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Ontario government didn't replenish PPE stockpiles before COVID-19: LTC commission

Ontario government didn't replenish PPE stockpiles before COVID-19: LTC commission

Ontario faced a shortage of personal protective equipment at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in part because it did not replenish its stockpiles over the previous years, an independent commission examining the impact of the health crisis on long-t
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Peel police ordered to pay $35,000 in damages for handcuffing six-year-old Black girl

Peel police ordered to pay $35,000 in damages for handcuffing six-year-old Black girl

A police force west of Toronto must pay tens of thousands of dollars in damages years after officers handcuffed a six-year-old Black girl at her school and held her on her stomach for nearly a half hour, a human rights tribunal has ruled.
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Police expected to use judgment when enforcing Quebec curfew: minister

Police expected to use judgment when enforcing Quebec curfew: minister

MONTREAL — Quebec's public security minister said she doesn't expect the province's upcoming curfew to have a major impact on people who are following the rules.
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COVID-19 deaths at Toronto long-term care home in hit 73

COVID-19 deaths at Toronto long-term care home in hit 73

TORONTO — A long-term care home in Toronto hit 73 COVID-19 deaths on Thursday after two more residents succumbed to the virus. Tendercare Living Centre in the city's east end now has one of the worst records in the province.
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Schools in southern Ontario staying closed to in-person learning until Jan. 25

Schools in southern Ontario staying closed to in-person learning until Jan. 25

TORONTO — All schools in southern Ontario will remain closed for in-person learning until Jan. 25, a move the government said was needed to protect students and staff from surging rates of COVID-19.
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First COVID-19 vaccines administered in Sioux Lookout, Ont., long-term care home

First COVID-19 vaccines administered in Sioux Lookout, Ont., long-term care home

SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont. — As medical interpreter Tom Chapman received his COVID-19 vaccination on Thursday, 85-year-old patient Eunice Fiddler told him in Ojicree: "Don't cry." Fiddler was the first person at the William A.
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Crosslinx confirms 28 COVID-19 cases at LRT station construction in Toronto

Crosslinx confirms 28 COVID-19 cases at LRT station construction in Toronto

TORONTO — COVID-19 has hit a major transit project in Toronto, the company in charge said on Wednesday. At least 28 workers have tested positive for COVID-19 and another 70 are currently in isolation, according to Crosslinx Transit Solutions.
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Bitter fight by Ontario correctional officers to form own union fizzles

Bitter fight by Ontario correctional officers to form own union fizzles

TORONTO — A bid by disaffected Ontario correctional officers to form their own union has fizzled after a bitter campaign to win the hearts and cards of thousands of front-line jail workers.
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OPP looking for driver, passengers after vehicle not found at site of reported crash

OPP looking for driver, passengers after vehicle not found at site of reported crash

NORFOLK COUNTY, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police are searching for people involved in a reported rollover collision after officers couldn’t find the damaged vehicle.
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COVID-19 outbreak at Stratford, Ont., fire department, city says

COVID-19 outbreak at Stratford, Ont., fire department, city says

STRATFORD, Ont. — A southwestern Ontario fire department has declared a COVID-19 outbreak among its members. The City of Stratford says five local fire department members have tested positive for the virus.
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