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TORONTO — Ontario won't mandate COVID-19 vaccines for hospital workers despite support from experts and stakeholders, prompting calls for the government to make public the local evidence it based the decision on.

TORONTO — Ontario announced Wednesday that COVID-19 booster shots will be available to everyone next year, but starting Saturday the next priority group will be able to book appointments for six months past their second dose.

TORONTO — The City of Toronto is offering residents the opportunity to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the flu at the same time.

TORONTO — Ontario plans to eventually offer booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines to all residents, with the next priority group able to book appointments starting Saturday based on a higher risk of waning immunity. There are 2.

TORONTO — It’s been over a year since Cathy Parkes’ father died from COVID-19, but she’s still paying close attention to inspection reports for the long-term care home where he breathed his last breath.

L'ORIGNAL, Ont. — The case of an eastern Ontario doctor facing a murder charge has been adjourned for a month. Dr. Brian Nadler is accused of killing 89-year-old Albert Poidinger at the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital earlier this year.

TORONTO — Ontario's medical regulator says it is turning to the courts in an effort to compel four physicians to co-operate with its investigations into their practices regarding COVID-19, including the issuance of medical exemptions for vaccines.

Anumeha Thakur has spent a large chunk of time during the COVID-19 pandemic trying to complete what used to be a relatively simple task – booking a driving test. The Brampton, Ont.

Toronto police say a 12-year-old girl has been taken to hospital with minor injuries after a stabbing at a school in the city's east end. Police say the stabbing took place just before 4 p.m. Tuesday. The force says the girl was stabbed in the arm.

A community in northwestern Ontario is warning residents about an overflow of raw sewage into an area lake. In a notice issued Tuesday, the Municipality of Red Lake said sewage had gone into Howey Bay on Red Lake.