Plan coming today to address COVID-19 in long-term care homes: Ford

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TORONTO — The Ontario government is set to unveil an enhanced plan to fight COVID-19 in the province's long-term care homes today. Premier Doug Ford...

More elderly die as Canada’s COVID toll passes 800; economy could...

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TORONTO — The grim COVID-19 march through many of the country's nursing homes left more elderly residents dead on Tuesday as the facilities fought...

Ontario to extend state of emergency by 28 days as case...

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TORONTO — Ontario is expected to extend its state of emergency by another month on Tuesday, as a small group of politicians gathered at the provincial legislature to pass...

Ontario reports 483 new COVID-19 cases, 43 new deaths; total cases...

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TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 483 new COVID-19 cases today and 43 new deaths. That brings the province to a total of 7,953 cases, including 334 deaths and 3,568 cases...

Editorial: Rent subsidy urgently needed for small businesses in Georgina

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By: Mike Anderson We all agree these are unprecedented times that require drastic measures.  During the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the feds spent billions to support big...

Canadians want serious progress on COVID-19 before returning to work: poll

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OTTAWA — Most Canadians want to see significant progress in the fight against COVID-19 before they would feel comfortable with people being allowed to...

Ontario to extend state of emergency, despite ‘glimmer of light’ in...

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TORONTO — Ontario will extend its state of emergency by another month, Premier Doug Ford said Monday as he cautioned that even with some promising...

Print flyers face uncertain future as COVID-19 escalates changes in how...

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TORONTO — Brent Barr has a wistful affection for the weekend tradition of flyer browsing. Every Saturday morning, he and his wife gather at the breakfast table to rifle through a...

Nearly 5.4 million receiving emergency federal aid as requests climb

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OTTAWA — The federal government says nearly 5.4 million Canadians are now receiving emergency aid to replace incomes lost due to COVID-19. The figures this...

Ontario reports 421 new COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths; total cases...

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TORONTO — Ontario reported 421 new COVID-19 cases Monday and 17 new deaths. That brings the province to a total of 7,470 cases, including 291...

COVID-19 a ‘failure of early warning’ for Canada, intelligence expert says

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OTTAWA — It was last on a list of eight threat scenarios, but the danger of a global pandemic made the cut when the...

Canadians mark Easter as COVID-19 continues to cause pain, grief for...

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders across the country are taking a rare day off from updating the nation on the...

Ontario reports 401 new cases of COVID-19, 21 more deaths on...

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Ontario reported another 401 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases above 7,000. The province said another 21 deaths were...

Government, opposition parties strike deal to pass massive wage subsidy bill

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OTTAWA — The Trudeau government has struck a deal with opposition parties to swiftly approve a massive $73-billion wage subsidy program aimed at helping...

Ontario extends emergency orders, reports 31 new deaths from COVID-19

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TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is extending the province’s emergency orders until April 23, as health officials reported another 31 deaths from COVID-19...