Ontario News
Ontario’s updated blue box program to be phased in starting in 2023
TORONTO — Ontario has finalized its plans to expand the list of items accepted in blue boxes as it moves to standardize recycling programs...
Long-term care residents get green light for social outings starting next week
TORONTO — Ontario long-term care residents who have been fully immunized against COVID-19 will be able to go out for day-long and overnight outings...
Principals, school boards question Ontario’s plan to host outdoor graduations for all
Ontario educators are raising questions about the feasibility of Premier Doug Ford's plan to have schools host outdoor "graduation" ceremonies for all students in...
Ontario schools staying closed but economy could reopen sooner, Ford says
TORONTO — Ontario schools will remain closed for in-person learning for the rest of the academic year, Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday, while hinting...
OPP urge boaters to wear life jackets after 32 deaths reported in 2020
By: Sarah Grishpul
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say many accidental deaths on the water can be prevented if boaters wear a life jacket.
Sergeant Dave...
Opposition calls on Ford to provide clarity on school reopening decision
TORONTO — Calls mounted on Tuesday for Premier Doug Ford to announce whether Ontario schools will reopen for the rest of the month.
Opposition politicians...
Uncertain path ahead to next year’s Ontario election, experts say
TORONTO — With exactly one year until Ontario heads to the polls, experts and political observers say the cloud of uncertainty surrounding pandemic life...
Ontarians 80 and older start booking second COVID-19 vaccine appointments
TORONTO — Many Ontarians aged 80 and older became eligible to book their second COVID-19 vaccine doses on Monday, though some regions said a...
Criticized Williams out as Ontario top medical health officer; Kieran Moore gets job
TORONTO — Ontario's chief medical officer of health is set to be replaced in the coming weeks, the province announced on Sunday, in a...
Ontario offering option to shorten interval between COVID-19 vaccine doses
TORONTO — Ontarians will have the option to get their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine sooner as the province moves to shorten the interval...
