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City of Toronto reports absences among emergency services, ambulance service delays

City of Toronto reports absences among emergency services, ambulance service delays

TORONTO — The City of Toronto is reporting average unplanned absence rates of more than 10 per cent across its divisions, including its emergency services, amid the surging Omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Court to wait longer to sentence van attacker Alek Minassian

Court to wait longer to sentence van attacker Alek Minassian

TORONTO — The man who deliberately killed 11 people by driving a van down a Toronto sidewalk will have his sentencing adjourned for several months.
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Ontario reports 412 COVID-19 patients in ICU as health-care strain continues

Ontario reports 412 COVID-19 patients in ICU as health-care strain continues

Ontario reported 412 COVID-19 patients in intensive care units on Sunday, a jump from 385 a day earlier, as health-care workers in the province continue to feel the strain of an Omicron-fueled wave.
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Ontario to add more vaccine clinics for school staff as hospitalizations near 2,600

Ontario to add more vaccine clinics for school staff as hospitalizations near 2,600

Ontario says it is adding 10 additional COVID-19 vaccine clinics to accelerate booster doses for education and child-care workers as the province reported nearly 2,600 people hospitalized with the virus on Saturday.
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Families to honour loved ones lost on second anniversary of downing of plane in Iran

Families to honour loved ones lost on second anniversary of downing of plane in Iran

TORONTO — Families are set to commemorate the loss today of loved ones who died after Iranian forces downed a passenger jet two years ago. A Ukrainian International Airlines flight was shot down by Iranian forces two years ago on Jan. 8, 2020.
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Ontario renews scholarships in honour of Iran plane crash victims

Ontario renews scholarships in honour of Iran plane crash victims

TORONTO — Ontario has renewed scholarships honouring the victims of the passenger jet that was downed in Iran two years ago.
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Pediatrician groups call for Ontario schools to reopen no later than Jan. 17

Pediatrician groups call for Ontario schools to reopen no later than Jan. 17

TORONTO — Three pediatricians' groups are urging the Ontario government to resume in-person learning no later than Jan. 17.
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Tory legislator Jeff Yurek to resign Elgin-Middlesex-London seat next month

Tory legislator Jeff Yurek to resign Elgin-Middlesex-London seat next month

LONDON, Ont. — Former environment minister Jeff Yurek says he will resign his seat in the Ontario legislature next month.
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Ontario introduces grant for small businesses forced to close

Ontario introduces grant for small businesses forced to close

TORONTO — Ontario is rolling out a new $10,000 grant for small businesses shuttered by the latest round of public health measures, the province announced Friday.
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Situation in hospitals expected to worsen as doctors isolate and admissions rise

Situation in hospitals expected to worsen as doctors isolate and admissions rise

The pressure on Ontario's hospitals is expected to worsen in the coming weeks as more staff are forced off the job due to COVID-19 and admissions due to the virus climb, the head of the province's hospital association said, calling it a dire situatio
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