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Ontario will extend a temporary sick leave program for workers until the end of this year. Labour Minister Monte McNaughton announced Tuesday that the pandemic program set to expire on Sept. 25 would be extended to Dec. 31.

TORONTO — Ontario’s delay in announcing details of its planned proof-of-vaccination system drew criticism on Tuesday that the drawn-out process was interfering with public health goals during the fourth wave of the pandemic.

Toronto police have made two more arrests related to a shooting at a busy shopping centre over the weekend. Police said a 22-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman, both from Toronto, were arrested on Monday. Supt.

TORONTO — Canada's largest city is ramping up its efforts to vaccinate everyone eligible against COVID-19, targeting neighbourhoods with the lowest immunization rates.

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TORONTO — Police have charged a 37-year-old Toronto woman with murder after a woman's body was found in a suitcase. Toronto police say they were called to an area in the city's west end shortly before 11 a.m. on Aug. 25 for a suspicious incident.

TORONTO — School boards plan to pay early attention to individual needs when students return to Ontario classrooms after a year of pandemic-disrupted studies, saying the effort will help address the phenomenon known as "learning loss.

Toronto's public transit agency said Monday it will run more trains and buses starting next week, in time for the start of the new school year.

Ontario has dropped runny noses and headaches from the list of COVID-19 symptoms that require children to stay home from school or daycare and get tested for the virus.

TORONTO — A Toronto shopping centre reopened Monday morning after gunshots sent panicked customers running for cover on the weekend.