Delta variant prompts calls for Ontario to prioritize Peel for second...
A dangerous new variant of COVID-19 has prompted politicians and public health officials to urge Ontario to learn from the early mistakes of its...
Ontario legislature adjourns for summer, house leader hopeful for normal return
TORONTO — The Ontario legislature kicked off a three-month summer break Thursday, as the opposition argued legislators were heading home while people in the...
Ontario mulls earlier reopening, faster second doses as concerns over variant...
TORONTO — Improving COVID-19 trends had Ontario rolling back emergency hospital measures and mulling whether to reopen sooner than scheduled on Thursday, although concerns...
Ontario’s updated blue box program to be phased in starting in...
TORONTO — Ontario has finalized its plans to expand the list of items accepted in blue boxes as it moves to standardize recycling programs...
Long-term care residents get green light for social outings starting next...
TORONTO — Ontario long-term care residents who have been fully immunized against COVID-19 will be able to go out for day-long and overnight outings...
Principals, school boards question Ontario’s plan to host outdoor graduations for...
Ontario educators are raising questions about the feasibility of Premier Doug Ford's plan to have schools host outdoor "graduation" ceremonies for all students in...
Ontario schools staying closed but economy could reopen sooner, Ford says
TORONTO — Ontario schools will remain closed for in-person learning for the rest of the academic year, Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday, while hinting...
Opposition calls on Ford to provide clarity on school reopening decision
TORONTO — Calls mounted on Tuesday for Premier Doug Ford to announce whether Ontario schools will reopen for the rest of the month.
Opposition politicians...
Uncertain path ahead to next year’s Ontario election, experts say
TORONTO — With exactly one year until Ontario heads to the polls, experts and political observers say the cloud of uncertainty surrounding pandemic life...
Ontarians 80 and older start booking second COVID-19 vaccine appointments
TORONTO — Many Ontarians aged 80 and older became eligible to book their second COVID-19 vaccine doses on Monday, though some regions said a...
Criticized Williams out as Ontario top medical health officer; Kieran Moore...
TORONTO — Ontario's chief medical officer of health is set to be replaced in the coming weeks, the province announced on Sunday, in a...
Ontario offering option to shorten interval between COVID-19 vaccine doses
TORONTO — Ontarians will have the option to get their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine sooner as the province moves to shorten the interval...
Thousands of expiring AstraZeneca doses not yet sent to pharmacies, Ontario...
TORONTO — Thousands of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines expiring next week were still undergoing quality checks in Ontario on Thursday, as pharmacists set to administer the...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford: Can schools open safely given COVID-19?
TORONTO — The impact of COVID-19 variants and relatively low rates of vaccinated teachers and students raises serious concerns about reopening schools, Ontario Premier...
Ontario boards would be able to resume in-person learning with few...
Several Ontario school boards said Wednesday that they would be able to resume in-person learning with a few days' notice if the government decides...


















































