Canada’s sluggish COVID-19 vaccination program won’t get better this week
OTTAWA — Canada's languid vaccination efforts have no chance of improvement this week with just 70,200 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine scheduled to start...
Ontario records first case of COVID-19 variant that first emerged in Brazil
TORONTO — Ontario's first case of a highly transmissible COVID-19 variant that originated in Brazil was discovered in Toronto on Sunday, the day before...
Mandatory hotel quarantines could harm lower-income Canadians: Lawyer
OTTAWA — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is questioning Ottawa's move to require hotel quarantines for international travellers, saying it may harm lower-income Canadians...
New hospital opens north of Toronto to help health system with COVID-19 care
VAUGHAN, Ont. — A new hospital opening north of Toronto today will spend the first phase of its existence as a dedicated treatment hub...
Ontario reports 1,489 new cases of COVID-19 hospitalizations dip below 1,000
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,489 cases of COVID-19 and 22 deaths from the virus.
The provincial government says 51,658 tests have been completed since...
Two dead, 3 injured after stabbing and police shooting in East Gwillimbury, Ont.
A woman has died and three other people — including two young children — were in hospital following a stabbing in East Gwillimbury, Ont.,...
York Region opens free isolation centre for COVID-19
By: Mike Anderson
York Region has opened a free COVID-19 Voluntary Isolation Centre for residents who can't self-isolate safely from others in their household.
The centre...
Spring vaccinations could double in Canada but only if three more vaccines approved
OTTAWA — The number of Canadians vaccinated in the spring could double if Health Canada gives the green light to all three vaccines it...
Legendary Canadian actor Christopher Plummer dies at 91
TORONTO — Christopher Plummer, the Oscar-winning acting legend whose storied career encompassed stage, television and film, and who was perhaps best-known for portraying Capt....
Ontario to begin phased reopening of economy next week: government source
TORONTO — Ontario will begin to gradually reopen its economy next week, starting with regions that have fewer COVID-19 cases, The Canadian Press has...
