Ontario News
Ontario approaching sobering milestone as COVID-19 variants push cases near 300,000
TORONTO — An Ontario cottage-country mayor called for a more flexible approach to COVID-19 containment on Saturday ahead of both new lockdown measures for...
Ontario reports 1,185 new COVID-19 cases as total infections near 300,000
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,185 new cases of COVID-19 today and 16 more deaths linked to the virus.
Today's figures bring the province's total...
Ontario could have moved faster on COVID-19 vaccine booking site, experts say
TORONTO — Ontario's explanation that ongoing tests are delaying the launch of its vaccine-booking web portal doesn't carry water for experts, who said Thursday...
Ontario Parks report reservations for camp sites have doubled from 2020
ALGONQUIN PARK, Ont. — Ontario Parks says that reservations for its campsites have nearly doubled since the same time last year.
The provincial government agency...
Doctors, caregivers push for in-home COVID-19 vaccinations for housebound seniors
TORONTO — At age 86, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and prone to falls, John Bedborough would seem to be at the front of the...
Ontario should prioritize vaccine rollout by neighbourhood as well as age: experts
TORONTO — Ontario's science advisors say prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations based on neighbourhood as well as age could prevent thousands of cases and reduce the...
Some travellers from Toronto Pearson International Airport violating Quarantine Act
Several international travellers arriving at Toronto's Pearson International Airport have refused to comply with a new rule requiring a three-day hotel quarantine, local police...
Ontario aims to vaccinate 80+ starting third week of March, 60-year-olds by July
TORONTO — Ontarians aged 80 and older will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines in the third week of March, with the province planning to target...
Local environmental groups say provincial review may weaken Lake Simcoe Protection Plan
By: Mike Anderson
The Lake Simcoe Protection Plan (LSPP), considered by many to be best-in-class environmental legislation and a model for watershed protection, is currently under...
York Region no longer under stay-at-home order; joins red zone of pandemic response
TORONTO — One of Ontario's long-standing COVID-19 hot spots returns to the province's colour-coded system of pandemic restrictions today, while a stay-at-home order remains...
