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Ontario reports 1,050 new COVID-19 cases and 14 new deaths related to virus
Ontario is reporting 1,050 new cases of COVID-19 today and 14 additional deaths related to the novel coronavirus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says 408 of...
Ontario offers faster second COVID vaccine appointments to all youth 12+
TORONTO — Ontario youth aged 12 to 17 were able to start booking accelerated second doses of their COVID-19 vaccines Monday as the government...
Ontario creates scholarships to honour of victims of Iran plane crash
TORONTO — Ontario is creating 57 new post-secondary scholarships to honour the victims of the Iran plane crash that left no survivors last week.
Premier...
Ontario legislature adjourns for summer, house leader hopeful for normal return
TORONTO — The Ontario legislature kicked off a three-month summer break Thursday, as the opposition argued legislators were heading home while people in the...
Improve working conditions in long-term care homes, COVID-19 advisory group urges
Ontario should improve working conditions in long-term care homes in an effort to retain staff and prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the facilities,...
Ontario pledges tourism support as sector languishes and summer looms
TORONTO — The Ontario budget calls for $400 million in spending over the next three years on the tourism industry, on top of previously...
Ontario reports 365 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, one new death
The steady rise in Ontario's COVID-19 caseload continued on Sunday, though at a slightly slower pace than the previous two days, when diagnoses reached levels...
Cuts to Legal Aid Ontario will cause hearing delays: Immigration Refugee Board
OTTAWA — The tribunal that adjudicates asylum claims in Canada says it expects cuts to legal-aid funding imposed by the Doug Ford government in...
Ontario focused on recovery, determined to avoid future lockdowns, throne speech says
TORONTO — Avoiding future lockdowns is Ontario's "ultimate goal," as laid out Monday in a throne speech emphasizing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic as...
Ontario in ‘critical’ period to use up Moderna shots, pharmacists group says
TORONTO — Ontario pharmacists say thousands of doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are set to expire soon and they warn the supply could...
