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TORONTO — Ontario is loosening pandemic restrictions on long-term care homes as vaccination rates rise and will once again allow some gatherings and physical contact like hugs between residents and their caregivers.

TORONTO — The RCMP is investigating an Ontario group that ran newspaper ads criticizing teachers’ unions after the provincial elections watchdog found it violated campaign finance rules The police force said it is probing the matter but wouldn't comm

TORONTO — Students in Ontario can opt to take all their classes online when the new school year begins in September, but the province's education minister could not say Tuesday if a return to physical classrooms to finish the current academic year wi

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Toronto police say they laid just over 220 charges related to alleged breaches of the provincial emergency orders over the last weekend. The force's interim chief provided an update on the enforcement efforts in a tweet Monday night.

The head of an agency that gives technical advice to First Nations throughout Ontario hopes a new mentorship program will open young Indigenous people's eyes to their own potential.

TORONTO — Ontario might shorten the length of time between COVID-19 vaccine doses and is looking into mixing and matching doses as it prepares to receive increased shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

Toronto's top doctor says she will wait to see the results of a public health investigation before shutting down a quarantine hotel over a possible COVID-19 outbreak. Dr.

TORONTO — There were reports of long waits and technical glitches as Ontario widened vaccine eligibility for more than 100 COVID-19 hot spots on Monday, but the province's health minister said the government was "pleased" that thousands were able to

TORONTO — Ontario's air ambulance service says it's committed to serving patients without disruption as labour strife with its paramedics continues.