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Ontario investigating rapid COVID test resales for possible fines

Ontario investigating rapid COVID test resales for possible fines

Ontarians who resell rapid antigen COVID-19 test kits may be fined for doing so.
Judge’s Caledonia injunction decision was unfair to Indigenous man: Appeal Court

Judge’s Caledonia injunction decision was unfair to Indigenous man: Appeal Court

An injunction ordering a group of Indigenous people to permanently leave the site of a proposed housing development has been cancelled after Ontario's Court of Appeal found a judge acted unfairly towards a member of the group during court proceedings
Friends, family tell court crash that killed mother and 3 kids left them reeling

Friends, family tell court crash that killed mother and 3 kids left them reeling

A woman whose sister and three nieces were killed in a car crash in Brampton, Ont., last year said she feels like a "zombie" as she struggles to process the loss of those whose lives were so deeply enmeshed with hers.
COVID-19 vaccine shots snapped up in Ontario as adults become eligible for boosters

COVID-19 vaccine shots snapped up in Ontario as adults become eligible for boosters

TORONTO — Appointments for COVID-19 boosters were snapped up quickly as Ontario expanded eligibility for the shots on Monday, leaving many residents frustrated at being unable to secure a third dose or having to book one weeks into the new year.
Ontario health units working around high COVID test demand as Omicron spreads

Ontario health units working around high COVID test demand as Omicron spreads

There are signs that COVID-19 testing capacity is being stretched in Ontario as the highly contagious Omicron variant takes hold.
New COVID-19 cases exceed 4,000 in Ontario as capacity limits come into effect

New COVID-19 cases exceed 4,000 in Ontario as capacity limits come into effect

TORONTO — Stricter public health measures came into effect in Ontario on Sunday as a wave of COVID-19 cases fuelled by the Omicron variant of the virus continued its rapid growth.
Two people seriously wounded in shooting near Brampton, Ont., banquet hall

Two people seriously wounded in shooting near Brampton, Ont., banquet hall

TORONTO — Two people suffered gunshot wounds early Sunday near a banquet hall northwest of Toronto. Peel Regional Police say the incident occurred around 3:45 a.m. in Brampton, Ont. Police say the victims were a male and a female.
One dead, one critically injured after Brant County crash

One dead, one critically injured after Brant County crash

BRANT, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal crash Saturday night in Brant County. They say two Sport Utility Vehicles collided on Highway 24 South just after 10 p.m.
Ontario reports 3,301 new cases of COVID-19 with four more deaths

Ontario reports 3,301 new cases of COVID-19 with four more deaths

TORONTO — Ontario reported more than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row Saturday, as capacity limits returned to large venues in the province due to the threat posed by the Omicron variant.
Toronto Police Service Chief James Ramer tests positive for COVID-19

Toronto Police Service Chief James Ramer tests positive for COVID-19

TORONTO — The Toronto Police Service says Chief James Ramer has tested positive for COVID-19. The service says in a release that he tested positive Friday afternoon.