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Ontario reports 1,050 new COVID-19 cases and 14 new deaths related to virus

Ontario is reporting 1,050 new cases of COVID-19 today and 14 additional deaths related to the novel coronavirus.

Nov 3, 2020 11:08 AM Read more >

Aylmer, Ont., declares state of emergency ahead of anti-mask protest on Saturday

AYLMER, Ont. — The town of Aylmer, Ont., has declared a state of emergency ahead of a planned protest against COVID-19 restrictions on Saturday. Mayor Mary French moved the town of nearly 7,500 people to high alert on Monday afternoon.

Nov 3, 2020 7:56 AM Read more >

Ontario says flu shot campaign successful even as pharmacies run out of doses

TORONTO — A shortage of flu shots in Ontario is a sign that more people than ever are getting them, Premier Doug Ford said Monday, hours after a major pharmacy chain temporarily paused its vaccination program because of supply issues.

Nov 2, 2020 7:08 PM Read more >

Teachers refuse to work after 11 COVID-19 cases reported at Toronto school: TDSB

TORONTO — Several teachers and support staff at an elementary school in Toronto's east end refused to go to work on Monday after 11 COVID-19 cases were reported at the facility, the Toronto District School Board said.

Nov 2, 2020 5:43 PM Read more >

Ontario promises new care standard in long-term care, to be implemented by 2024-2025

The Ontario government promised Monday to establish a new standard that would see nursing home residents receive an average of four hours of direct care every day, but critics said the province wasn't moving fast enough to implement the measure.

Nov 2, 2020 4:59 PM Read more >

'A fragile balance': Legault juggling COVID restrictions and Quebecers' mental health

MONTREAL — Pandemic-related restrictions in place across much of the province must remain despite the risk they bring to people's mental health, Quebec Premier Francois Legault said Monday.

Nov 2, 2020 4:26 PM Read more >

Foul play not suspected in missing teen's death, South Simcoe police say

BRADFORD, Ont. — Police say foul play is not suspected in the death of a teen who went missing in Bradford, Ont. South Simcoe police say Siem Zerezghi's body was found in a pond on Friday. They say the cause of death is drowning.

Nov 2, 2020 3:46 PM Read more >

Zoom problems delay sentencing for Markham, Ont., man who killed entire family

NEWMARKET, Ont. — Videoconferencing problems have delayed the sentencing of a 24-year-old man who slaughtered his entire family as they were about to discover he lived a double life.

Nov 2, 2020 3:14 PM Read more >

Trial of man accused in death of Indigenous woman struck by trailer hitch begins

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — A Crown lawyer has told the trial of a man who threw a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman that evidence will prove the injuries from that incident contributed to her death.

Nov 2, 2020 2:53 PM Read more >

Durham Region police charge Pickering physiotherapist with sexual assault

PICKERING, Ont. — Police have charged a physiotherapist working at a Pickering, Ont., clinic with sexual assault. Durham Region police say a 28-year-old woman went to the clinic for an appointment on Oct. 1.

Nov 2, 2020 1:57 PM Read more >