Why a pandemic can’t stop the mighty butter tart
By: Ewa Chwojko-Srawley
Opening a new business during a pandemic is not for the faint of heart.
But if your business is baking mouth-watering, gourmet butter...
Ontario to begin gradual reopening of economy Wednesday, state of emergency to expire
TORONTO — Ontario will begin to gradually reopen its economy on Wednesday but the government said it would move regions back into lockdown if...
‘Everything is up in the air’: Local fish hut operators brace for a challenging...
By: Ewa Chwojko-Srawley
As soon as Lake Simcoe freezes, a small 'town' of colourful tents and ice huts appears along its 240-kilometre shoreline. Every winter,...
Canada’s sluggish COVID-19 vaccination program won’t get better this week
OTTAWA — Canada's languid vaccination efforts have no chance of improvement this week with just 70,200 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine scheduled to start...
Ontario records first case of COVID-19 variant that first emerged in Brazil
TORONTO — Ontario's first case of a highly transmissible COVID-19 variant that originated in Brazil was discovered in Toronto on Sunday, the day before...
Mandatory hotel quarantines could harm lower-income Canadians: Lawyer
OTTAWA — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is questioning Ottawa's move to require hotel quarantines for international travellers, saying it may harm lower-income Canadians...
New hospital opens north of Toronto to help health system with COVID-19 care
VAUGHAN, Ont. — A new hospital opening north of Toronto today will spend the first phase of its existence as a dedicated treatment hub...
Ontario reports 1,489 new cases of COVID-19 hospitalizations dip below 1,000
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,489 cases of COVID-19 and 22 deaths from the virus.
The provincial government says 51,658 tests have been completed since...
Two dead, 3 injured after stabbing and police shooting in East Gwillimbury, Ont.
A woman has died and three other people — including two young children — were in hospital following a stabbing in East Gwillimbury, Ont.,...
York Region opens free isolation centre for COVID-19
By: Mike Anderson
York Region has opened a free COVID-19 Voluntary Isolation Centre for residents who can't self-isolate safely from others in their household.
The centre...
