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Toronto city council passes motion on police reform, but rejects cuts to budget
Toronto city council has passed a motion seeking reform of the city's police department, but rejected a cut to the force's budget. Mayor John Tory put forth a motion proposing a suite of changes to policing that includes overhauling the respo...
Ontario reports 178 new cases, six new deaths related to COVID-19
TORONTO — Ontario reported 178 new cases of COVID-19 and six new deaths related to the virus on Sunday. The total number of cases now stands at 34,654, which includes 30,107 cases marked as resolved and 2,658 deaths. New cases of the
Key time ahead to contain outbreaks in Windsor-Essex region, officials say
WINDSOR, Ont. — As the Windsor-Essex region partially entered Stage 2 of the province's reopening plan this week, political leaders, health officials and farmers in the area expressed anxiety about efforts to contain COVID-19 outbreaks in the regi...
Ontario reports 160 new cases of COVID-19 as province extends emergency orders
TORONTO — Ontario reported 160 new cases of COVID-19 and eight more deaths related to the virus on Saturday. The total number of cases now stands at 34,476, which includes 2,652 deaths and 29,932 cases marked as resolved. The number of people
Ontario proposes new water bottling policies, more municipal power
TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to effectively give municipalities veto power over new water bottling permits and set new rules and priorities for taking groundwater. The planned changes come three years after the former Liberal government enacted ...
Red Cross to send 900 workers to Quebec care homes as military withdraws
OTTAWA — The Canadian Red Cross will send 900 people to work in Quebec's long-term care homes until September, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. The announcement came as the military prepares to pull out of the homes, despite repeated requests...
Response to Kingston, Ont., COVID-19 outbreak proves system is working, Ford says
TORONTO — Record numbers of COVID-19 tests conducted across Ontario coupled with low case numbers not seen since March prompted effusive praise from the province's premier on Friday even as a city largely sheltered from the global pandemic so far
Toronto mayor calls for policing reforms; says police budget cut likely result
TORONTO — Sweeping reforms of the country's largest municipal police service are needed to address systemic racism and the concerns of disadvantaged communities, Toronto Mayor John Tory said on Thursday, although he made no direct call for cutting the ...
Anger, frustration over continued closures, mayor of Leamington, Ont., says
WINDSOR, Ont. — The mayor of one of Ontario's last communities still locked down due to COVID-19 says small businesses are being driven to bankruptcy by the closure while shops in neighbouring communities in Windsor-Essex reopened Thursday with a mix