Ontario lowers minimum age for AstraZeneca shot to 40 from 55...
Ontario will start offering the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged 40 and over starting on Tuesday, the province announced Sunday following days of mounting...
Ontario reports 4,362 new COVID-19 cases, record number of patients in...
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 4,362 new cases of COVID-19 today along with a record number of virus patients in provincial hospitals.
There are currently...
Ontario’s new restrictions on outdoor gatherings raise eyebrows
Public health experts are raising their eyebrows at Ontario's decision to restrict outdoor gatherings, saying the latest evidence suggests the measures won't do much...
Ontario tightens restrictions, gives police new powers amid dire COVID predictions
TORONTO — Ontario is extending a stay-at-home order, limiting interprovincial travel and shutting outdoor recreational facilities while giving police new powers to enforce the...
Ontario issues emergency orders to bolster hospital capacity as cases soar
TORONTO — Ontario will allow hospitals to transfer patients without their consent and redeploy home-care workers to the facilities as the number of COVID-19...
Ontario retailers adjust to new rules, non-essential goods off-limits to shoppers
TORONTO — Retailers in Ontario are adjusting to new lockdown restrictions with stores like grocers, discount and big box chains roping off non-essential items...
Ontario reports 4,227 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 new deaths
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 4,227 new cases of COVID-19 today and 18 additional deaths from the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford to receive Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Friday
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford will receive a COVID-19 vaccine today.
He is scheduled to receive an Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine dose at a pharmacy in...
Ontario science table recommends limiting use of COVID drug due to...
TORONTO — An expert group is recommending Ontario clinicians ration doses of a drug used to treat COVID-19 as a supply shortage coincides with...
Third wave of COVID-19 reignites debate over paid sick days in...
TORONTO — The third wave of COVID-19 cases in Canada has reignited debate over sick days, with some calling on provinces to mandate paid...
COVID-19 stay-at-home order takes effect across Ontario today
TORONTO — A stay-at-home order takes effect across Ontario today in response to worsening COVID-19 trends.
Premier Doug Ford announced the move yesterday, saying it...
Education staff in Toronto, Peel hot spots, all special ed teachers...
TORONTO — Education workers in some Ontario virus hot spots will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations next week, the government announced Wednesday, amid union...
Plans for ‘life-and-death’ ICU triage decisions not finalized, health minister says
TORONTO — Ontario's health minister says the province has not yet finalized the protocols to deal with who gets life-saving treatment should intensive care...
Ontario imposes four-week stay-at-home order as COVID-19 overwhelms hospitals
TORONTO — Ontario imposed a four-week stay-at-home order Wednesday and promised to start vaccinating young people in COVID-19 hot spots amid mounting criticism that...
Ontario teacher unions call for further protections against COVID-19
TORONTO — Ontario's teacher unions are calling for the mass vaccination of all education workers and more protection in schools against COVID-19 as a...
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