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COVID-19 kills seven in ongoing outbreak at Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus

COVID-19 kills seven in ongoing outbreak at Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus

Public health authorities say seven people have died in an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at an Ottawa hospital. Ottawa public health says 27 patients and 15 staff have been infected in the outbreak at the Civic Campus of the Ottawa Hospital.
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Large cluster of COVID-19 cases linked to multiple gatherings in Waterloo region

WATERLOO, Ont. — Public health officials say a large cluster of COVID-19 cases has been linked to multiple social gatherings in the Waterloo region.
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Toronto won't rule out outdoor haircuts, but some salons say it would be difficult

Toronto won't rule out outdoor haircuts, but some salons say it would be difficult

TORONTO — As Toronto approaches four months of strict pandemic measures that have kept hair salons shuttered, health officials in the city say they aren't ruling out allowing haircuts and other such services to resume outdoors.
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Ontario plans to spend $933M on increasing, improving long-term care spaces

Ontario plans to spend $933M on increasing, improving long-term care spaces

TORONTO — Ontario plans to spend $933 million to create more beds in long-term care and upgrade facilities in the sector that's been devastated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Vaccination blitz targets parents of young children in two Montreal COVID hot spots

Vaccination blitz targets parents of young children in two Montreal COVID hot spots

MONTREAL — Health officials are launching a vaccination blitz targeting the parents of children living in two Montreal neighbourhoods considered hot spots for the community transmission of the B.1.1.7 novel coronavirus variant.
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Ford says he is open to loosening some dining, gym rules in Toronto and Peel Region

Ford says he is open to loosening some dining, gym rules in Toronto and Peel Region

TORONTO — Ontario could loosen some restrictions for Toronto and Peel Region to allow outdoor restaurant dining and fitness while keeping a lockdown in place, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday as the province tightened measures for another region.
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Ten people from four criminal groups charged with drug, firearms trafficking

Ten people are facing more than 250 charges following an investigation into alleged firearms and drug trafficking in southwestern Ontario, provincial police said Thursday.
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Sentencing hearing for Alek Minassian delayed in Toronto van attack case

Sentencing hearing for Alek Minassian delayed in Toronto van attack case

TORONTO — The judge presiding over the Toronto van attack case says the court can't currently move forward on a sentencing hearing for the man found guilty in the rampage.
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Mass vaccine clinics open in Toronto as top officials seek restriction adjustments

Mass vaccine clinics open in Toronto as top officials seek restriction adjustments

TORONTO — Mass COVID-19 immunizations kicked off in Toronto Wednesday as top officials in the city and a neighbouring virus hotspot sought to ease some restrictions on outdoor activities.
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'Suppressive' approach to variants making a difference: Montreal public health

'Suppressive' approach to variants making a difference: Montreal public health

MONTREAL — A "suppressive" approach to controlling the spread of more transmissible coronavirus variants in Montreal has prevented a spike in COVID-19 cases involving those mutations, the city's public health director said Wednesday. Dr.
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