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TORONTO — Artin Avaznia says he was transformed the first time he saw a group of Iranians marching in Toronto's Pride parade. The Iranian-Canadian dancer was in his mid-20s and it was his first time attending North America's largest Pride festival.

Police in Halton Region say a search dog was injured earlier this week after finding a loaded firearm during a post-arrest search in Burlington, Ont.

TORONTO — Ontario is investigating an alleged breach of 200,000 home care patients' personal health data, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said Friday.

Police say a 14-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder after a shooting that left a woman dead and injured a man earlier this month in Sudbury, Ont.

Ontario is expanding its suite of publicly funded private community surgical and diagnostic centres, Premier Doug Ford said Friday.

Police east of Toronto say a man has been charged with murder after a shooting at a GO Transit station left another man dead on Sunday. Durham Region police say officers responded to an assist ambulance call at the station in Ajax, Ont.

TORONTO — Ontario has taken control of four more school boards due to "mismanagement," the education minister announced Friday while saying it's time for a broader rethink of board governance.

The Ontario government says it's allowing alcohol to be served and consumed on large quadricycles, commonly known as pedal pubs, starting this summer.

TORONTO — As the school year comes to a close, public health officials in Ontario are turning their attention to preventing measles from hitting summer camps.

Police in eastern Ontario say a nine-year-old cyclist is dead after he was hit by a school bus. Ontario Provincial Police say the collision happened around 3:40 p.m. Wednesday in Almonte, a community west of Ottawa.