Ontario unlikely to balance budget by 2030 despite post-pandemic growth: report
TORONTO — Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the province's economy will rebound over the next two years but the government is unlikely to reach its...
Neighbours turn their street into a tribute to 215 lost children
By Mike Anderson
When Steven Loweth and his partner Lionel Ketola, both United Church Ministers, heard the news that the remains of 215 children were...
Town evicts Pefferlaw duck family
By Karen Wolfe
Seven Pekin ducks, which have grown up on the Pefferlaw River and were hatched in a kindergarten classroom, have come under the...
Town announces wheelchair friendly swing at The ROC
By Michelle Poirier
On June 1, during National AccessAbility Week, the Town of Georgina announced the installation of the Freedom Glider, an accessible swing made...
Watch for turtles on roads as nesting season begins
By Michelle Poirier
Turtle nesting season has begun and residents are asked to keep their eyes on the road to avoid injuring female turtles that...
Travel quarantine rules set to ease as millions of Moderna vaccine doses expected
TORONTO — Fully vaccinated Canadian citizens and permanent residents who test negative for COVID-19 will likely soon be exempt from two weeks quarantine on...
Shining Water Paddle raises awareness about the health of Lake Simcoe
By Mike Anderson
Despite the threat of an afternoon thunderstorm, three canoes set off from Virginia Beach Marina on June 7 to complete a two-week...
Short-term rental owners charged for violating provincial ban
By Mike Anderson
The owners of two short-term rental accommodations (STRAs) in Georgina were charged last month under the Reopening Ontario Act for operating in...
Northeastern Ontario health unit won’t reopen Friday amid COVID-19 surge
A northern Ontario health unit won't be loosening pandemic restrictions this week as it battles an ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases that's spreading among...
Man who killed Indigenous woman with trailer hitch in T’Bay, Ont., gets 8 years
TORONTO — A man who pitched a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman from a moving car in Thunder Bay, Ont., was given eight...
