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Quebec may ease COVID-19 restrictions in some regions as of Feb. 8, Legault says

Quebec may ease COVID-19 restrictions in some regions as of Feb. 8, Legault says

MONTREAL — Quebec plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions in some regions as of Feb. 8 if the situation in the province continues to improve, Premier Francois Legault said Tuesday.
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99 people in Simcoe-Muskoka likely have COVID variant, doc warns of community spread

99 people in Simcoe-Muskoka likely have COVID variant, doc warns of community spread

A more contagious strain of COVID-19 may be spreading rapidly through the Simcoe-Muskoka region, public health officials said Tuesday after testing showed 99 more people likely had a variant of the virus.
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Settlement reached in lawsuit filed by family of Ottawa man who died following arrest

Settlement reached in lawsuit filed by family of Ottawa man who died following arrest

TORONTO — A lawsuit filed by the family of an Ottawa man who suffered a fatal heart attack during a violent encounter with police has been settled out of court, as the force and its board vowed to work on their approach to incidents involving mental
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Civil servant 'betrayed' family with alleged $11-million COVID-relief fraud: docs

Civil servant 'betrayed' family with alleged $11-million COVID-relief fraud: docs

TORONTO — A former senior civil servant accused of embezzling $11 million in Ontario COVID-19 relief money betrayed his own family, according to his wife and two sons.
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2 dead, 3 injured in multi-vehicle crash on QEW in Burlington, Ont.

BURLINGTON, Ont. — Police say two women have died and three people are injured following a multi-vehicle crash on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Burlington, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called shortly after 5:30 a.m.
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'It's oatmeal for everyone': Quebec regional mayors want COVID-19 restrictions eased

'It's oatmeal for everyone': Quebec regional mayors want COVID-19 restrictions eased

MONTREAL — The Quebec government came under pressure Monday to ease lockdown restrictions, from the opposition who called for the homeless to be curfew exempt, to regional mayors who said the rules are unjustified in their towns.
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Ont. public health units beef up infection control, testing as U.K. variant spreads

Ont. public health units beef up infection control, testing as U.K. variant spreads

TORONTO — Public health officials in Ontario are taking further measures to trace a more contagious strain of COVID-19 that's been found in a number of regions since it was first detected in the Toronto area a month ago.
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Ontario focuses on COVID-19 vaccines for long-term care residents amid dose delay

Ontario focuses on COVID-19 vaccines for long-term care residents amid dose delay

TORONTO — Ontario is pausing COVID-19 vaccinations of long-term care staff and essential caregivers so that it can focus on administering the shots to all nursing home residents amid a shortage of doses.
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Niagara Falls, Ont., man charged in sexual abuse of girl under 16

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — A 38-year-old man has been charged in connection with the sexual abuse of a girl under the age of 16 in Niagara Region. Police say they launched the investigation last July and made the arrest on Friday.
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Waterloo-area church held in-person service despite court order, police say

Police in Waterloo Region say a church allegedly held an in-person service yesterday despite a court order compelling it to comply with provincial pandemic rules.
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