Ontario says it will protect green space for each fast-tracked development
Ontario promised Wednesday to add more protected land to the Greenbelt every time it employs a political tool that fast-tracks land development.
Critics warned, however,...
Waterloo Region leads province for new COVID infections as Delta variant...
A region in southwestern Ontario reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the province on Wednesday, with local health officials saying a...
Ontario hair salons urge province to allow industry to reopen
Hair salon owners are calling on Ontario to allow their industry to reopen, saying their establishments are safe and employ ample measures to guard...
Children and adults under 30 driving COVID-19 surge in parts of...
Children, adults under 30 and people who are not vaccinated are driving a surge of COVID-19 cases in a northern Ontario region, the area's...
Ontario commits $10 million to investigate burial sites at residential schools
Ontario is committing $10 million over a three-year period to identify, investigate and commemorate burial sites on the grounds of former residential schools in...
Ontario passes election advertising bill using notwithstanding clause
TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservatives employed a rarely used legislative power on Monday to pass a bill limiting third-party election advertising amid shouts of...
Ontario accelerates return-to-play plans for professional, elite-amateur sports
TORONTO — Top tier athletes in Ontario can expect to be back in action by the end of the summer.
Ontario said it has accelerated...
Frustration in Ontario over lack of spots for 2nd COVID-19 vaccinations
TORONTO — Residents in several of Ontario's COVID-19 hot spots expressed frustration Monday at their inability to book vaccinations close to home amid a...
‘Really good news’: Ontarians celebrate reopening with patio visits, shopping trips
TORONTO — Ontario stores and restaurants were teeming with customers Friday as the province lifted some of its COVID-19 restrictions for the first time...
Ontario extending $3 wage increase for personal service workers to August
TORONTO — Ontario is extending a wage increase for personal service workers for another two months.
It was set to expire on June 30 but...
Ontario calls back legislators as government to invoke notwithstanding clause
TORONTO — Ontario legislators interrupted their summer break to kick off a marathon sitting Thursday as the government prepared to invoke the notwithstanding clause...
Ontario targets Delta hot spots but won’t shorten AstraZeneca dose interval
TORONTO — Ontario is accelerating second shots of COVID-19 vaccines for people in Delta variant hot spots but health authorities said on Thursday they...
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...
Travel quarantine rules set to ease as millions of Moderna vaccine...
TORONTO — Fully vaccinated Canadian citizens and permanent residents who test negative for COVID-19 will likely soon be exempt from two weeks quarantine on...
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...
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