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Group urges Quebec to respect patients' rights during COVID-19 pandemic

MONTREAL — A Quebec patients' rights group urged the province to respect the fundamental rights of seniors living in care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the province reported 79 more deaths.
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Ontario reports 340 new COVID-19 cases, 23 new deaths related to virus

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting another 340 cases of COVID-19 and 23 new deaths related to the virus. There is now a total of 22,653 confirmed cases, which includes 1,881 deaths and 17,360 resolved cases. The daily growth rate stands at 1.
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Ontario high school teachers ratify collective agreement with province, union says

TORONTO — The union representing Ontario's high school teachers says its members have ratified a new contract with the government.
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Ontario long-term care association calls on province to commit to public inquiry

Ontario long-term care association calls on province to commit to public inquiry

TORONTO — The association representing most long-term care homes in Ontario came out in support of a public inquiry into the sector Saturday, but said more had to be done to support care homes in the interim as deaths continue to mount.
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Man charged with second-degree murder in fatal fire at Toronto apartment

TORONTO — A man has been charged in a fatal fire in the laundry room of a Toronto apartment building. Toronto police say they were called to a fire in midtown on Thursday. They say a man was found with obvious injuries and pronounced dead.
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Nepean, Ont., resident killed in multi-vehicle crash in Rideau Lakes Township

RIDEAU LAKES TOWNSHIP, Ont. — Provincial police are investigating a fatal crash in southeastern Ontario. They say the collision happened late Friday afternoon on Highway 15 just north of Portland, Ont., in Rideau Lakes Township.
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Canada's 'inevitable' second wave of COVID-19 cases

Canada's 'inevitable' second wave of COVID-19 cases

TORONTO — No one knows when a fresh surge of COVID-19 cases will emerge in Canada, but experts agree numbers are poised to rise and could very well explode in surveillance blindspots.
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Montreal-based AI institute ready to roll out contact-tracing phone application

Montreal-based AI institute ready to roll out contact-tracing phone application

MONTREAL — One of the world's leading artificial intelligence research institutes is ready to offer governments across Canada a contact-tracing smartphone application for COVID-19 infections that it promises will protect users' personal data and help
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City clearout of Toronto homeless encampments leads to standoff with residents

City clearout of Toronto homeless encampments leads to standoff with residents

TORONTO — City officials, police officers and heavy machinery moved in on Friday to dismantle encampments under a downtown Toronto highway where homeless people live.
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Ford declines to pause commercial evictions but tells landlords: have a heart

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford indicated Friday he won't be putting a freeze on commercial evictions, but pleaded with "vicious" landlords to be flexible with business tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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