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Ontario Premier Doug Ford names hospital CEO as new secretary to cabinet
Ontario Premier Doug Ford named a new secretary to cabinet and clerk of the executive council on Wednesday
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Toronto to receive $400 million from the province for the TTC
Toronto is receiving the first phase of funding for the TTC from the province as ridership has declined due…
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Ontario reports 111 new cases of COVID-19, as parts of province prepare for stage 3 of reopening
Ontario reported 111 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, on the eve of much of the province moving into…
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Much of Ontario heading into Stage 3 of COVID-19 reopening plan this Friday
A large swath of Ontario will move to Stage 3 of the province’s reopening plan on July 17, with…
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Canadian Armed Forces members leave long-term care homes
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces finished their mission at Ontario long-term care homes today, departing the last facility where…
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Ontario reports 302 new COVID-19 cases over 2 days as launch of contact tracing app delayed
Ontario reported a combined total of 302 new cases of COVID-19 over the last two days, with 149 of those…
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Province rejects call to make masks mandatory
Toronto Mayor John Tory and Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa announced on Tuesday morning their plan to make…
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Ontario announces task force to examine tow-truck industry reform
Ontario is setting up a task force that will examine ways to reform the province’s tow truck industry. The Monday…
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Ontario premier, health, education ministers being tested for COVID-19
Premier Doug Ford, Health Minister Christine Elliott and Education Minister Stephen Lecce are being tested for COVID-19 after Lecce recently…
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Toronto councillor Michael Ford says he has tested positive for COVID-19
Toronto city councillor Michael Ford has tested positive for COVID-19, he confirmed in a statement on Tuesday night. Ford, who…
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Ontario considering Stage 2 of reopening despite steady stream of new COVID-19 cases
Premier Doug Ford is signalling that he could announce the next phase of loosening Ontario’s pandemic restrictions as early as…
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Province moving forward with Ontario Line, but no word on timeline
The province announced Tuesday that it is moving ahead with the Ontario Line subway plan, but any mention of the…
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Ford says he’s done ‘taking bullets’ for union members who wouldn’t inspect care homes
Premier Doug Ford said Thursday that he’s sick of “taking bullets” for unionized government inspectors who, he says, refused to go…
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Ontario takes over 5 long-term care homes, emergency orders extended to June 9
The province is taking over management at five Ontario long-term care homes in the wake of a scathing military report a…
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Ford speaks about ‘horrific’ military report on long-term care conditions during COVID-19 pandemic
Cockroaches, rotten food, patients with ulcers left bed-bound, staff moving from unit to unit wearing contaminated gear. Those are just some…
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Ontario to maintain group size restrictions amid rising COVID-19 cases, crowded parks
A recent uptick in positive cases and large group gatherings means Ontario will maintain some COVID-19 restrictions longer than initially…
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Ontario reports missed COVID-19 cases, day after reopening plan revealed
Ontario’s Health Minister Christine Elliott reported a “glitch” in the province’s COVID-19 reporting Friday, which caused some new cases to…
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What will Ontario’s 1st stage of reopening look like? Premier Ford unveils details
Ontario’s first stage of economic recovery will include resuming construction projects, the reopening of some workplaces, seasonal activities and healthcare…
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Ontario’s new COVID-19 case count jumps to highest in a week as province aims to up testing
Premier Doug Ford says Ontario needs to increase its daily COVID-19 testing to 20,000 as the province looks toward slowly…
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Ford government’s blue licence plates officially scrapped, ‘Yours to Discover’ is back
Premier Doug Ford’s redesigned blue licence plates are officially dead, and white embossed plates with the “Yours to Discover” slogan are…
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Ford hints at ‘good news’ as Ontario’s new case count drops below 400 for 2nd day since April
Premier Doug Ford appears to be changing his tune about whether Ontarians with cottages should be able to head to their…
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Province allowing some businesses to reopen with ‘strict safety guidelines’
The Ontario government is allowing some workplaces to reopen, as long as they meet “strict public health measures and operate safely during…
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Premier to release ‘really stark’ projections Friday as Ontario confirms 401 new COVID-19 cases
Ontario confirmed 401 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the provincial total to 2,793. The tally includes 16 new…
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Doug Ford’s government will release 2020 budget on March 25
Ontario’s finance minister says the budget will be delivered March 25. It will be the Progressive Conservative government’s second budget.…
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Elementary schools may combine classes as teachers’ strikes ramp up, TDSB says
Elementary schools might need to combine classes in some locations as ongoing strikes by teachers continue. Starting Wednesday, Elementary Teachers’ Federation…
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How one hospital tackles hallway medicine, starting in the emergency room
One Ontario hospital is trying to lessen its “hallway medicine” problem by forming a new team of health-care workers in…
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Del Duca emerges as Ontario Liberal leadership front-runner in delegate vote
Former cabinet minister Steven Del Duca has emerged as the clear front-runner in the Ontario Liberal leadership race, according to…
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Ontario overpays some parents up to 4 times the school strike compensation they were supposed to receive
Some Ontario parents have received up to four times more money than they were supposed to be paid under a…
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Teachers strike puts 950,000 kids out of school. Here’s what’s keeping the Ford government and unions apart
Classes are cancelled Thursday for nearly one million elementary school kids, as Ontario’s biggest teachers’ union holds its first province-wide…
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Ontario NDP calls on Ford to pause public health cuts amid coronavirus
Ontario’s opposition NDP says Premier Doug Ford must pause cuts to public health funding as health-care workers grapple with the…
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