Ontario reports 1,300 new cases of COVID-19, 19 associated deaths
Ontario is reporting 1,300 new cases of COVID-19 today and 19 more deaths linked to the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 433...
Ontario announces framework designations for regions to reopen Tuesday
TORONTO — Pandemic restrictions will loosen in 27 Ontario health units next week as the province moves ahead with a reopening plan criticized in...
Ontario’s infection prevention team sidelined due to politics, commission hears
Bureaucratic turf concerns prevented a highly trained team of infection prevention and control experts from helping Ontario long-term care homes in the early days...
Ontario ramping up rapid testing in schools, LTC and some workplaces...
TORONTO — Ontario says it will expand the use of rapid COVID-19 testing in schools, long-term care homes and essential workplaces.
Once the program has...
Threat from variants means provinces must be ready to lock down...
OTTAWA — With new and more contagious variants of COVID-19 escalating in Canada, provincial governments lifting lockdown restrictions must be ready to slam them...
Ontario to begin gradual reopening of economy Wednesday, state of emergency...
TORONTO — Ontario will begin to gradually reopen its economy on Wednesday but the government said it would move regions back into lockdown if...
Canada’s sluggish COVID-19 vaccination program won’t get better this week
OTTAWA — Canada's languid vaccination efforts have no chance of improvement this week with just 70,200 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine scheduled to start...
Ontario records first case of COVID-19 variant that first emerged in...
TORONTO — Ontario's first case of a highly transmissible COVID-19 variant that originated in Brazil was discovered in Toronto on Sunday, the day before...
Mandatory hotel quarantines could harm lower-income Canadians: Lawyer
OTTAWA — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is questioning Ottawa's move to require hotel quarantines for international travellers, saying it may harm lower-income Canadians...
New hospital opens north of Toronto to help health system with...
VAUGHAN, Ont. — A new hospital opening north of Toronto today will spend the first phase of its existence as a dedicated treatment hub...
Ontario reports 1,489 new cases of COVID-19 hospitalizations dip below 1,000
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,489 cases of COVID-19 and 22 deaths from the virus.
The provincial government says 51,658 tests have been completed since...
Spring vaccinations could double in Canada but only if three more...
OTTAWA — The number of Canadians vaccinated in the spring could double if Health Canada gives the green light to all three vaccines it...
Legendary Canadian actor Christopher Plummer dies at 91
TORONTO — Christopher Plummer, the Oscar-winning acting legend whose storied career encompassed stage, television and film, and who was perhaps best-known for portraying Capt....
Ontario to begin phased reopening of economy next week: government source
TORONTO — Ontario will begin to gradually reopen its economy next week, starting with regions that have fewer COVID-19 cases, The Canadian Press has...
Some parents raise concerns over Ontario’s plan to reopen schools in...
Ontario's plan to reopen schools in COVID-19 hot spots has raised concerns among parents who say the government has failed to implement safety measures...



















































