Ontario News

MONTREAL — Quebec's two main teachers' unions and a prominent parents group say they're opposed to closing schools in the province despite rising cases of COVID-19.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Officials are urging residents of Peel Region and surrounding areas to opt for more low-key Diwali celebrations this year rather than getting together in large groups in light of soaring cases of COVID-19.

TORONTO — Ontario lowered the thresholds for imposing stricter COVID-19 measures under its colour-coded framework Friday in light of what Premier Doug Ford called "alarming" new projections and the looming threat of another province-wide lockdown.

HAMILTON — Police say the organizer of an anti-mask protest that took place in Hamilton last weekend has been charged.

A Mexican worker has been awarded damages after being fired for speaking out about poor working and living conditions during a COVID-19 outbreak at the Ontario farm where he worked.

CLARINGTON, Ont. — Ontario Power Generation announced it's resuming planning activities for a new nuclear power reactor at its Darlington site on Friday. OPG said the small modular reactor is scheduled to be completed as early as 2028.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — A Peterborough, Ont., man is facing more than a dozen charges after police say he emailed bomb threats to institutions across Ontario and in Vancouver. Police say Josuha Kimble, 40, was arrested on Tuesday.

PORT DOVER, Ont. — Local and provincial officials are calling on bikers to sit out their traditional Friday the 13th pilgrimage to Port Dover, Ont., because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Toronto's mayor wants city residents to stay home unless it's absolutely necessary to go out. John Tory focused Thursday on a renewed call for people to limit their movements to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it's considering shutting schools for up to a month around the holiday season to reduce the spread of COVID-19.