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WHITBY, Ont. — The Progressive Conservative government is announcing, days before its budget and shortly before an expected election call, that it is planning to invest an additional $1 billion in home care over three years.

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,455 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, an increase from 1,362 reported in hospital a day earlier. The province is also reporting 219 COVID-19 patients in intensive care. That's compared with 212 on Sunday.

TORONTO — The Ontario NDP released its platform Monday, days ahead of the expected official start to the provincial election campaign. Here are some key promises: - End exclusionary zoning; bring back rent control; create a portable housing benefit.

MARKHAM, Ont. — Ontario's Liberals are promising to increase the amount low-income seniors receive from the province as a top up to federal Old Age Security payments if they form government this spring.

TORONTO — Metrolinx says GO buses were not stopping at or departing from Toronto's Union Station Sunday due to an ongoing strike action.

TORONTO — The Ontario government’s decision to extend its remaining mask mandate in high-risk settings until at least June 11 was met with mixed reactions over the weekend, with some saying the move doesn't go far enough to blunt the effects of COVID

LONDON, Ont. — Police say a pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle in London, Ont. The London Police Service says emergency services responded to a report that a pedestrian was struck near Adelaide and Nelson streets around 9:30 p.m.

Ontario is reporting 1,362 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, a decrease from 1,684 the previous day. The province has previously said not all hospitals report their data on weekends.

Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives are campaigning as if COVID-19 is over – but experts say the pandemic will most likely colour the election campaign in some way, and it may even give the incumbent party a boost with voters when it comes to unmet p

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog says it is investigating after police shot a 22-year-old man while doing a wellness check.