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 2,380 new cases of COVID-19, including 280 from data catch-up process
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 2,380 new cases of COVID-19 today, a number the Ministry of Health says is inflated by a data processing...
Third round of pandemic payouts coming for Ontario parents, budget says
Ontario families with children can expect to receive a new round of payments from the government aimed at relieving pressures related to the pandemic.
The...
Ontario pledges billions in pandemic recovery spending, faces years of deep deficits
TORONTO — Ontario has laid out a $186-billion spending plan the government says will fight COVID-19, help small businesses and support families.
But the promises...
Worrisome COVID-19 trends reported amid new vaccine supply concerns
TORONTO — New cases of COVID-19 infections across Canada are trending upward, public health authorities reported on Wednesday in a worrisome development that comes...
Ontario to reveal 2021 budget today, expected to announce more pandemic spending
TORONTO — Ontario will deliver its 2021-22 budget today, its second spending package during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Premier Doug Ford says the budget will focus...
More than 5,000 people vaccinated so far at Georgina Ice Palace
By: Mike Anderson
When the Georgina Ice Palace vaccination clinic opened ahead of schedule in early March, no one was happier than Mayor Margaret Quirk.
After...
Ontario family docs limited to pilot call for more involvement in vaccine effort
TORONTO — Ontario family doctors called Tuesday be more involved in the province's COVID-19 vaccination effort but the government said their participation will be...
School boards struggle to find supply teachers amid rise in absences due to COVID-19
TORONTO — As several Ontario school boards grapple with a rise in teacher absences due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at least one Toronto-area board...
Province funds transitional housing project for homeless youth in Sutton
By Michelle Poirier
Eight transitional housing units will be built in Sutton, and another 16 in East Gwillimbury, after the Ontario government pledged $7.3 million...
