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Ontario set to release data on how many could die of COVID-19

Ontario set to release data on how many could die of COVID-19

Ford says the numbers may be hard to hear and should serve as a wake-up call for some Ontario residents
Feds likely didn't have enough protective gear in emergency stockpile: Hajdu

Feds likely didn't have enough protective gear in emergency stockpile: Hajdu

Successive governments in Ottawa have not spent enough money preparing for public-health crises, Hajdu told a news conference Wednesday
Ontario, municipalities step up legal measures in fight against COVID-19

Ontario, municipalities step up legal measures in fight against COVID-19

Ford said thousands of lives are at stake
Ontario strikes deals with French-language, elementary teachers' unions

Ontario strikes deals with French-language, elementary teachers' unions

The government and the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO) announced their tentative deal late Tuesday afternoon
Update: Public schools will remain closed to students until May 4

Update: Public schools will remain closed to students until May 4

Education minister Stephen Lecce says province will do whatever it takes to keep students safe from COVID-19
Devastated daughter urges people to stay home after Orillia couple dies from COVID-19

Devastated daughter urges people to stay home after Orillia couple dies from COVID-19

Elizabeth and Lyle Fox are being remembered by family and wide 'circle of friends'; Daughter pleads with people to take COVID-19 seriously and heed warnings
Most abiding by COVID-19 rules, back fines, arrests of those who aren't: Poll

Most abiding by COVID-19 rules, back fines, arrests of those who aren't: Poll

A whopping 92 per cent they'd agree if governments authorized police to fine such people as some jurisdictions have begun doing
WATCH: Ford advises state of emergency will continue, additional support for LTC homes

WATCH: Ford advises state of emergency will continue, additional support for LTC homes

Premier continuing to provide almost daily briefings
WATCH: Latest update from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

WATCH: Latest update from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Prime minister provides an update for small business owners and entrepreneurs
‘We don’t want to die:’ What it’s like living with a compromised immune system during COVID-19

‘We don’t want to die:’ What it’s like living with a compromised immune system during COVID-19

An Ottawa student and a nurse both reveal their experiences living with a weakened immune system during the pandemic, and an epidemiologist explains why it's a dangerous time for them.