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Ottawa mayor to introduce motion to mandate cloth masks indoors
OTTAWA — The mayor of Ottawa says he's working to make cloth masks mandatory indoors in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 while restarting the economy. Jim Watson says he and a councillor will bring forward a motion on
Ontario deploys emergency management team to address Essex farm outbreak
TORONTO — Ontario has deployed an emergency management team to Windsor-Essex to help deal with a large COVID-19 outbreak on a farm, Premier Doug Ford said Friday as he apologized for previously suggesting migrant workers w...
Ottawa jail inmates argue anti-COVID measures a breach of charter rights
TORONTO — Nine inmates of a provincial jail in Ottawa have gone to court to argue they are being subjected to egregious conditions due to COVID-19 that violate their constitutional rights and international law. The application filed in Superior Co...
New vaping rules regulating sale of flavours in effect this week in Ontario
TORONTO — New rules restricting the sale of most flavoured vape products have come into effect in Ontario. The rules mean most of the products can now only be sold at specialty vape and cannabis retail stores, which serve customers 19
Migrant farm workers “hid” from COVID-19 testing in Windsor-Essex: Ford
TORONTO — Migrant workers at an Ontario farm struggling with a major COVID-19 outbreak "hid" to avoid getting tested when health officials visited recently, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday, refusing to name the business. Ford said fears ...
Child-care providers say Ontario government’s efforts to help falling far short
TORONTO — The Ontario government risks gutting the child-care sector if it doesn't begin funnelling promised funds to beleaguered daycare centres that were shut down due to COVID-19, the organization representing the industry said Tuesda...
Quebec mandates masks on public transit but won’t issue fines for non-compliance
MONTREAL — Quebec is making masks mandatory for all public transit users, but Premier Francois Legault says police will not enforce the new rule and those who refuse to wear them won't be fined. Instead, Legault told reporters Tuesday in...
Toronto city council makes masks mandatory in indoor public spaces
Toronto city council on Tuesday approved a temporary bylaw making masks mandatory in public indoor settings in an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Mayor John Tory voted in favour of the bylaw on the recommendation of Toronto's medical
Ontario ombudsman receives record number of complaints about provincial jails
TORONTO — Ontario's ombudsman said Tuesday that conditions in some of the province's correctional facilities have left him "shaken", and contributed to a record of over 6,000 complaints from inmates last year. Overcrowding, poor living c...
Farm, nail salon outbreaks contribute to spike in COVID-19 cases in Ontario
TORONTO — A spike in new COVID-19 cases in Ontario on Monday was attributed to two recent outbreaks — one at a farm in Windsor-Essex and another linked to a nail salon in Kingston. But public health officials said the province's caseload