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‘Hopefully this is the last time’: Ontario businesses reopen with cautious...
TORONTO — Ontario restaurants, gyms and theatres welcomed patrons back as restrictions from the latest pandemic-related shutdown eased on Monday, with customers happy to...
Ontario extends booster deadline for long-term care staff until March 14
Ontario long-term care workers will have extra time to get third COVID-19 vaccine doses as the Omicron variant drives up outbreaks and limits access...
Ontario announces rebate for some businesses’ property tax and energy bills
Ontario businesses affected by recent public health measures can apply for rebates on property taxes and energy costs, the government announced Wednesday amid warnings...
Ontarians 18+ can get boosters Monday, shorter dose interval
TORONTO — All eligible adults in Ontario can book COVID-19 booster shots starting Monday, part of an accelerated rollout of third doses the premier...
Ontario reports more than 1,000 cases of COVID-19 for first time...
TORONTO — Ontario reported more than 1,000 new infections of COVID-19 on Friday – the highest the daily case count has been in six...
Ontarians aged 50 and older can soon book COVID-19 boosters
TORONTO — Ontario residents aged 50 and older can soon book COVID-19 booster shots and more people will become eligible in January, the province...
Ontario is mandating vaccinations for long-term care staff
TORONTO — Staff at Ontario long-term care homes must be vaccinated against COVID-19, the government announced Friday, reversing a previous vaccine-or-test policy it defended...
Ontario announces ventilation units for all classrooms without mechanical systems
TORONTO — All classrooms in Ontario schools without mechanical ventilation systems will have a standalone HEPA unit upon students' return this fall, the education...
Stricter measures needed to reduce COVID-19 variant spread, epidemiologist says
TORONTO — The scientific director of the taskforce advising Ontario on the pandemic says the province needs to impose stricter measures to curb the...
