Ontario reports 243 new COVID-19 cases, and 24 more deaths

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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...

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

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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

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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...

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

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TORONTO — Ontario health officials are in discussions about the second stage of the province's economic reopening plan, and Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday...