Optometrists to withdraw OHIP-covered services today after breakdown in govt talks
Ontario optometrists are set to withdraw provincially insured eye services starting today after a breakdown in talks with the provincial government over reimbursement of...
Live Nation Canada to require vaccination proof or negative test at...
TORONTO — Live Nation Canada says it'll soon require ticket holders to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test before they're granted...
Ontario pauses reopening, issues vaccine policy for some workers as Delta...
TORONTO — Ontario will pause all further reopening, start offering third COVID-19 shots to vulnerable populations, and require many health and education workers to...
Ontario to run school-based COVID-19 vaccine clinics as academic year begins
COVID-19 immunization clinics will run in Ontario schools and nearby locations as the academic year begins, the province announced Monday in a bid to...
Ontario open to child care deal with federal Liberals, with some...
TORONTO — Ontario's education minister says his government is open to striking a deal on affordable child care with the federal Liberals if it...
Ontario emphasizes watching COVID-19 hospitalizations over case counts
TORONTO — Ontario is facing growing calls to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for non-essential activities and health-care workers as infections rise, but the government is...
Ontario reports more than 400 COVID-19 cases for first time since...
TORONTO — Ontario has risen above 400 new daily COVID-19 cases for the first time since mid-June.
The Ministry of Health is reporting 423 new...
Ontario business groups call for vaccine certificate system to avoid lockdown
TORONTO — COVID-19 cases appear to be on the rise in Ontario again and business groups are calling for a vaccine certificate system as...
Pan-African flag-raising at Georgina Civic Centre celebrates Emancipation Day
By Mike Anderson
While Americans celebrate Juneteenth, a federal holiday which commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S., Canadians now have their own day...
Final vaccination hurdles remain before Ontario further lifts pandemic restrictions
TORONTO — Ontario marked three weeks on Friday since entering the third step of its pandemic reopening plan but it has yet to hit...
Canada Greener Homes Grant provides refund for home retrofit projects
By Sarah Grishpul
The Federal government is reintroducing a popular home retrofit program this year, renamed the Canada Greener Homes Grant, to reimburse up to...
Ontario announces ventilation units for all classrooms without mechanical systems
TORONTO — All classrooms in Ontario schools without mechanical ventilation systems will have a standalone HEPA unit upon students' return this fall, the education...
Ontario in ‘critical’ period to use up Moderna shots, pharmacists group...
TORONTO — Ontario pharmacists say thousands of doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are set to expire soon and they warn the supply could...
Blue Jays finally return to Rogers Centre to open three-game set...
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have wrapped up an extended road trip down south and finally flown north — back home to Rogers...
Business group seeks clarity as Ontario meets first target for further...
TORONTO — A prominent business group is calling for clarity on what's next in Ontario's reopening plan as the province meets a major target...















































