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Toronto's High Park to close during cherry blossom season due to COVID-19

Toronto's High Park will be closed during cherry blossom season in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19. The city says the park's Sakura trees typically draw tens of thousands of visitors during peak bloom times.

Apr 22, 2020 4:17 PM Read more >

Amputations, organ failure, blood clotting: The range of complications in COVID-19 cases

TORONTO — Canadian Broadway star Nick Cordero's recent leg amputation due to complications from COVID-19 is an example of a constellation of things that can go wrong during severe bodily infections, say doctors.

Apr 22, 2020 2:35 PM Read more >

Pediatricians fear possible slide in vaccines may compromise herd immunity

TORONTO — Pediatricians are urging parents to maintain their children's vaccination schedule amid the COVID-19 scare, cautioning that even a slight dip in inoculation rates could jeopardize herd immunity for a host of other ailments.

Apr 22, 2020 4:00 AM Read more >

Quebec long-term care home hit with class action after 69 residents die of COVID-19

MONTREAL — The son of a 94-year-old Quebec woman who died of COVID-19 at one of the province's hardest-hit long-term care homes has filed a class action lawsuit application against the government-run residence, where at least 68 others have died from

Apr 21, 2020 6:40 PM Read more >

Ford says he's getting lobbied hard to reopen various sectors of economy

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford tried to pump the brakes Tuesday on enthusiasm for reopening the economy, a day after encouraging new modelling was released, urging patience to avoid a resurgence of COVID-19.

Apr 21, 2020 5:30 PM Read more >

Quebec federal inmates file application for COVID-19 class action

MONTREAL — A federal inmate who contracted COVID-19 has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit over Correctional Service Canada's handling of the pandemic at its Quebec-based prisons.

Apr 21, 2020 4:58 PM Read more >

Quebec looking at options for a gradual return from COVID-19 measures

MONTREAL — As Quebec attempts to get a handle on the COVID-19 crisis in long-term care homes, Premier Francois Legault said Tuesday the province will begin to plan for a gradual return of everyday activities, including the reopening schools and dayca

Apr 21, 2020 4:10 PM Read more >

Jury trials won't resume in Ontario until at least September, court says

TORONTO — Criminal and civil jury trials in Ontario will be on hold at least an additional three months in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Apr 21, 2020 2:12 PM Read more >

Inmate at Bath Institution charged with counsel to commit murder

NAPANEE, Ont. — A 49-year-old inmate at the Bath Institution has been charged with counsel to commit murder. Provincial police say the accused was arrested on Saturday and appeared in court in Kingston on Sunday.

Apr 21, 2020 10:29 AM Read more >

SIU investigates death of man shot in presence of police in Elliot Lake

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who was shot in the presence of provincial police in Elliot Lake.

Apr 21, 2020 9:53 AM Read more >