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Ontario deciding which long-term care homes to get Red Cross support
TORONTO — Some of Ontario's long-term care homes will need more assistance than others to handle the second wave of COVID-19, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday as the province weighs which facilities should get help from the Canadian Red Cross. Ford
Ontario reports 649 new COVID-19 cases as toll ticks down in Toronto and Ottawa
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 649 new COVID-19 cases today, as the toll ticks down from Friday's all-time high of 939 new infections. There are 140 new cases in Toronto, well short of Saturday's count of 358. Ottawa also saw new cases d...
Ontario reports 809 new cases of COVID-19 as restrictions in hot spots tighten
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 809 new cases of COVID-19 today and seven new deaths related to the virus, as new restrictions kick in to slow its spread in several hot spots. Public health officials say 358 of the new cases are in Toront...
Ontario imposes restrictions on Toronto, Ottawa, Peel to slow COVID-19
TORONTO — Ontario announced new restrictions for Toronto, Peel Region and Ottawa on Friday in an attempt to bring surging COVID-19 infections under control, a move critics said ought to have come days earlier. Premier Doug Ford, who had repea...
Ont. NDP pitches long-term care revamp as part of their 2022 election platform
TORONTO — Ontario's New Democrats are presenting a multi-billion-dollar plan to revamp the long-term care sector as the first plank of their 2022 election platform. The official Opposition unveiled its vision for the sector at ...
Indigenous marriage officiants and ceremonies now recognized in Ontario
TORONTO — Couples in Ontario can now be legally married by an Indigenous officiant who can perform traditional ceremonies. The officiant will be able to submit the marriage for registration with the province. Indigenous communities will be able to...
‘We must prevent what happened from happening again:’ patient ombud on LTC homes
TORONTO — Major changes are needed in Ontario's long-term care system, the province's patient ombudsman said Thursday as the office made a series of recommendations to deal with a resurgence in COVID-19. Enhancing whistleblower protections, improving c...
Hospitals look for ways to increase capacity, ask Ontario government for help
TORONTO — Hospitals in Ontario are in talks with the government on ways to increase capacity as the province battles a second wave of COVID-19, while they continue to press for stricter measures to curb the spread of ...
Ontario, Toronto seem at odds on how to tackle COVID-19 surge in the city
TORONTO — Ontario and its largest city appeared at odds Wednesday on how to tackle a spike in COVID-19 in Toronto that local health officials warned could quickly surpass the initial wave of the virus if left unchecked. Ontario Prem...
International couples plan reunions in Canada under new travel exception
Alia Youssef and Mohamed El-Sawah have been in a long-distance relationship for the better part of a year, though they live just a 35-minute drive apart. Youssef lives in Windsor, Ont., El-Sawah in a suburb of Detroit, Mich. When the Canada-U.S. b...