COVID-19 shows need for long-term-care reform but solve crisis first, Trudeau...

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expects to have a comprehensive conversation with Canada's premiers about immediate and long-term reforms of the country's elder care...

Ontario reports 292 new COVID-19 cases, 32 more deaths

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TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 292 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 32 more deaths. It's the second straight day of fewer than 300 new...

‘Disturbing’ long-term care home report doesn’t come as surprise to families

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Simon Nisbet is convinced that if he hadn't moved his mother out of her long-term care home, she would never have left alive. He said...

How much will be enough when it comes to Canada’s COVID-19...

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OTTAWA — A high-profile announcement by the Liberals this week that automotive giant General Motors would make 10 million medical masks omitted a detail...

Military report details ‘disturbing’ issues in Ontario long-term care homes

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TORONTO — A military report on five Ontario long-term care homes released Tuesday details "horrific" allegations of insect infestations, aggressive resident feeding that caused...

Ontario reports 287 new COVID-19 cases, 21 more deaths

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TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 287 new COVID-19 cases today, and 21 more deaths. It's the first time in more than two weeks that the...

Mother’s Day gatherings boosted COVID-19 cases, health minister says

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TORONTO — Mother's Day gatherings contrary to physical distancing rules helped boost Ontario's COVID-19 cases, the health minister said Monday, and those rising numbers...

No mask, no service? Businesses have the right to require masks...

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TORONTO — If you were hoping to get out of putting on a face mask to visit stores and other businesses demanding customers wear one, think again. Experts agree...

Toronto officials condemn ‘dangerous’ behaviour of people who packed park

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TORONTO — City officials in Toronto are condemning the "dangerous" behaviour of people who flooded a popular downtown park on Saturday, saying they could cause...

Premier says anyone who wants a COVID-19 test will be able...

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TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford announced that asymptomatic people can get tested for COVID-19 on Sunday, as cases continued to mount in Ontario and...

Ontario to start expanded testing this weekend, Premier Doug Ford says

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TORONTO — Ontario will be testing asymptomatic front-line health-care workers starting this weekend, doing a second round of COVID-19 testing in long-term care homes...

Ontario reports 412 new cases of COVID-19, 27 new deaths

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TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 412 new cases of COVID-19 and 27 new deaths related to the virus today. The province now has a total...

Youths report feeling sad, afraid of novel coronavirus during pandemic: survey

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TORONTO — Lily Francois battled insomnia for a solid week, waking up at 3 a.m., and then struggling to get back to sleep.   So...

Trudeau pledges help to increase COVID-19 testing in Ontario and Quebec

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OTTAWA — The federal government is ready to help provinces massively scale up their COVID-19 testing capacity to fend off a potential second wave of...

Poll: Canadians want to play sports again but it may take...

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TORONTO — A poll suggests that while Canadians want to get back to organized sports and group physical activities post-pandemic, it may take time...