Ontario News

MONTREAL — A planned reopening of schools and stores in Montreal has been delayed until at least May 25, the Quebec government announced Thursday, as health authorities attempt to get the COVID-19 situation in the city under control.

TORONTO — Advocates for temporary foreign workers in Ontario's agriculture sector say the provincial government should do more to protect them during the pandemic, which has seen COVID-19 outbreaks at several farms.

OTTAWA — An off-duty Ottawa police officer has been charged with impaired driving. Ottawa police say they responded to calls for an erratic driver around 1:45 p.m. Monday. They say Const.

TORONTO — Ontario announced small steps Wednesday toward reopening the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic as the growth in new cases slows, including allowing retail stores to open for curbside pickup.

TORONTO — Officials in Toronto announced measures to help residents resume regular routines on Wednesday, pledging to close some roads and improve cycling infrastructure in a bid to let people circulate while observing physical distancing measures me

MONTREAL — Quebec is trying to reassure people between the ages of 60 and 69 that it is safe to go back to work at schools and daycares — a week after telling them to stay home.

MONTREAL — Laurence Menard, a 33-year-old social work technician in central Quebec, is the latest health-care worker to succumb to COVID-19 in the province.

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday he is scrapping a redesign of Ontario's licence plates, returning to the old, white-and-blue "Yours to Discover" version.

CALEDON, Ont. — The Peel District School Board says it has fired a school council chair in Caledon, Ont., after he posted an Islamophobic tweet last week.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Police have arrested a second suspect in the alleged homicide of a 14-year-old girl from Thunder Bay, Ont. Kayliegh Ivall's body was found by a passerby in the northwestern Ontario city early last week.