Ontario, Toronto seem at odds on how to tackle COVID-19 surge...

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TORONTO — Ontario and its largest city appeared at odds Wednesday on how to tackle a spike in COVID-19 in Toronto that local health officials warned could quickly...

‘We must prevent what happened from happening again:’ patient ombud on...

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TORONTO — Ontario's patient ombudsman has released a series of recommendations on reforming the province's long-term care system to prepare for a resurgence of COVID-19. The...

Liberals survive throne speech confidence vote, with support of NDP

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government survived a confidence vote Tuesday on its throne speech, with crucial support from New Democrats. The...

Ontario reports 583 COVID-19 cases today, and one new death from...

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TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 583 new cases of COVID-19 today, and one new death due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 173...

Virtual Thanksgiving gatherings urged to control COVID-19

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OTTAWA — Health Minister Patty Hajdu is telling Canadians to celebrate Thanksgiving virtually this weekend to avoid spreading COVID-19. She says it is “an act...

Liberals, NDP block Conservative effort to have prorogation study include WE...

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OTTAWA — The Liberals and the NDP have blocked an effort by the Conservatives to get the WE Charity affair probed ahead of a...

Ontario reports 548 new COVID-19 cases today, and seven new deaths...

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TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 548 new cases of COVID-19 today, and seven new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 201...

New support programs begin for Canadians with COVID-19 or caring for...

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OTTAWA — Canadians forced to miss work because of COVID-19 can start applying for financial support from the federal government this week. The new benefits...

Technician shortage contributing to Ontario’s testing backlog: Ford

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TORONTO — Ontario is facing a shortage of diagnostic technicians that is contributing to medical laboratories being overwhelmed, Premier Doug Ford said Monday, acknowledging...

Canadians divided over whether to let pandemic disrupt Halloween, holidays: Poll

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OTTAWA — Canadians are divided about whether to let the COVID-19 pandemic disrupt their plans for upcoming holidays and seasonal events, a new poll...

‘I don’t want to go through this ever in my life...

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One by one, residents of Ontario's long-term care homes described the emotional devastation caused by the COVID-19 lockdown to an independent inquiry — and implored the governments to...

Ontario reporting 566 additional COVID-19 cases, seven deaths

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Ontario continued to report high numbers of COVID-19 cases and unprocessed tests on Sunday, though both figures had declined slightly from levels seen in...

Ontario reports 653 COVID-19 cases as new public health measures take...

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TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 653 cases of COVID-19 today and 41 deaths related to the coronavirus, but Health Minister Christine Elliott says an...

Municipal, provincial leaders clash over response to COVID-19 surge in hotspots

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TORONTO — Staggering daily case counts elicited stern warnings to immediately constrain social circles and limit outings in the nation's COVID-19 hotspots, but also...

COVID-tests by appointment only, regional restrictions in Ontario

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TORONTO — Ontario is making COVID-19 testing available by appointment only, requiring masks in all public indoor spaces, and tightening restrictions on businesses in virus hotspots. The...