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...
Ontario should prioritize vaccine rollout by neighbourhood as well as age:...
TORONTO — Ontario's science advisors say prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations based on neighbourhood as well as age could prevent thousands of cases and reduce the...
Some travellers from Toronto Pearson International Airport violating Quarantine Act
Several international travellers arriving at Toronto's Pearson International Airport have refused to comply with a new rule requiring a three-day hotel quarantine, local police...
Ontario aims to vaccinate 80+ starting third week of March, 60-year-olds...
TORONTO — Ontarians aged 80 and older will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines in the third week of March, with the province planning to target...
York Region no longer under stay-at-home order; joins red zone of...
TORONTO — One of Ontario's long-standing COVID-19 hot spots returns to the province's colour-coded system of pandemic restrictions today, while a stay-at-home order remains...
Ontario reports 1,228 new COVID-19 cases as York region prepares to...
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,228 new cases of COVID-19 today and 28 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus.
The numbers mark the highest...
Ontario extends stay-at-home order for Toronto, Peel Region, North Bay
Toronto and neighboring Peel Region will remain under a stay-at-home order for at least two more weeks, the Ontario government said Friday, granting a...
Ontario reports 1,150 new cases of COVID-19, 47 more deaths, and...
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,150 new cases of COVID-19 today and 47 more deaths linked to the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there...
I’ve been pushed to my absolute breaking point;’ Canadian zoos struggle...
Last week, Paul Goulet's 10-year-old daughter quietly went to his wife with worry about her father.
"It's like he's here, but he's not really here,"...



















































