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Toronto cancer hospital receives $50 mil donation in memory of late philanthropist

Toronto cancer hospital receives $50 mil donation in memory of late philanthropist

TORONTO — A Toronto cancer hospital has received a $50 million donation to support research into the disease.

Police make arrest in targeted arson at Mississauga constituency office of Liberal MP

A 31-year-old man faces multiple charges in connection with a fire in Mississauga, Ont. Peel Regional Police say investigators found the blaze at the constituency office of Liberal MP Peter Fonseca in the early hours of Feb. 22, to be suspicious.
UBC biochemist Pieter Cullis wins Gairdner Award for role in COVID-19 vaccines

UBC biochemist Pieter Cullis wins Gairdner Award for role in COVID-19 vaccines

TORONTO — When he established his lab at the University of British Columbia in the 1980s, Pieter Cullis says he never could have fathomed that his "curiosity-based" research would eventually play a critical role in the development of vaccines that ha

Ontario government introduces legislation to temporarily cut gas, fuel taxes

TORONTO — Ontario plans to temporarily reduce taxes on gas and diesel, but it will only take effect after the June provincial election.

Ontario teen who struck and killed two children sentenced to year in facility

A 17-year-old boy has been sentenced to a year in an open-custody facility and six months of community supervision in a crash that killed two children in Vaughan, Ont., north of Toronto.
Ford says Ontario is experiencing a 'little spike' of COVID-19 but it's manageable

Ford says Ontario is experiencing a 'little spike' of COVID-19 but it's manageable

OSHAWA, Ont. — Ontario is able to manage the "little spike" in COVID-19 that the province is seeing right now, Premier Doug Ford said Monday as hospitalizations jumped 30 per cent week over week.
Premier Doug Ford's nephew to run for Conservatives in Toronto riding

Premier Doug Ford's nephew to run for Conservatives in Toronto riding

TORONTO — Michael Ford, the nephew of Premier Doug Ford, will run for the Ontario Progressive Conservatives in the provincial election in June.
Ontario NDP promises universal mental health care; estimate of $1.15B a year

Ontario NDP promises universal mental health care; estimate of $1.15B a year

TORONTO — Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is promising universal mental health coverage if her party wins the June election, with an annual price tag of $1.15 billion.
Ford announces $21M funding to expand health services in Brampton hospitals

Ford announces $21M funding to expand health services in Brampton hospitals

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford is pledging $21 million to expand capacity and improve services at the William Osler Health System in Brampton, Ont.
It's time for new tools to boost uptake of third doses, child vaccination: experts

It's time for new tools to boost uptake of third doses, child vaccination: experts

TORONTO — Ontario is entering a sixth wave of COVID-19 with few remaining public health measures and experts say now is the time for a renewed vaccination strategy aimed at boosting third-dose uptake, shots for kids and preparing for wider fourth dos