Ontario
Video Shows Cop Shoving Kid on Scooter Under Ontario’s New COVID Rules
"That cop stiff-armed him,” a witness told VICE World News of the incident, which came after Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a police crackdown on outdoor activities.
Doctor Charged With Murder After ‘Number of Suspicious Deaths’ at Hospital
Brian Nadler, 35, is suspected of killing an 89-year-old man; police are investigating other deaths in the small Ontario hospital.
Reports of Domestic Violence Doubled During Pandemic, Crisis Workers Say
Reports of abuse are also more severe, in part because abusers are "leveraging the pandemic" and finding news ways to control their partners.
Arrest of ‘Agent Margaritaville’ Hitting Conspiracy Movement Hard
A former police detective put up $10,000 to anyone who could help get the conspiracy theorist known as Agent Margaritaville arrested, claiming he and his family were the subject of intense harassment.
Cop Caught on Video Slamming Man’s Face Into Concrete During Arrest
Barrie, Ontario, police say the officer has been reassigned and the case is under investigation by an outside agency.
For a Brief Moment, a Job Ad for a College Wanted a Shirtless ‘Male Producer’
Ontario's Durham College denied authorizing the LinkedIn ad, which has since been taken down.
Lobbyist for Wealthy Cottagers Compares Their Plight to George Floyd
“This is kind of your George Floyd moment. Sure you can look the other way and keep the pressure on, or you can ease up on the neck,” said Laurie Munro in a meeting about local governance in Muskoka.
Doctors Bash Doug Ford’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Ontario’s vaccine rollout is the slowest in Canada, which is lagging behind other countries. Family doctors say they can help, but they’re being excluded.
Ontario’s Lockdown Ignores Workplaces Hard Hit by COVID Outbreaks
COVID-19 transmission in factories and warehouses far outpaces transmission in the general population. Premier Doug Ford still won't bring in sick paid leave.
20 Hours of Watching Canadians Get Evicted Over Zoom Court Shows a System Under Strain
A backlog in evictions has meant that tenants now have only minutes—in a virtual court—to make the case that they should keep their homes.
Jack Astor's Employees Say Sexual Harassment Is Common Across the Popular Restaurant Chain
Employees, some who were teenagers at the time, say the company moved abusive staff to a different restaurant if anyone complained. The company told VICE World News it has "work to do."
Canadian Crooks Apologized After Realizing They Broke Into the Wrong Home: Police
The men demanded payment for a bad loan, threatening two women with a hammer, before realizing they had the wrong target, police say.