A man who fatally stabbed his ex-partner in February 2020 has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 18 years.

Toronto Mayor John Tory says a federal emergency benefit rolling out on Monday will provide "a lot of help to a lot of people" out of work due to COVID-19, but some city workers say the temporary income support has gaps that need to be fixed.

Volunteers with a Toronto-based charity have set upa largetent outside Brampton Civic Hospital on Saturday in casethe facility needs more space to deal withCOVID-19 cases.