Provinces awash in second wave, sharpen focus of vaccine rollout plans
TORONTO — Canada's initial rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine came into clearer focus Thursday as Ontario announced it would go ahead with its first...
Ontario moving Windsor-Essex and York Region into lockdown on Monday
TORONTO — Two more of Ontario's COVID-19 hot spots will move into lockdown next week, a day before the province administers the first vaccines...
Health Canada approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA — Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, paving the way for vaccinations to begin countrywide next week.
Prime Minister...
Revera report calls out ‘cracks’ in long-term care amid swipes at...
TORONTO — A new report from Revera Inc. calls out shortcomings in the public health system’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, even as the...
Premier Ford under fire over mass resignations at Ontario conservation authority
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford said Monday he would not "touch" a protected stretch of land surrounding the Greater Toronto Area, pushing back against...
Virtual care expansion too slow, AGCO not transparent, funeral sector needs...
TORONTO — Ontario's expansion of virtual health-care services has been too slow, its retirement homes have an increasing number of residents who should be...
Ontario lays out priority COVID-19 vaccine list, revealing multi-part rollout plan
TORONTO — Vulnerable seniors, their caregivers, and health-care workers will be among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario, but the province...
First doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, not yet approved, to land...
OTTAWA — A small number of the most vulnerable Canadians could be immunized against COVID-19 before the holidays as the first doses of Pfizer's...
Pandemic financial pressures deplete finances, spirits as festive season approaches
TORONTO — Pandemic restrictions and financial strain mean Christmas will look different than past years for Tia Cyr and her family, so she enlisted...
Former federal cabinet minister leaves Ontario role over proposed environment laws
A former Conservative federal cabinet minister and Toronto mayor has stepped down as head of Ontario's Greenbelt Council in protest over proposed rules he...
Record-setting COVID-19 case counts continue in Ontario with 1,924
Ontario endured another tough weekend as the number of new COVID-19 cases climbed to record-setting new heights twice in as many days.
The province said...
Negotiating contracts for vaccines in development needed flexibility: Anand
OTTAWA — Procurement Minister Anita Anand says that as soon as she knows when the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Canada,...
Ontario reports record high of 1,859 new COVID-19 cases
Ontario is reporting a record high of 1,859 new COVID-19 cases today, along with 20 new deaths linked to the virus.
The total breaks the...
Airbnb rolls out restrictions in Canada to prevent New Year’s Eve...
TORONTO — Just days after the discovery of a large party in one of its rental properties, Airbnb says it has a plan to...
Ontario to announce vaccine task force Friday, group will plan rollout
TORONTO — Ontario will unveil its COVID-19 vaccine task force on Friday, said Premier Doug Ford, pledging that the province will be ready to...



















































