Concerns about Ontario back-to-school plan persist as some students head to...

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TORONTO — Long-simmering concerns about Ontario's plan to send students back to school bubbled to the surface on Tuesday as children returned to class...

Report finds immigrants, refugees comprise nearly half of Ontario’s COVID-19 cases

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TORONTO — A new report finds immigrants, refugees and other newcomers accounted for nearly 44 per cent of Ontario's COVID-19 cases in the first half...

Liberals extend commercial rent-relief program for last time

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OTTAWA — An underused program to give hard-hit small businesses a break on their rent is getting one more month of service, but without...

Ontario students begin return to class today as some boards reopen...

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TORONTO — Students in Ontario will begin returning to the classroom in person today for the first time since the start of the COVID-19...

Tam urges caution as daily cases of COVID-19 rise 25 per...

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OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health doctor says a slow but steady increase in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 is a cause...

Anti-carbon tax sticker law unconstitutional, Ontario court finds

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TORONTO — Ontario's government had no right to "stick it to" the federal Liberals by forcing gas stations to display anti-carbon tax stickers, a Superior Court...

Ford ready to act to curb ‘slow creep’ in COVID-19 cases...

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TORONTO — A region west of Toronto comprising roughly three per cent of Ontario's population currently accounts for nearly half of the province's new...

School boards will need to “collapse” some classes, trustees group says

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TORONTO — School boards will have no choice but to collapse and combine some classrooms when school starts this fall as administrators take into account the number...

High vaccine use urged by Tam, Njoo to beat COVID-19, restore...

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OTTAWA — Canadians will need to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated in large numbers to finally corral COVID-19 before life can return...

Ontario cannabis regulator promises to double monthly store approvals

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TORONTO — Ontario's cannabis store regulator says it will double the number of shops it authorizes this fall. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario...

Canadian population of at-risk species declined over last 50 years, WWF...

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TORONTO — A wildlife organization says species that are at risk of global extinction have seen their Canadian populations decline by an average of 42 per cent...

Ontario reports 112 new cases of COVID-19, one new death related...

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TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 112 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death related to the coronavirus. There were also 92 cases newly marked as resolved in...

Ontario government announces programs to curb sex trafficking and educate youth

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BRAMPTON, Ont. — The Ontario government unveiled two new programs on Monday as part of a province-wide crackdown on sex trafficking. Provincial cabinet members said at a news...

Canada has contracts for up to four COVID-19 vaccines but they...

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OTTAWA — Canada is near the front of the line to get millions of doses of four of the most promising COVID-19 vaccines in development,...

September rent due as small businesses face holes in government support

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TORONTO — With rent coming due for another month, Ginger Robertson's daily walk through Toronto's Danforth neighbourhood is increasingly filled with empty storefronts. Robertson says that government...