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Ontario COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution Task Force member resigns over travel
TORONTO — Another Ontario COVID-19 official has resigned over foreign travel.
Premier Doug Ford's office says he has accepted the resignation of Linda Hasenfratz as...
Ontario reports 1,913 new cases of COVID, tech error means total likely underreported
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,913 new cases of COVID-19 today and 46 more deaths linked to the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says that...
Ontario patients to be ranked for life-saving care should ICUs become full
Hospitals in Ontario have received a much-anticipated document that lays out the criteria to be used if intensive care units fill up and medical...
Rural Ontario doctors await vaccine while big cities move to vaccinate LTC residents
Doctors in rural Ontario say they're still waiting to get vaccinated against COVID-19 while big cities have moved to vaccinate residents of long-term care...
Ontario must cut COVID-19 cases to 1,000 daily to lift lockdowns: Williams
TORONTO — Ontario's top doctor says the province must cut its daily COVID-19 case counts to below 1,000 before lockdown measures can be lifted.
Dr....
Ontario reports 3,056 new COVID-19 cases, adjusts vaccine schedule due to delays
A shipping delay from the pharmaceutical giant producing a key COVID-19 vaccine will in turn slow the pace at which some Ontario residents can...
Police don’t have power to randomly stop people over Ontario stay-at-home order
TORONTO — A stay-at-home order went into effect in Ontario on Thursday but the government said police would not have the authority to randomly...
Ontario courts urged to limit in-person proceedings in light of new COVID-19 measures
Ontario's courts have been instructed to limit in-person proceedings as much as possible in light of the province's new COVID-19 restrictions.
The heads of the...
Ontario to conduct weekend big-box store inspection blitz to enforce pandemic rules
TORONTO — Ontario labour inspectors will conduct a weekend inspection blitz of big-box stores to enforce public health rules.
The province's labour minister says 50...
Ontario temporarily pauses residential evictions for length of emergency declaration
TORONTO — Ontario has temporarily paused residential evictions during its current state of emergency.
The province's municipal affairs minister says the pause will ensure people...
