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Ontario to extend mask rules in hospitals, LTC, transit past April...
TORONTO — Ontario will extend its remaining mask mandate in high-risk settings until June 11 as the province deals with a sixth wave of...
Unions want Ontario to reverse hospital COVID policy that allows sick...
Unions are calling for the Ontario government to reverse a pandemic policy that allows hospital workers to return to work while infected with COVID-19...
Parents describe nerves, excitement as Ontario’s largest boards resume class
TORONTO — Parents said they were excited but nervous as they dropped kids back at the first day of classes in Ontario's largest school...
Ontario pauses reopening, issues vaccine policy for some workers as Delta...
TORONTO — Ontario will pause all further reopening, start offering third COVID-19 shots to vulnerable populations, and require many health and education workers to...
Premier Doug Ford commits to keeping pandemic pay bump for PSWs...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford promised Monday to maintain a wage increase brought in for personal support workers during the pandemic but didn't say how...
Ontario offers faster second COVID vaccine appointments to all youth 12+
TORONTO — Ontario youth aged 12 to 17 were able to start booking accelerated second doses of their COVID-19 vaccines Monday as the government...
Waterloo Region leads province for new COVID infections as Delta variant...
A region in southwestern Ontario reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the province on Wednesday, with local health officials saying a...
Ontario legislature adjourns for summer, house leader hopeful for normal return
TORONTO — The Ontario legislature kicked off a three-month summer break Thursday, as the opposition argued legislators were heading home while people in the...
Ontario cabinet finalizing sick-leave plan to be released in coming days
TORONTO — A paid sick-leave program is coming to Ontario in a matter of days, the province said Wednesday as critics accused the government...
COVID-19 vaccinations in Ontario long-term care homes saved hundreds of lives:...
Science experts advising the Ontario government say COVID-19 vaccinations in the province's long-term care homes have saved hundreds of lives and prevented thousands of...
