Around Ontario

TORONTO — Marit Stiles is set to be the next leader of the Ontario NDP after the Toronto member of provincial parliament was the sole contender.

TORONTO — Doctors say influenza spread is starting to hit older adults as surveillance levels indicate the hospitalization rate of seniors is not that far behind that of children. Data from the Public Health Agency of Canada for the week ending Nov.

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after a small plane crashed onto a major highway, sending two people onboard to hospital. OPP say the Cessna 150 crashed into the centre median of Highway 401 around 8:15 p.m.

Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Jordan Romano was named the winner of the Tip O'Neill Award on Tuesday as Canadian baseball player of the year.

TORONTO — In a season of struggling to find some consistency, Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse deemed Monday's game against the Boston Celtics a good measuring stick for his team.

Several major Ontario pediatric hospitals say they are not asking for external staff support, as Ottawa's CHEO prepares to bring in Red Cross staff until at least the end of the year.

INGERSOLL, Ont. — Canada's first full-scale electric vehicle manufacturing plant officially opened in southern Ontario on Monday, with the prime minister and the province's premier saying the launch of the facility marked a national milestone.

TORONTO — Canadian actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Olympic hockey players Sarah Nurse and Renata Fast are among the celebrities set to appear as cannon dolls in “The Nutcracker.

TORONTO — Six people are facing a total of 260 criminal charges after a months-long firearms trafficking investigation in Toronto, police said Monday.

TORONTO — Ontario education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees have voted to ratify a contract with the government.