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Ontario imposes restrictions on Toronto, Ottawa, Peel to slow COVID-19

Ontario imposes restrictions on Toronto, Ottawa, Peel to slow COVID-19

TORONTO — Ontario announced new restrictions for Toronto, Peel Region and Ottawa on Friday in an attempt to bring surging COVID-19 infections under control, a move critics said ought to have come days earlier.

Ont. NDP pitches long-term care revamp as part of their 2022 election platform

TORONTO — Ontario's New Democrats are presenting a multi-billion-dollar plan to revamp the long-term care sector as the first plank of their 2022 election platform.

Court orders protesters off disputed land before constitutional arguments heard

An Ontario judge has once again ordered protesters to leave a construction site at the centre of an Indigenous land dispute, saying it must be left empty before constitutional arguments can be heard on the case.

A glance at new COVID-19 restrictions for Toronto, Peel Region and Ottawa

Ontario has announced new restrictions for Toronto, Peel Region and Ottawa to slow the spread of COVID-19.

COVID-19 testing site in Kitchener reports about 100 no-shows daily

A hospital in southwestern Ontario says its COVID-19 testing centre has been experiencing about 100 no-shows every day since switching to an appointment-only system. A spokeswoman with the Grand River Hospital in Kitchener, Ont.

Toronto to limit city-run indoor recreational programs to slow COVID-19

TORONTO — The City of Toronto says it will be limiting its indoor recreational programs to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Dr.

Woman, dog killed in vehicle-pedestrian collision in Newmarket, Ont., cops say

NEWMARKET, Ont. — Police north of Toronto say a 67-year-old woman and her dog are dead after they were struck by a vehicle. The collision happened yesterday evening in Newmarket, Ont.

Consortium building Eglinton Crosstown takes govt to court over COVID-19 issues

TORONTO — The consortium building a light-rail transit line across Toronto said Thursday that it was taking the provincial government to court over alleged delays and cost overruns related to COVID-19.

Police watchdog investigating after man dies from window fall in Ottawa

OTTAWA — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a 23-year-old man fell from an apartment window to his death shortly after Ottawa police officers entered the unit.

Toronto hospital network says 150 patients affected by data breach

TORONTO — A Toronto hospital network says about 150 patients have been affected by a data breach in which their medical records were allegedly used in an extortion attempt involving a third-party provider.