TORONTO — Ontario will expand its vastly overcrowded jails by 2,500 beds over the next 10 years at a cost of $3 billion to the taxpayers, the province's solicitor general said Thursday.

The latest figure is a drop from the six Doug Ford confirmed were missing in mid-April as his government faced questions over ...

Several unvaccinated staff at an Ontario jail have been placed on unpaid leave amid a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. Under the Ontario Public Service's safe workplace directive, employees at ...

Dr. Kenneth Peckham, Regional Supervising Coroner, Central Region, Central West Office, has announced that an inquest will be held into the death of David Nakoneshny. Mr. Nakoneshny, 34 years old, ...

Dr. Kenneth Peckham, Regional Supervising Coroner, Central Region, Central West Office, has announced that an inquest will be held into the death of Shawn Spaulding. Mr. Spaulding, 25 years old, died ...

Ontario coroner to examine circumstances of 2022 death in custody Ontario’s Office of the Chief Coroner will convene a mandatory inquest into the death of ...

A Sarnia man has been ordered to stand trial for first-degree murder in the death of his Sarnia Jail cellmate last year. Justice Paul Kowalyshyn returned Monday with his decision to have Fentie stand ...

There are currently six Ontario inmates on the run, according to Premier Doug Ford, who says his solicitor general is doing a “great job” despite the dozens of people being mistakenly released from ...

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As the Ontario government faces questions about accidentally freeing inmates from jail, experts say mistaken releases are a persistent problem that reflect known shortcomings in the corrections system ...

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Ontario County sheriff’s deputies made two arrests Thursday in separate incidents involving trespassing and larceny investigations in the Canandaigua area. In the first case, deputies responded around ...