Ontario to give all workers three paid sick days, reimburse businesses
TORONTO — Workers in Ontario will soon be able access three paid sick days to help them self-isolate during the pandemic, but critics said...
Ontario to allow transfer of hospital patients to LTCs without consent
TORONTO — Hospitals in Ontario will be able to transfer patients waiting for a long-term care space to any nursing home without their consent,...
Ontario nursing homes badly prepared for COVID-19 pandemic, auditor general says
TORONTO — Ontario's nursing homes were woefully unprepared for the onslaught of COVID-19 – the culmination of years of neglect and failure to address...
Trudeau says Ontario sick leave should be delivered directly through employers
TORONTO — Ontario should work directly with employers to bring in a paid sick-leave program, the prime minister said Tuesday as the province made...
Migrant farm workers at higher COVID-19 risk, need protection: Ontario coroner...
TORONTO — Migrant farm workers who come to Ontario from other countries are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 and other infectious diseases due...
Ontario preparing for military support to help overburdened health-care system
TORONTO — Ontario prepared Monday to receive medical support from the military as the province reached grim new milestones in COVID-19 hospitalizations and spread.
A...
Ontario introducing harsher penalties for speeding, stunt driving
TORONTO — Ontario plans to increase penalties for speeding, stunt driving and other traffic violations, saying it has seen a spike in the offences...
Ontario keeping AstraZeneca shots to those aged 40+ for now due...
TORONTO — Ontario will not immediately lower eligibility for the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot to those aged 30 and older because of supply issues, the province...
Unifor urges provinces to mandate paid time off for COVID-19 vaccination
TORONTO — Canada's largest private sector union is urging all provinces to mandate paid time off for workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, saying...
Rise in sudden COVID-19 deaths at home still a mystery, chief...
TORONTO — An increase in the number of COVID-19 patients dying unexpectedly at home without having called for an ambulance is a troubling new...
Ontario reports first rare blood clot related to Oxford-AstraZeneca shot
TORONTO — Ontario has reported its first case of a rare blood clot in a person who received the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
The province's top...
Ontario authorizes workers from other provinces, outside hospitals amid ICU strain
TORONTO — Health-care workers from other provinces and non-hospital settings could be deployed to Ontario's overburdened intensive care units as early as next week,...
Premier Ford apologizes for widely panned rules, pledges paid sick leave
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford issued an emotional apology on Thursday for introducing COVID-19 restrictions that sparked furious backlash as he confirmed his...
Ontario’s child-care workers demand COVID-19 vaccines as daycares remain open
TORONTO — Early childhood educator Jessica Tomas spends all day working with unmasked young kids at a Toronto daycare – helping them eat, getting...
ICU pressures mount as COVID fells younger people; U.S. could help...
TORONTO — COVID-19 placed mounting pressure on hospitals, struck a growing number of younger people and dealt a blow to the sporting world, although...
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