Ontario News

MONTREAL — Quebec will have the staff and the infrastructure ready to begin vaccinating people against COVID-19 by Jan. 1, the province's health minister said Thursday. "Do we have the people on the ground? The answer is yes.

TORONTO — Ontario's hospitals face increasing strain due to the COVID-19 pandemic even as the province sees tentative improvements in case counts, health officials suggested Thursday in releasing new data on the state of the second wave.

TORONTO — The owner of a small chain of barbecue restaurants has been arrested for breaking COVID-19 restrictions.

TORONTO — Almost half of Ontario's hospitals are in poor repair, a situation far worse than for the provinces roads, bridges and other infrastructure, the Financial Accountability Office reported on Thursday.

Ontario's police watchdog says a young boy is dead and a provincial police officer is injured after an incident in Kawartha Lakes.

TORONTO — Christmas decorations, clothes and kitchenware are visible from the front window of National Thrift on Toronto's Keele Street, but people who stop by are greeted with a sign on the door that says the store is closed due to Covid-19 restrict

TORONTO — Ontario is set to cap the fees third-party delivery apps impose on restaurants in regions where indoor dining is prohibited, in a bid to protect what profits restaurants can still make during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ontario has decided to stop changing the clocks twice a year — if Quebec and New York State follow suit. A bill introduced by Tory politician Jeremy Roberts passed in the legislature Wednesday.

TORONTO — Ontario's auditor general released a report on Wednesday that sharply criticized the province's COVID-19 response.

MONTREAL — The percentage of COVID-19 cases in Quebec among people over the age of 70 is increasing, but the number is significantly below what was reported during the peak of the pandemic's first wave. However, Dr.