Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 415 new COVID-19 cases today, and 19 more deaths. More than half of the new cases are from a previous reporting delay between a lab and public health.

Ontario's teachers have not yet written year-end report cards for their students, but Paloma del Castillo already knows what hers will look like.

TORONTO — Ontario reported a spike in new COVID-19 cases Saturday, though dozens were attributed to a reporting delay, as the province extended its emergency orders for another 10 days.

MONTREAL — Provincial health authorities announced 35 additional deaths today in Quebec due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 4,970. Quebec also reported 226 new cases in the past 24 hours, raising the total to 52,624.

OTTAWA — A hunger strike by inmates at an Ottawa jail ended Thursday, just over a day after they began protesting conditions they say have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ORFORD, Que. — Francois Legault says he will unveil a plan next week to provide financial assistance to the province's struggling tourism industry.

A long-term care provider's decision to cut ties with an executive who made disparaging remarks about the relatives of residents struck by the COVID-19 pandemic falls short of the mark, family members said Friday as they continued to push for greater

TORONTO — A $14 billion federal financial aid offer to all of Canada's provinces and territories isn't enough, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday, noting the cost of his province's COVID-19 response alone is expected to be $23 billion.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Police west of Toronto say a 15-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking a 79-year-old woman. Officers say the incident happened in Oakville, Ont.

TORONTO — The Toronto Public Library has announced that 67 of its branches will be accepting online reservations for curbside pickup starting Monday.