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Ontario COVID-19 shots based on age, neighbourhood, health conditions in April
TORONTO — The next phase of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination plan will see shots administered based on risk factors including age, neighbourhood, existing health conditions...
Ontario pharmacy COVID-19 vaccine pilot to begin next week with Oxford-AstraZeneca
TORONTO — Pharmacies in three Ontario regions, including Toronto, will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines next week, although the province provided few details Thursday on...
Decision on public health restrictions expected in three Ontario health regions
Ontario will decide today what level of restrictions to place on three COVID-19 hot spots still under strict stay-at-home orders.
The government extended those orders...
Some Ontario universities plan for in-person return in the fall
Some universities in Ontario have started planning for a return to in-person learning this fall as COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up.
The pandemic forced schools to...
Ontario residents aged 60 to 64 to receive newly-approved Oxford-AstraZeneca shot
TORONTO — Ontario will give the newly approved Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to residents aged 60 to 64.
Solicitor General Sylvia Jones says the province feels...
Seniors line up at COVID-19 vaccination site in York Region, families express relief
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — Benedetto Varlese wasn't sure how long he would have to wait in freezing temperatures to receive his first COVID-19 vaccination...
Ontarians need ‘realistic’ guidance on seeing friends, relatives: expert
TORONTO — Ontarians should be encouraged to see friends and relatives outdoors in the coming months, some health experts said Tuesday in stressing the...
New COVID-19 measures take effect in nine Ontario regions, two move into lockdown
TORONTO — New public health measures meant to limit the spread of COVID-19 went into effect across nine Ontario regions today, including two that...
Long-term care minister was ‘ahead’ of top public health doctor on COVID: commission
Ontario's long-term care minister was aware of the dangers the novel coronavirus posed to the sector long before it was declared a global pandemic,...
COVID-19 zaps electricity usage in Ontario as people stay home
TORONTO — Demand for electricity in Ontario last year fell to levels rarely seen in decades amid shifts in usage patterns caused by pandemic...
