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Ontario LTCs uneasy about approaching booster mandate deadline amid Omicron wave

Ontario LTCs uneasy about approaching booster mandate deadline amid Omicron wave

TORONTO — Most Ontario long-term care workers have just under two weeks to get their third COVID-19 vaccine doses, but union and industry groups say more time is needed to meet the government’s target as staff infections reach record levelsand worker
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Children killed in house fire in Sandy Lake First Nation identified

Children killed in house fire in Sandy Lake First Nation identified

SANDY LAKE, Ont. — The chief of Sandy Lake First Nation says the eldest of three children killed in a house fire Thursday night turned nine that day.
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Ontario reports 3,957 hospitalized with COVID-19, 42 new deaths

Ontario reports 3,957 hospitalized with COVID-19, 42 new deaths

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 3,957 people hospitalized with COVID-19, including 558 in intensive care units. The new COVID-19 hospitalization numbers represent an increase from the 3,814 patients in hospital yesterday, and a rise of 31 in ICU.
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High-profile cabinet minister Rod Phillips to resign seat, won't seek re-election

High-profile cabinet minister Rod Phillips to resign seat, won't seek re-election

High-profile Ontario cabinet minister Rod Phillips announced Friday that he is resigning at the end of next month and won't be seeking re-election.
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Health unit revokes order pausing arrival of temporary foreign workers over COVID-19

Health unit revokes order pausing arrival of temporary foreign workers over COVID-19

WINDSOR, Ont. — Health officials in the Windsor, Ont., region have revoked an order that halted the arrival of temporary foreign workers for several weeks due to concerns about COVID-19 outbreaks in the agricultural sector.
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School boards warn of potential last-minute class cancellations during COVID surge

School boards warn of potential last-minute class cancellations during COVID surge

Several Ontario school boards are warning parents that classes could be cancelled with little notice when in-person learning resumes Monday, saying they're bracing for Omicron-related staffing shortages that have been plaguing other industries for we
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A recent history of fatal fires on First Nations

A recent history of fatal fires on First Nations

Three children died in a home that caught fire in Sandy Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario on Thursday night.
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Ontario Provincial Police officer charged with manslaughter in shooting death

Ontario Provincial Police officer charged with manslaughter in shooting death

CHATHAM, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog has charged an officer with manslaughter and negligence following the shooting death of a man last summer.
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Three children dead in Ontario First Nation house fire, chief says

Three children dead in Ontario First Nation house fire, chief says

Three children from one family died in a house fire in northwestern Ontario Thursday night as firefighters raced against time and unusable hydrants, a First Nation chief said Friday.
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Mobility, test positivity prompts cautious optimism on Ontario COVID situation: Juni

Mobility, test positivity prompts cautious optimism on Ontario COVID situation: Juni

TORONTO — It's become challenging to model COVID-19 trends in Ontario without accurate case data, but the scientific director of the province's expert pandemic advisory group says some indicators suggest COVID-19 hospitalizations could peak in the ne
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