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Ontario reports 1,228 new COVID-19 cases as York region prepares to ease restrictions
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,228 new cases of COVID-19 today and 28 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus.
The numbers mark the highest...
Ontario extends stay-at-home order for Toronto, Peel Region, North Bay
Toronto and neighboring Peel Region will remain under a stay-at-home order for at least two more weeks, the Ontario government said Friday, granting a...
Ontario reports 1,150 new cases of COVID-19, 47 more deaths, and 16,967 vaccinations
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,150 new cases of COVID-19 today and 47 more deaths linked to the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there...
I’ve been pushed to my absolute breaking point;’ Canadian zoos struggle to survive
Last week, Paul Goulet's 10-year-old daughter quietly went to his wife with worry about her father.
"It's like he's here, but he's not really here,"...
‘It is very up in the air’: Toronto small businesses weary from pandemic uncertainty
TORONTO — Trinh Ngo misses the days when her two Juxtapose gift and home goods stores would be teeming with customers sniffing candles and...
Ontario to announce decision on pandemic restrictions for COVID-19 hot spots today
TORONTO — Ontario is set to announce today whether it will lift a stay-at-home order and other restrictions for COVID-19 hotspots next week.
The province...
Reopening decision for Toronto, three other hot spots coming Friday: Elliott
TORONTO — Four Ontario regions still under a stay-at-home order will learn on Friday whether the province will go ahead with its plan to...
COVID-19 misery shows in record Ontario job losses; labour groups plead for fed help
TORONTO — The misery inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic beyond its rising death toll was highlighted Thursday by a report showing record-setting job losses...
Ontario planning Greenbelt expansion, would add moraine, urban rivers
TORONTO — Ontario said it plans to expand the province's Greenbelt by adding a moraine south of Toronto and a series of urban river...
Ontario loses 355,000 jobs in 2020, single largest decline on record: FAO
TORONTO — Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the province lost more than 355,000 jobs last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Financial Accountability Officer says...
