Ontario pharmacy COVID-19 vaccine pilot to begin next week with Oxford-AstraZeneca
TORONTO — Pharmacies in three Ontario regions, including Toronto, will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines next week, although the province provided few details Thursday on...
Decision on public health restrictions expected in three Ontario health regions
Ontario will decide today what level of restrictions to place on three COVID-19 hot spots still under strict stay-at-home orders.
The government extended those orders...
Some Ontario universities plan for in-person return in the fall
Some universities in Ontario have started planning for a return to in-person learning this fall as COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up.
The pandemic forced schools to...
Ontario residents aged 60 to 64 to receive newly-approved Oxford-AstraZeneca shot
TORONTO — Ontario will give the newly approved Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to residents aged 60 to 64.
Solicitor General Sylvia Jones says the province feels...
Ontarians need ‘realistic’ guidance on seeing friends, relatives: expert
TORONTO — Ontarians should be encouraged to see friends and relatives outdoors in the coming months, some health experts said Tuesday in stressing the...
Ontario won’t administer Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to seniors, health minister says
TORONTO — Ontario seniors won't receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine since there's limited data on its effectiveness in older populations, the province said Tuesday,...
New COVID-19 measures take effect in nine Ontario regions, two move...
TORONTO — New public health measures meant to limit the spread of COVID-19 went into effect across nine Ontario regions today, including two that...
Long-term care minister was ‘ahead’ of top public health doctor on...
Ontario's long-term care minister was aware of the dangers the novel coronavirus posed to the sector long before it was declared a global pandemic,...
COVID-19 zaps electricity usage in Ontario as people stay home
TORONTO — Demand for electricity in Ontario last year fell to levels rarely seen in decades amid shifts in usage patterns caused by pandemic...
Ontario approaching sobering milestone as COVID-19 variants push cases near 300,000
TORONTO — An Ontario cottage-country mayor called for a more flexible approach to COVID-19 containment on Saturday ahead of both new lockdown measures for...
Experts caution against the temptation to comparison shop COVID-19 vaccines
TORONTO — While it’s tempting to compare various aspects of AstraZeneca-Oxford’s newly approved COVID-19 vaccine to others, several experts cautioned against focusing on data...
Ontario reports 1,185 new COVID-19 cases as total infections near 300,000
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,185 new cases of COVID-19 today and 16 more deaths linked to the virus.
Today's figures bring the province's total...
Ontario could have moved faster on COVID-19 vaccine booking site, experts...
TORONTO — Ontario's explanation that ongoing tests are delaying the launch of its vaccine-booking web portal doesn't carry water for experts, who said Thursday...
Ontario Parks report reservations for camp sites have doubled from 2020
ALGONQUIN PARK, Ont. — Ontario Parks says that reservations for its campsites have nearly doubled since the same time last year.
The provincial government agency...
Doctors, caregivers push for in-home COVID-19 vaccinations for housebound seniors
TORONTO — At age 86, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and prone to falls, John Bedborough would seem to be at the front of the...


















































