Ontario reports 1,300 new cases of COVID-19, 19 associated deaths

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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

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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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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

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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...

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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

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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...

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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

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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...

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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

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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

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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...

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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...