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Ontario to deliver its second pandemic budget on March 24
TORONTO — Ontario is set to deliver a budget later this month that the finance minister promises will have no tax hikes or spending...
Ontario to spend $255 million to address COVID-19 outbreaks in homeless shelters
TORONTO — Ontario says it will give municipalities and Indigenous communities $255 million to address an increase in COVID-19 outbreaks in homeless shelters across...
Poor communications undermine trust in Ontario’s vaccine plan: experts
TORONTO — Poor messaging and confusion over who is leading Ontario's response to the pandemic are undermining public trust in the province's COVID-19 immunization...
Proposals to protect Ontario LTC residents rejected as ‘too expensive,’ docs say
A commission examining the impact of COVID-19 on Ontario's long-term care system has heard the government rejected proposals that could have helped protect vulnerable...
Proof of pre-existing illness not required for COVID-19 shot, health minister says
TORONTO — Ontario's health minister says people won't be asked to provide proof of their pre-existing health conditions to access a COVID-19 vaccine during...
COVID-19 vaccinations in Ontario long-term care homes saved hundreds of lives: report
Science experts advising the Ontario government say COVID-19 vaccinations in the province's long-term care homes have saved hundreds of lives and prevented thousands of...
Ontario NDP launch environmental platform, pledge to bring back cap-and-trade system
TORONTO — Ontario's New Democrats say they would create a new cap-and-trade carbon pricing system if elected in 2022.
The official Opposition made the promise...
Former Toronto Argonauts lineman Chris Schultz remembered as a gentle giant
TORONTO — Friends and fans remembered Chris Schultz as a gentle giant, who became a respected TV and radio analyst after a successful playing...
Ontario reports 990 new COVID-19 cases, six new virus-related deaths
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 990 new cases of COVID-19 today and six more deaths linked to the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there...
Ontario aims to get first COVID-19 shots to all eligible residents by June 20
TORONTO — Ontario is aiming to offer first COVID-19 vaccine doses to all eligible residents by June 20, the province said Friday.
Officials, who made...
