Ontario authorizes workers from other provinces, outside hospitals amid ICU strain
TORONTO — Health-care workers from other provinces and non-hospital settings could be deployed to Ontario's overburdened intensive care units as early as next week,...
Premier Ford apologizes for widely panned rules, pledges paid sick leave
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford issued an emotional apology on Thursday for introducing COVID-19 restrictions that sparked furious backlash as he confirmed his...
Ontario’s child-care workers demand COVID-19 vaccines as daycares remain open
TORONTO — Early childhood educator Jessica Tomas spends all day working with unmasked young kids at a Toronto daycare – helping them eat, getting...
ICU pressures mount as COVID fells younger people; U.S. could help with vaccines
TORONTO — COVID-19 placed mounting pressure on hospitals, struck a growing number of younger people and dealt a blow to the sporting world, although...
Ontario cabinet finalizing sick-leave plan to be released in coming days
TORONTO — A paid sick-leave program is coming to Ontario in a matter of days, the province said Wednesday as critics accused the government...
Ontario hints at action on paid sick leave amid barrage of criticism
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford's government said Tuesday it was considering a paid sick-leave program for essential workers amid warnings from its own science...
New, young small businesses left out of federal budget want more aid: CFIB
TORONTO — Small business owners and advocates say Ottawa should rethink the eligibility requirements for subsidies after Monday’s federal budget failed to include companies...
Retiree group says Liberal budget fails to support pension reform
TORONTO — The Canadian Federation of Pensioners is calling for amendments to federal insolvency laws to protect members of defined benefit pensions if the...
York Region expanding COVID-19 vaccines to all York Region residents 60 years of age...
Media Release
Ontario residents 40 years of age and older can access the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine through select pharmacies and primary care
Newmarket – The Regional Municipality of...
Ontario police forces to focus on education rather than enforcement of new powers
TORONTO — Ontario police forces said Monday that they'll focus on educating the public about following new COVID-19 measures after the government expanded their...
