Skip to content

Ontario News

Ontario mulls regional reopening due to expected increase in testing data

Ontario mulls regional reopening due to expected increase in testing data

TORONTO — Ontario is implementing an expanded COVID-19 testing strategy, including targeting specific sectors and using mobile teams, and the increased data that's expected to follow is prompting the premier to consider a regional approach to reopeni
Read more >
Quebec says 41 students and staff tested positive for COVID-19 since reopening

Quebec says 41 students and staff tested positive for COVID-19 since reopening

MONTREAL — More than 40 staff and students tested positive for COVID-19 in the first two weeks after elementary schools outside the Montreal area opened on May 11, Quebec's Education Department confirmed Friday.
Read more >
Toronto police chief calls for calm in wake of death of woman who fell from balcony

Toronto police chief calls for calm in wake of death of woman who fell from balcony

TORONTO — The Toronto police chief called for calm Friday and promised to fast-track the use of body-worn cameras after the death of a 29-year-old woman who fell from a 24th-floor balcony while officers were in her home.
Read more >
N.B. health authority CEO says COVID-19 outbreak is 'worst possible scenario'

N.B. health authority CEO says COVID-19 outbreak is 'worst possible scenario'

FREDERICTON — The chief executive of a New Brunswick health network says the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in the north of the province is a worst-case scenario in a region with underlying health issues and an older population.
Read more >
Ontario says more heath providers can reopen including dentists, optometrists

Ontario says more heath providers can reopen including dentists, optometrists

TORONTO — Dentists, optometrists and massage therapists are part of a list of health-care providers that the Ontario government says can gradually reopen following a months-long shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more >
Police investigating after alleged vandalism at Montreal synagogue

Police investigating after alleged vandalism at Montreal synagogue

MONTREAL — B’nai Brith Canada is describing a recent act of vandalism against a Montreal-area synagogue as one of the worst such incidents in Canada in recent years.
Read more >
Ontario coroner calls inquest into death of teen at school for the blind

Ontario coroner calls inquest into death of teen at school for the blind

The parents of a disabled teen who died in the care of an Ontario residential school for the blind say they're hopeful a newly called inquest into their son's death may protect a future generation of vulnerable students.
Read more >
Toronto mayor says he hopes investigation into woman's death will bring answers

Toronto mayor says he hopes investigation into woman's death will bring answers

Toronto's mayor says he hopes an investigation into the death of a woman who reportedly fell from her 24th-floor balcony while police were in her home will give the community the answers it needs.
Read more >
Inspectors wouldn't go into long-term care homes fearing for their safety: Ford

Inspectors wouldn't go into long-term care homes fearing for their safety: Ford

TORONTO — Inspectors refused to go into long-term care homes in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic because they feared for their safety, prompting the government to call in the military, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday.
Read more >
Montreal hitting optimistic targets in COVID-19 projections but future uncertain

Montreal hitting optimistic targets in COVID-19 projections but future uncertain

MONTREAL — Quebec's public health institute on Thursday released fresh projections on the evolution of the novel coronavirus in the province but said it was still too difficult to determine the trajectory of the pandemic across the greater Montreal a
Read more >