Ontario News

TORONTO — Two groups representing Ontario nurses are raising concerns about their regulatory body's decision to expand the scope of practice for registered practical nurses in the province.

TORONTO — Santa Claus will be doing things a little differently in Toronto this year. The 115th Santa Claus Parade is among the events that will be cancelled or altered because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Toronto said Wednesday.

Several Indigenous groups are taking the Ontario government to court over recently rescinded environmental protections, arguing the province's move violates their constitutional rights.

TORONTO — Ontario says it intends to move its annual standardized school tests online and has started to search for a company to develop a platform for them.

BATH, Ont. — Provincial police say an inmate at Millhaven Institution has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of another prisoner. They say Dakota Ryder, 25, was assaulted at the prison in Bath, Ont., and taken to hospital around 3 a.

LAMBTON COUNTY, Ont. — Health officials say someone in Lambton County has tested positive for the West Nile Virus - the first confirmed human case in the region this year.

A hospital in Kitchener, Ont., closed its drive-through COVID-19 testing centre on Wednesday, citing concerns for the safety of its staff and the public amid a spike in demand.

TORONTO — Ontario's education minister says he is considering shortening the list of COVID-19 symptoms that require kids to stay home from school.

TORONTO — Tenille Townes is making waves in Nashville, but the Alberta-raised musician says her heart will be back home this weekend for the biggest night in Canadian country music. The 26-year-old singer-songwriter from Grande Prairie, Alta.

TORONTO — Canada's largest school board is drawing on its pool of supply teachers as it rushes to meet a surge in demand for online learning.