Ontario News

Ontario health units are starting to take a harder line than the province on COVID-19 vaccination rules for youth sports, but some operators say the sudden change has unfairly shut out young participants.

TORONTO — Ontario is willing to discuss optometrists' operating costs, but won't write them a "blank cheque," the health minister said Wednesday ahead of a rally by the eye care professionals.

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford says he won't get involved in people's personal medical records.

TORONTO — The City of Toronto is rolling out several mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinics in an effort to boost immunization rates over the Thanksgiving weekend.

TORONTO — A Toronto teacher failed to properly assess the safety risks at a swim site where a 15-year-old student drowned during a school canoe trip but his actions did not meet the threshold for a criminal conviction, an Ontario judge ruled Wednesda

TORONTO — Several Ontario religious organizations are requiring staff and volunteers at places of worship to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 while encouraging members of their congregations to get their shots.

LONDON, Ont. — A young man facing terrorism charges for allegedly targeting a Muslim family and killing them with his truck in southwestern Ontario has had his case adjourned for two weeks. Nathaniel Veltman, 20, of London, Ont.

Toronto police say a 15-year-old boy is facing multiple charges after another teen was stabbed at a school in the city's north end. Investigators say a 16-year-old boy was walking in the hallway at George S.

TORONTO — Police say they've made an arrest after a stabbing at a Toronto school. Officers say they were called to George S. Henry Academy for reports of a stabbing inside the school around 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday.

TORONTO — Ontario is rolling out a rapid COVID-19 testing program for schools in areas of the province with high transmission.