A snowshoer in Schreiber Ont., is using frozen lakes and snow covered fields in the region as his canvas to create some breathtaking artwork.Kim Asmussen, artist in Schreiber Ont., is creating stunning displays in the snow using snowshoes. He maps out large-scale designs on open fields and frozen lakes near his community. (Kim Asmussen/YouTube)A snowshoer…
The alert was sent at around 10:10am ET Jan 14, 2021 10:32 AM EST The Ontario government has issued an emergency alert…
Multiple levels of government are striving to prevent infected travellers from bringing the coronavirus to Ontario from abroad, but experts warn regional movement remains a far greater driver of transmission. But it may also be a trickier form of travel to curb.Multiple levels of government are striving to prevent infected travellers from bringing the coronavirus…
Ontario announced on Saturday an expansion and an extension of free emergency child care it is offering to front-line workers as the province logged another 3,443 new COVID-19 cases and 40 more deaths.Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced on Saturday that free child care being offered to front-line workers is being extended to at least Jan. 25 due…
A handful of language and cultural advisers who served alongside the Canadian army during the Afghan war have filed injury claims with Ontario’s workplace safety board. Many of those who ended up with PTSD as a result of their experiences have been unable to access federal benefits because they were contract employees.Canadian troops patrol southern…
Ontario’s changes to its thresholds for restrictions come after Premier Doug Ford’s government came under fire recently for its colour-coded COVID-19 system being too lenient while case counts in the province surged to record levels.People are seen walking in Toronto on Nov. 12, 2020, as daily case numbers of COVID-19 continue to hit all-time highs. Provincial…
On a Nov. 11 when Canadians were urged to mark Remembrance Day at home to avoid the novel coronavirus, confirmed cases of COVID-19 continued to surge, with Ontario setting a new record for daily cases and Manitoba setting a new record for deaths.A man reads a headstone at the field of honour for fallen Canadian…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is leaving the door open for bodychecking to remain in the Ontario Hockey League for the upcoming season.Host Regina Pats forward Robbie Holmes collides with OHL Hamilton Bulldogs forward Will Bitten during first period Memorial Cup semifinal action in Regina on Friday, May, 25, 2018. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)Ontario Premier Doug…
A dog in Ontario’s Niagara Region has become the first dog in Canada to test positive for COVID-19. A researcher says there are likely more infected dogs in the country, though pet owners shouldn’t be worried.Scott Weese, chief of infection control at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College, is part of the team that…
Ontario reported a record 1,042 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, marking the first time cases have surpassed 1,000 a day since the outbreak began in late January.Ontario recorded seven new deaths linked to the novel coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the province’s official COVID-19 death toll to 3,093. A total of 278 people are hospitalized in Ontario…