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Ontario’s restaurant industry calls on financial support from provincial government
TORONTO — Ontario's restaurant industry is demanding the provincial government pick up a $100-million tab following the abrupt closure of indoor and outdoor dining...
Unions, politicians call on Ontario to vaccinate teachers or close schools
TORONTO — Calls to vaccinate education workers against COVID-19 grew louder on Tuesday as some health units opted to close schools amid rising case...
Concert venues get shut out as Ontario COVID-19 rules prohibit live...
TORONTO — Ontario concert venue owners are facing another setback after the provincial government outlawed live streaming shows for the second time this year...
Top public health doctors call for stay-at-home orders amid surge in...
TORONTO — The top doctors of three COVID-19 hot spots in Ontario are urging the province to impose tougher restrictions, including a stay-at-home order,...
Top public health doctors call for stay-at-home orders in letter to...
TORONTO — The top doctors of three COVID-19 hot spots in Ontario are urging the province to impose tougher restrictions, including a stay-at-home order,...
Ontario reports over 6,000 COVID-19 cases over two days as ‘shutdown’...
Ontario's daily COVID-19 case count surged back up over the 3,000 mark on Saturday, hours after a new provincewide "shutdown" took effect in a...
Ontario expands pharmacy vaccine sites to all health units, lowers minimum...
TORONTO — Ontario residents aged 55 and older can now book Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine appointments at pharmacies across the province, the government announced Thursday.
Premier...
Ontario imposes four-week ‘shutdown’ to combat surge in COVID-19 cases
TORONTO — An Ontario-wide "shutdown" will be put in place to combat an "alarming" surge in COVID-19 infections, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday as...
Restaurants and small businesses demand compensation as Ontario lockdown expected
TORONTO — News that Ontario is going back into widespread lockdowns to control the COVID-19 pandemic is leading to demands for compensation from small...
Ontario to announce 28-day provincewide ‘shutdown’ today: source
TORONTO — The Canadian Press has learned that Ontario is expected to announce a 28-day provincewide "shutdown" today to stop the spread of COVID-19...
