Ontario News

MONTREAL — Quebec's health minister is urging people with the least of symptoms to get tested for COVID-19 as officials attempt to get ahead of new, more contagious variants of the novel coronavirus. There are eight confirmed cases of the U.K.

TORONTO — The former principal of an all-boys private school said he did not report a sexual assault on campus to police right away because he was worried about the teen victim, a Toronto court heard Friday.

TORONTO — A lawyer whose comments on women and race sparked a social media backlash has filed a claim for damages against his critics, who complained about his conduct to the professional regulator.

Cases of more infectious COVID-19 variants have been detected in at least three public health units in northern Ontario, prompting renewed pleas from officials for residents to take precautions against the virus.

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford will announce details on reopening Ontario's economy next week, the labour minister said Friday as the government debated whether or not to extend the province's state of emergency.

BARRIE, Ont. — The chief of police in Barrie, Ont., says she's asking an outside force to conduct an investigation after the violent arrest of a man was caught on video..

Ontario's plan to reopen schools in COVID-19 hot spots has raised concerns among parents who say the government has failed to implement safety measures just as contagious new variants of the novel coronavirus are taking hold.

TORONTO — Ontario is considering cancelling March break in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, in a move educators and some parents say could lead to mass burnout.

TORONTO — A snapshot of COVID-19 variants on a single day in January suggests levels of the more contagious strains in Ontario are low but that's expected to change quickly, public health officials said Thursday.

MONTREAL — Quebec government scientists say more research is needed before they can recommend the use of colchicine to treat COVID-19 patients.