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Ford urges Ontarians to avoid large gatherings amid ‘uptick’ in COVID-19 cases
GOGAMA, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday urged residents to avoid large gatherings as the province recorded its highest daily total of new cases since late June. Ford said the provincial government has health teams going to large urban a...
Ontario launches public website tracking number of COVID-19 cases in schools
TORONTO — Parents can now access data on COVID-19 outbreaks in Ontario schools and child-care centres through a website launched by the provincial government on Friday. The province said the website will be updated every weekday and include a summary o...
Premier urges Quebecers to show discipline, avoid parties to stop second COVID-19 wave
QUEBEC — Premier Francois Legault said Friday people need to show discipline and avoid large private gatherings to ward off a second wave of COVID-19. "We're not in a second wave, but the trend is not good, and if the trend
Toronto to open centre for those with COVID-19 who can’t self-isolate at home
Toronto will soon open a centre for those with COVID-19 who cannot self-isolate at home, a service the federal government said is open to other cities across the country. Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Friday the federal government is provi...
Toronto mayor asks federal, provincial governments for more financial help
TORONTO — With many businesses continuing to operate at limited capacity, Toronto Mayor John Tory on Thursday called on upper levels of government to provide additional economic support for Canada's downtowns. There is "increasing concern" among busine...
Ontario animal rights activist charged under new provincial legislation
An animal rights activist has been charged under a new Ontario law for allegedly interfering with a truck carrying pigs to slaughter. But Diane Smele vowed to fight the charges, which were laid Monday when she and about 20 other activists proteste...
Ford prepared to ask surgeons to start working weekends to clear backlog
TORONTO — Ontario's surgeons may be asked to start working weekends in order to clear a major backlog of procedures delayed by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the premier said Thursday as he pledged funding to help tackle the
Premier Ford cautions against sending kids out at Halloween as COVID cases rise
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford said Thursday he would prefer parents not take their children trick or treating this Halloween as the province struggles to keep its COVID-19 case numbers under control. Just days after the province said it will pu...
Ford accuses Ottawa of failing to enforce quarantine orders in Ontario
OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the quarantine system is "broken" because federal health officers are not charging people ignoring self-isolation orders for COVID-19. Since the end of March, an emergency order under the federal Quarantine ...
Quebecers who don’t follow COVID-19 mask guidelines to face fines as of Saturday
Quebecers who flout rules requiring face coverings in indoor public spaces will be subject to a fine beginning on Saturday, Premier Francois Legault announced Thursday. Legault said the vast majority of Quebecers have followed COVID-19 public health gu...