Ontario News

TORONTO — Optometrists in Ontario say they will start resuming eye exams for children and seniors on Tuesday. The optometrists withdrew provincially insured eye services on Sept. 1 in a funding dispute with the province.

Toronto police have put down a coyote they believe bit two people at a North York park over the weekend. Police reported the animal attack at Bayview Village Park on social media just before 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

TORONTO — Ontario parents of children aged five to 11 will be able to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments for their kids starting Tuesday, with the first shots expected to be administered Thursday.

TORONTO — The Toronto District School Board is granting temporary exemptions for roughly 290 unvaccinated staff who otherwise would be placed on administrative leave until it can find temporary staff to fill their positions.

ORILLIA, Ont. — The province says it is expanding a training program to help those looking for work in a different field. Ontario says there are 300,000 jobs available right now, but the province needs more workers to fill those roles.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — One man is dead and another is in critical condition after a fire at a restaurant in St. Catharines, Ont. Niagara Regional Police say the blaze broke out at the Ma Chinese Cuisine Restaurant on Geneva Street at around 4:15 p.m.

Ontario is reporting 741 new cases of COVID-19 today as the province prepares to receive its first shipment of the children's vaccine.

TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservative government is breaking an election promise to restore the auditor general's powers over government advertising.

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 728 new cases of COVID-19 today, one day after a children's vaccine was authorized for use by Health Canada.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The Thunder Bay Police Service is investigating multiple alleged cases of residents obtaining and possibly using fake proof of vaccination against COVID-19.