Ontario has removed more than 400 deaths from its official COVID-19 count after further analysis revealed the causes of those deaths weren’t related to the disease.A nurse attends to a COVID-19 positive patient in the Humber River Hospital intensive care unit on Jan. 13, 2022. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)Ontario has removed more than 400 deaths from its…
Two Ontario churches that challenged the province’s COVID-19 restrictions on religious gatherings, claiming they violated their right to freedom of religion and assembly under the Constitution, have lost in court. The Church of God in Aylmer, Ont., live-streamed in-person services, such as this gathering on May 2, 2021, in defiance of Ontario’s emergency orders. (Church of God…
Ontario’s Science Advisory Table shows COVID-19 levels in wastewater data are steadily declining in all regions except in northern areas of the province.A researcher samples sewage for COVID-19. Levels of the virus in wastewater are steadiling cropping in Ontario except for the north, according to the provincial Science Advisory Table. (CBC)Ontario’s Science Advisory Table shows…
The Ontario government will remove its proof of vaccination system on March 1, and is moving up the second phase of its COVID-19 reopening plan to Thursday.Ontario is moving up the timeline for its reopening plan, and will drop its vaccination passport system next month, Premier Doug Ford said Monday. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)The Ontario government will remove its proof…
The Ontario Civilian Police Commission announced Friday an investigation into the leadership of the Thunder Bay Police Service.A civilian police oversight agency is now investigating the Thunder Bay Police Service, the second time the same agency has investigated the force in just five years. (Marc Doucette / CBC)The Ontario Civilian Police Commission announced Friday it…
Top Ontario officials say Windsor-Essex’s acting medical officer of health went beyond his mandate and acted in a “discriminatory” manner when he ordered a halt to the arrival of temporary foreign workers as the region was dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks.Migrant farm workers in Abbotsford, B.C., are shown in September 2019. In Ontario, provincial officials have slammed…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will announce Thursday that restaurants in the province will be allowed to reopen at 50 per cent capacity starting on Jan. 31, Radio-Canada has confirmed.Patrons dine at Hendriks Restaurant and Bar on Yonge Street in Toronto on Oct. 22, 2021. Under current restrictions, food and drink establishments in Ontario are allowed to…
Rebecca Crane’s 2014 sexual assault case was thrown out recently because it was taking too long to get to court. Now, the 29-year-old university student in London, Ont., blames the Crown for the 30-month delay that allowed the accused to file an application under the Supreme Court’s so-called Jordan decision.Rebecca Crane, now a university student…
A 17-year-old goalie from Grimsby, Ont., has been charged with assault with a weapon after an opponent was hit on head with a hockey stick during a youth tournament last month, Niagara police say.Niagara police say a 17-year-old from Grimsby, Ont., has been charged with assault with a weapon after a hockey player was hit in…
Schools across Ontario will reopen for in-person learning on Monday, Jan. 17, sources with knowledge of the decision say.An empty hallway at Wexford Collegiate School for Arts in Toronto on Aug. 27, 2020. Ontario students will be able to return to class in person on Jan. 17, sources with knowledge of the decision say. (Evan…