Local environmental groups say provincial review may weaken Lake Simcoe Protection Plan
By: Mike Anderson
The Lake Simcoe Protection Plan (LSPP), considered by many to be best-in-class environmental legislation and a model for watershed protection, is currently under...
‘It was an ambush’: Keswick business owner vows to fight COVID-19 fine
By: Mike Anderson
Town of Georgina bylaw officers continue to ticket local small business owners for breaking COVID-19 rules under Ontario's Reopening Act.
Ten businesses have...
York Region no longer under stay-at-home order; joins red zone of pandemic response
TORONTO — One of Ontario's long-standing COVID-19 hot spots returns to the province's colour-coded system of pandemic restrictions today, while a stay-at-home order remains...
Ontario reports 1,228 new COVID-19 cases as York region prepares to ease restrictions
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,228 new cases of COVID-19 today and 28 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus.
The numbers mark the highest...
Ontario extends stay-at-home order for Toronto, Peel Region, North Bay
Toronto and neighboring Peel Region will remain under a stay-at-home order for at least two more weeks, the Ontario government said Friday, granting a...
Yorkworks Employment Services to close Sutton and Stouffville locations
By: Mike Anderson
Yorkworks Employment Services, which provided free employment counselling to local residents for more than 20 years, will permanently close its locations in...
Ontario reports 1,150 new cases of COVID-19, 47 more deaths, and 16,967 vaccinations
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,150 new cases of COVID-19 today and 47 more deaths linked to the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there...
I’ve been pushed to my absolute breaking point;’ Canadian zoos struggle to survive
Last week, Paul Goulet's 10-year-old daughter quietly went to his wife with worry about her father.
"It's like he's here, but he's not really here,"...
‘It is very up in the air’: Toronto small businesses weary from pandemic uncertainty
TORONTO — Trinh Ngo misses the days when her two Juxtapose gift and home goods stores would be teeming with customers sniffing candles and...
Ontario to announce decision on pandemic restrictions for COVID-19 hot spots today
TORONTO — Ontario is set to announce today whether it will lift a stay-at-home order and other restrictions for COVID-19 hotspots next week.
The province...
