LILLEY: Ford government announces new measures as cases spike
As the province announced more than 150 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, new social distancing measures are now in effect.
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Columnists DEL DUCA: Government can do more to protect Ontarians amid COVID crisis
Finance Minister Rod Phillips delivered an economic update last week containing measures that will help Ontarians weather the COVID-19 crisis. -
Toronto & GTA Chief judge orders inmates won't appear in provincial courts to stem COVID-19:
Ontario’s top judge in provincial courthouses has declared immediate sweeping protective measures to stem the spread of COVID-19 in courtrooms. -
Toronto & GTA Accused drunk driver isolated in Toronto jail with suspected COVID-19
A suspected drunk driver and presumptive COVID-19 case is now in isolation at Toronto East Detention Centre. -
Ontario Ontario's COVID-19 death toll hits 18 as caseload approaches 1,000
A drop in the rate of new COVID-19 cases in Ontario is a “pleasant surprise” but the upcoming week will be critical in the province’s effort to control the spread ... -
Ontario Ford eyes grim economic numbers as pandemic hits workers hard
The dire predictions from the federal government that preceded the announcement of a 75% wage subsidy definitely has the attention of the provinces. -
Ontario Health officials hammer out guidelines for ventilator use
Health officials are working on an ethical framework to guide doctors in deciding who gets a ventilator in a potential shortage. -
Columnists CLARK: A message to Ontario renters and landlords
This is a time for all Ontarians to pull together, and we’ve seen this happening in communities right across our province.
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Local News Overdoses lead to opioid warning
Ontario Provincial Police are stepping up their fight against opioid drug use and deaths, this time using education in the hope of reducing harm caused by the drugs. -
Local News Program update comes in response to farmers' concerns
Don Tubb moves a flock of Topsy Farms sheep on their way to a new autumn pasture on Amherst Island in 2012. -
Provincial Napanee OPP charge Whitby man with drug trafficking
A Whitby man was arrested Monday by Napanee Ontario Provincial Police after they discovered two large garbage bags of marijuana in the back seat and more in the trunk of ... -
Provincial Ford takes step to dismantle cap and trade, officially winds...
TORONTO — Ontario’s new premier has taken a step in his plan to dismantle the province’s cap-and-trade system, a move some observers say leaves businesses involved in the program grappling ... -
Provincial Doug Ford sworn in as Ontario premier, reveals cabinet
Doug Ford was being sworn as Ontario's new premier Friday morning at Queen's Park, weeks after a sweeping victory in the provincial election. -
Provincial Doug Ford says nurses, teachers exempt from public sector hi...
TORONTO — Doug Ford says teachers and nurses are exempt from the public sector hiring freeze he has ordered as part of his efforts to curb government spending. -
Provincial Ford orders public sector hiring freeze, excludes essential ...
TORONTO — Ontario’s incoming premier has put the public service under a hiring freeze as part of a series of measures meant to limit spending as he re-examines the province’s ... -
Provincial Provincial election: Where the parties stand on daycare
TORONTO -- Childcare is one of the major issues in Ontario's election, with all three main parties proposing vastly different visions of how best to help families at a time ... -
Provincial Ford scrapping media bus for campaign suggests Tories want h...
TORONTO — Ontario’s newly minted Progressive Conservative leader will not bring journalists with him on the campaign trail this spring, a rare move experts and critics say suggests the Tories ... -
Provincial School arts education funding unequal across Ontario: Report
TORONTO — Students across Ontario have unequal access to arts programming because of inconsistent funding, a lack of space in schools and fewer qualified arts teachers, a report from an ...
