Ontario News

OAKVILLE, Ont. — As post-secondary institutions across the country wrap up a spring semester upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, one Ontario college said Thursday it is "optimistic" students will be able to return to campus for classes in the fall.

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault sought to reassure Quebecers on Thursday that the province isn't opening up too quickly, while also preparing them to expect a lot more COVID-19-related deaths in the coming days and weeks.

TORONTO — Harm reduction workers battling Ontario's opioid crisis say COVID-19 is making the situation worse, as police and public health officials in Toronto report a spike in overdoses and related deaths since the start of the pandemic.

TORONTO — Limited supplies of N95 masks have one Toronto hospital considering modified full-face snorkel masks as an alternative.

TORONTO — Ontario's French-language teachers have ratified their new contract with the provincial government.

TORONTO — Ontario provided guidelines to businesses Thursday for how to eventually reopen safely, giving a glimpse of life post-isolation, with physically distant offices, a greater reliance on retail delivery and restricting passengers on public tra

TORONTO — Dozens of people living in tents across Toronto have been moved into furnished apartment buildings as part of the city's response to protect the vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis.

Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante has been named to a global mayors' task force aimed at helping cities recover from COVID-19.

OTTAWA — New data suggests fewer people are seeking care for serious heart attacks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Toronto police say they've charged an 80-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman after she asked him to keep his distance because of COVID-19. Police say that on Tuesday evening, the man approached the woman and tried to greet her.