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Ontario sees uptick in new COVID-19 cases, 31 additional deaths
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 31 further COVID-19 deaths today and more than 200 cases for the first time in six days.
The province reported...
Crimes and policing change amid COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario forces say
COVID-19 has changed both criminal behaviour and policing in Ontario.
Some of the crime trends, such as a surge in domestic violence, have been predictable....
Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux is the Liberal Candidate For York-Simcoe
By: Deb Robert
The federal Liberals have chosen their
candidate for York-Simcoe. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux will represent Team Trudeau
in the October general election.
“I’ve been a Liberal...
Boards eye partial back-to-school plan that worries working parents
TORONTO — Andrea Moffat can't decide what will be worse for her five-year-old son in September — keeping him at home or allowing him to...
Portraits of Giving honours Beth Cowper-Fung
By Michelle Poirier
Merk Photography's 13th annual Portraits of Giving recognized Beth Cowper-Fung as Georgina's 2022 honouree during a reception held on July 27 at...
Ontario to extend state of emergency, despite ‘glimmer of light’ in numbers:Ford
TORONTO — Ontario will extend its state of emergency by another month, Premier Doug Ford said Monday as he cautioned that even with some promising...
Ontario to announce plan for reopening schools in September
TORONTO — Ontario is set to announce a plan today for reopening schools in September.
Schools across the province have been closed since March 13,...
First COVID-19 related death in York Region
By: Michelle Poirier
The Regional Municipality of York has had its first death related to COVID-19, a female in her 70s who had recently returned...
Province pledges $24 million for new phosphorus recycling facility
By Mike Anderson
The province will provide $24 million over the next three years to help build a state-of-the-art phosphorus recycling facility in the Holland...
Canoes, kayaks and paddle boards account for half of all boating fatalities
By Nathan Reid-Welford
Thirty of the 59 fatalities on Ontario waterways over the past two years have involved human-powered watercraft, according to a recent Ontario...