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Tory says masking bylaw could be brought in if apartment buildings don’t comply
Toronto Mayor John Tory said he's prepared to extend the city's mandatory masking order to shared spaces inside apartment and condominium buildings if management companies refuse to do it voluntarily. Current mandatory masking bylaw...
More COVID-19 deaths at for-profit nursing homes in Ontario, study finds
TORONTO — For-profit long-term care homes in Ontario saw significantly worse outbreaks of COVID-19 and more related deaths than their non-profit or municipally run counterparts, according to a new study released on Wednesday. The paper in the peer-revi...
Limited indoor visits can resume today at Ontario long-term care homes
TORONTO — Many of Ontario's long-term care homes are able to resume indoor visits on Wednesday, months after closing their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Facilities not currently experiencing an outbreak of the novel coronavirus have allowed outdo...
Ousted Tory legislator says new law gives Ford too much power
TORONTO — A former Progressive Conservative legislator ousted from the party caucus for voting against a sweeping new law that extends pandemic emergency orders said she opposed the measure because it gives Premier Doug Ford's government...
Premier Ford removes Tory legislator from government caucus over emergency powers vote
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has removed a Cambridge, Ont., legislator from the Progressive Conservative caucus for voting against a controversial government bill. Ford issued a statement today saying Belinda Karahalios will no longer ...
Quebec’s COVID-19 numbers continue to rise with 180 new cases, one death
MONTREAL — Quebec posted its highest number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in more than a month on Tuesday as the provincial government said it was watching the situation closely. The 180 new confirmed cases were the most the prov...
Experts warn against negative COVID test as free pass for group socializing
TORONTO — When Bonita Mak went to visit a friend in a country home outside of Toronto, she says she got a COVID-19 test beforehand to make sure she wasn't putting the people around her in danger. The 25-year-old had a
Homeless in tents fight Toronto parks bylaw in light of COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO — A Toronto bylaw banning tents and camping in city parks should be declared unconstitutional given the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of homeless people and activist organizations argue in a new court application. The untested application, filed i...
Ford urges young people to maintain public health rules amid rise in COVID-19 cases
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford pleaded with youth across the province on Tuesday to curb their partying and follow public health rules amid a recent spike in COVID-19 cases among the younger demographic. A frustrated Ford stressed during his daily pa...
Ontario autism services waitlist grew to 27,600 children in 2019-2020: FAO
TORONTO — The Ontario government will need to more than double the funding for child autism services if it hopes to fulfill its goal of eliminating a long-standing waiting list for treatment, the province's fiscal watchdog said Tuesday. The report from...