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School board to defy province and keep mask mandates, against government wishes

A southern Ontario school board is sticking to its plan to extend its mask mandate beyond the provincial one, even after the government instructed it to drop the public health measure.

Ontario reports 613 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 185 in ICUs

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 613 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 185 people in ICU. That's down from 615 hospitalizations and 193 intensive care patients yesterday. There are 13 more COVID-19 deaths being reported today.

Toronto Zoo announces death of 17-year-old female greater one-horned rhinoceros

TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo has announced the death of a 17-year-old female greater one-horned rhinoceros named Ashakiran.
Ontario rejects TDSB's request for more time in lifting mask rules in schools

Ontario rejects TDSB's request for more time in lifting mask rules in schools

TORONTO — Ontario's top doctor has instructed schools that sought more time to lift mask mandates and other remaining COVID-19 public health measures to fall in line with the provincial end date set for next week.
Prosecutors seek consecutive sentences for Ontario man who killed ex and her children

Prosecutors seek consecutive sentences for Ontario man who killed ex and her children

The grief and guilt Victoria Pejcinovski felt after her mother and two siblings were killed left her longing to "escape" reality, court heard Friday, after the man found guilty of the murders was escorted out of the room for interrupting victim impac

Research director to resign from Ontario COVID-19 science table

TORONTO — The scientific director of Ontario's expert COVID-19 advisory group is resigning. Dr. Peter Juni has accepted a position at Oxford University and is set to assume his new role in July.

Ontario reports 615 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 193 in ICUs

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 615 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, as well as 193 in intensive care. That's down slightly from the previous day, when the province recorded 644 hospitalizations and 199 COVID-19 patients in ICUs.

Threatened strike at Ontario colleges averted by binding arbitration agreement

TORONTO — It will be business as usual for students and staff at Ontario's colleges after a threatened strike was averted by an agreement to enter into binding arbitration.
Ontario NDP removes long-time member from caucus, bars him from running in election

Ontario NDP removes long-time member from caucus, bars him from running in election

TORONTO — Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath has kicked long-time member Paul Miller out of caucus and will not let him run under the party banner in the June election over what he describes as a "false allegation.
Organization plans to evacuate more young Ukrainian cancer patients in 'near future'

Organization plans to evacuate more young Ukrainian cancer patients in 'near future'

TORONTO — A non-profit organization says it's scaling up efforts to transport Ukrainian children with cancer to Canada for treatment, but the shifting situation on the ground makes it hard to pin down when more patients might arrive.