Ontario reports 243 new COVID-19 cases, and 24 more deaths
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 243 new COVID-19 cases today, and 24 more deaths.
That brings the province to a total of 30,860 cases —...
Troops could be called to testify in lawsuits against long-term care...
OTTAWA — Members of the Canadian Armed Forces working inside long-term care homes could find themselves testifying about the state of those facilities in...
Ontario reports 415 new COVID-19 cases, over half from reporting delay
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 415 new COVID-19 cases today, and 19 more deaths.
More than half of the new cases are from a previous...
Pandemic, labour disruptions raise questions about value of 2020 report cards
Ontario's teachers have not yet written year-end report cards for their students, but Paloma del Castillo already knows what hers will look like.
The Grade...
Hand sanitizers recalled due to industrial-grade ethanol content
OTTAWA — Health Canada says some hand sanitizers are being recalled because they contain industrial-grade ethanol.
The agency says industrial-grade ethanol contains chemicals that may not...
Trudeau takes a knee at anti-racism protest on Parliament Hill
By the time Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived, streams of people clutching signs had made their way on to Parliament Hill and through surrounding streets...
Ontario reports 455 new COVID-19 cases, including 68 due to a...
TORONTO — Ontario reported a spike in new COVID-19 cases Saturday, though dozens were attributed to a reporting delay, as the province extended its...
Anti-racism protests take place across Canada
TORONTO — Hundreds of anti-racism demonstrators took their message to Toronto's city hall and Ontario's legislature in a pair of protests Saturday, taking a...
Federal funding offer not enough to cover Ontario’s COVID-19 costs, Ford...
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford says a $14 billion federal financial aid offer to all of Canada's provinces and territories isn't enough.
Ford says Ontario's costs...
Ontario lifts restrictions, reopens short-term rentals starting today
TORONTO — Ontario is lifting restrictions on short-term rentals today.
Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli says the facilities were able to resume operations as of...
New Canadian modelling shows COVID-19 waning but relaxing restrictions still risky
OTTAWA — Canada's top doctor says the country has been successful at slowing the spread of COVID-19 but warns that relaxing public health restrictions...
Toronto police chief defends the service, promises change in wide-ranging speech
Toronto's chief of police is promising big changes to the force — but he says that change will look like a continuation of existing efforts...
Court throws out law barring self-induced intoxication as defence to violence
TORONTO — A law that bans an accused from using intoxication as a defence in cases of sexual assault and other violent crimes tramples...
Protests are important but risks of COVID-19 must be considered: Freeland
OTTAWA — Deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland suggested Wednesday that COVID-19 will keep her away from anti-racism marches planned across Canada in coming days.
Freeland...
Ford says decision on second stage of reopening could come within...
TORONTO — Ontario health officials are in discussions about the second stage of the province's economic reopening plan, and Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday...