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Toronto plans further restrictions on businesses as city braces for COVID-19 surge

Toronto plans further restrictions on businesses as city braces for COVID-19 surge

Toronto is bracing for surging COVID-19 rates in the new year, starting with further restrictions on businesses. Dr.
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Sudbury police seeking witnesses in homicide investigation

Sudbury police seeking witnesses in homicide investigation

SUDBURY, Ont. — Police in Sudbury, Ont., say they are seeking witnesses as they investigate the city’s fourth homicide of the year. The Greater Sudbury Police Service says 75-year-old Robert Keskinen died from multiple stab wounds.
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Cargill resumes work at Ontario plant after shutdown over COVID-19 outbreak

Cargill resumes work at Ontario plant after shutdown over COVID-19 outbreak

GUELPH, Ont. — Work has resumed at a Guelph, Ont., meat-processing plant that temporarily shut down this month during a COVID-19 outbreak. Cargill says operations resumed Tuesday morning and continued Wednesday after a deep cleaning of the facility.
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Windsor, Ont., hospital postpones elective surgeries after Jan. 4 due to COVID surge

Windsor, Ont., hospital postpones elective surgeries after Jan. 4 due to COVID surge

WINDSOR, Ont. — A Windsor, Ont., hospital will indefinitely postpone all non-urgent elective surgeries starting early next month as it grapples with COVID-19 hospitalizations that are rising “at an alarming rate.
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Ontarians warned of wintry weather, heavy snowfall in some northern regions

Ontarians warned of wintry weather, heavy snowfall in some northern regions

Parts of northern Ontario are being warned of heavy snowfall expected today. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for several northern communities including Elliot Lake, Sault Ste. Marie and Manitoulin Island and the surrounding areas.
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Ontario to start COVID-19 vaccinations in long-term care within days: Hillier

Ontario to start COVID-19 vaccinations in long-term care within days: Hillier

TORONTO — Residents in long-term care will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines within days, and more than half of Ontarians — including some in the general population — are slated to be immunized by midsummer, the head of the province's inoculation cam
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Quebec asks feds for more airport testing as province finds case of COVID-19 variant

Quebec asks feds for more airport testing as province finds case of COVID-19 variant

MONTREAL — Quebec urged the federal government Tuesday to increase surveillance of returning travellers as the province confirmed its first case of a more contagious COVID-19 variant that was first identified in the United Kingdom.
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Woodstock, Ont., woman charged under Reopening Ontario Act for church service

Woodstock, Ont., woman charged under Reopening Ontario Act for church service

WOODSTOCK, Ont. — Police say they've charged a 48-year-old woman after a church gathering that violated COVID-19 rules in Woodstock, Ont., on Sunday.
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94-year-old Wallaceburg, Ont., man facing second-degree murder charge

94-year-old Wallaceburg, Ont., man facing second-degree murder charge

WALLACEBURG, Ont. — Police say a 94-year-old man from Wallaceburg, Ont., has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Officers were called to a home early Saturday morning where they found an 89-year-old woman without vital signs.
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Police lay charges in weekend church gatherings with 100 alleged unmasked people

Police lay charges in weekend church gatherings with 100 alleged unmasked people

WHEATLEY, Ont. — Police have laid charges after they say large gatherings were held two days in a row in a Wheatley, Ont., church this weekend. Chatham-Kent Police say they found more than 100 people without masks inside the church at both times.
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