[ad_1] TORONTO – Ontario is moving three regions to new COVID-19 levels starting Monday, imposing stricter restrictions on businesses and residents in parts of the province. The Middlesex-London Health Unit and Thunder Bay District Health Unit will move to Orange-Restrict while Halliburton, Kawartha, the Pine Ridge District Health Unit will …
Read More »Ontario long-term care home records zero COVID-19 cases in first and second wave of pandemic
[ad_1] TORONTO – Ontario long-term care home continues to withstand the pandemic without a single COVID-19 case. As long-term care homes continue to struggle with the second wave of COVID-19, the Mariann Home in Richmond Hill, Ontario. so far it has weathered the pandemic without a single case of COVID-19, …
Read More »‘It brought me to my knees’: Ford reveals why he was forced to cancel his appearance at the last minute at the press conference
[ad_1] TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford revealed why he was forced to cancel his appearance at his daily press conference at the last minute yesterday. Ford’s office sent out a notice less than an hour before his scheduled appearance Tuesday saying he would not be available due to a …
Read More »Ford “really pushes” to lift the 14-day quarantine for travelers returning to Canada
[ad_1] TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he is still pushing to “break” the 14-day quarantine for travelers returning to Canada from overseas. Ford made the comment Wednesday afternoon after being asked whether Canadian-US border restrictions should be tightened given the growing number of COVID-19 cases in both countries. …
Read More »Hundreds of Mississauga employees have been temporarily laid off due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
[ad_1] TORONTO – Hundreds of Mississauga city employees have been temporarily laid off, some for the second time this year, due to the COVD-19 blockade. In a press release released Tuesday, officials said some 1,100 part-time employees working in the city’s facilities have been temporarily laid off as of December …
Read More »COVID-19 Ontario: The province reports record cases of COVID-19 with over 1,800 infections reported
[ad_1] TORONTO – Ontario health officials are reporting more than 1,800 new cases of COVID-19 after the province processed a record number of tests in the past 24 hours. The province confirmed 1,855 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday. It is the highest number of cases ever recorded …
Read More »Sales of newly built single-family homes from GTA continue to rise in October as condo sales plummet
[ad_1] New construction home prices and sales of new single-family homes in the GTA continued to rise year over year to double digits in October as consumers seek more space to physically distance themselves and work from home during COVID-19. But the number of condo sales plummeted 32 percent year-on-year …
Read More »Barry and Honey Sherman case: Toronto police identify person of interest
[ad_1] TORONTO – An interested person was identified in the murders of billionaire couple Barry and Honey Sherman, Toronto Police Service confirmed to CTV News Toronto on Wednesday. “The Toronto Police Service can confirm that a person of interest has been identified but not arrested,” Const. Alex Li said in …
Read More »An Ontario family employed by the province allegedly perpetrated a $ 11 million COVID-19 fraud
[ad_1] TORONTO – Four family members who worked for the Ontario government in information technology defrauded the province of at least $ 11 million in COVID-19 subsidies, claims a complaint statement. The unproven civil claim on behalf of the province, which also demands $ 2 million in punitive damages, accuses …
Read More »People aged 60 and over make up 96% of COVID-19 deaths in Ontario. That’s why one advocate calls it “ageism in action”
[ad_1] As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, people aged 60 and over – a group disproportionately represented in Ontario deaths – are seeking more support to avoid becoming infected, says one supporter. According to the province’s daily epidemiological report, 3,298 people aged 60 or over have …
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