Sex Work Autonomous Committee says its members want an end to the nightly fees that dancers are forced to pay to work in clubs, to obtain labour protections, and for the federal government to fully decriminalize sex work.

During the strike, scheduled for Saturday, May 23, some will refuse to pay the bar fee, while others won’t take clients. It’s unclear

OTTAWA — There is a high risk of measles transmission within Canada during the FIFA World Cup, an analysis by the Public Health Agency of Canada warned Thursday.

The federal agency completed its infectious disease risk assessment as officials prepare for thousands of players, staff and fans to converge on Toronto and Vancouver next month.

Health officials analyzed 14 pathogens that could be imported during the games, including avian and swine flu, mpox, Ebola virus, poliovirus and measles.

Measles is the agency’s top source of concern because of

TORONTO — Ontario’s new and more restrictive freedom-of-information laws have quashed another request, this time for documents that may have given a glimpse into potential hospital cuts.

More than 70 per cent of Ontario hospitals are forecasting deficits, and Health Minister Sylvia Jones has told them to come up with three-year plans to balance their budgets.

Any “low risk” cost-saving moves with no or “minimal” front-line reductions should be made immediately, Jones’ ministry told hospitals, and

Two weeks after registration opened for this fall’s municipal elections, a new survey finds a candidate who hasn’t officially committed to running is leading Toronto’s mayoral choice.

The finds Mayor Olivia Chow has a 13-point advantage over Coun. Brad Bradford, who is officially in the race as of May 1.

The random sampling of 1,000 Torontonians from May 10 and 11 finds Chow with 50 per cent support, while Bradford is the choice of 37 per cent

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday his government is open to selling public assets if the proceeds could help fund new infrastructure.

The November federal budget and April spring economic statement both mentioned exploring new ownership options for the country’s federally owned airports.

As first reported by the Toronto Star, a transport ministry discussion paper published last week on ports and trade suggests the government is also open to amalgamating “some key ports” while selling others.

“We’re very transparent about it. Are we looking in

A hormonal condition affecting 1 in 8 women around the world just got a new name in hopes of improving care. It is now called polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome instead of polycystic ovary syndrome.

Researchers and supporters of the change said the old name, often shortened to PCOS, is inaccurate. It reduced a complex hormonal or endocrine disorder to a misunderstanding about cysts and a focus on ovaries, contributing to missed diagnoses and inadequate treatment, said the Endocrine Society, a global group of physicians and scientists.

“The thought behind that