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Police recover 82 tablets stolen from Peel Region schools during break and enters

Police recover 82 tablets stolen from Peel Region schools during break and enters

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say they have recovered 82 iPad tablets stolen from Brampton, Ont. public schools over the last several months.
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Ontario COVID-19 cases rising, residents need to heed calls to stay home: top doc

Ontario COVID-19 cases rising, residents need to heed calls to stay home: top doc

TORONTO — Ontario could see 2,500 daily cases of COVID-19 by the end of the month if the virus keeps spreading at the current rate, the province's top doctor said Thursday, telling residents they needed to heed calls to stay home in order to curb ris
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Health minister defends Quebec's COVID-19 rules as province reports 1,842 new cases

Health minister defends Quebec's COVID-19 rules as province reports 1,842 new cases

MONTREAL — Quebec's health minister defended his government's decision to go further than public health recommendations by shuttering restaurant dining rooms in regions hard-hit by the second wave of the pandemic earlier this fall.
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Public health unit orders Windsor-Essex schools to close as COVID cases rise

Public health unit orders Windsor-Essex schools to close as COVID cases rise

Public health officials have ordered all schools in the Windsor-Essex region to close due to the rapid rise of COVID-19 cases in the area.
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Mississauga hospital network has 36 staff members recovering from COVID-19

Mississauga hospital network has 36 staff members recovering from COVID-19

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A hospital network in Mississauga, Ont., said Thursday that 36 staff members across its three facilities have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last ten days.
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Those from poor neighbourhoods had greatest number of COVID-related ER visits

Those from poor neighbourhoods had greatest number of COVID-related ER visits

TORONTO — New data further illustrates COVID-19's disproportionate impact on the poor.
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Toronto education workers call for expansion of asymptomatic testing pilot, delay to

Toronto education workers call for expansion of asymptomatic testing pilot, delay to

Toronto education workers are calling for the expansion of an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing program that revealed outbreaks in local schools, as well as a delayed return to in-class learning in the new year.
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Parents unable to breastfeed should use formula instead of online milk exchange: CPS

Parents unable to breastfeed should use formula instead of online milk exchange: CPS

TORONTO — The Canadian Paediatric Society is advising parents unable to breastfeed their newborns to stay away from unregulated breast milk sold or shared online.
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Toronto church files constitutional challenge over COVID-19 restrictions

Toronto church files constitutional challenge over COVID-19 restrictions

TORONTO — A church in Toronto's northeast corner has filed a constitutional challenge over Ontario's COVID-19 health regulations.
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Quebec premier calls for police to issue more tickets for COVID-19 violations

Quebec premier calls for police to issue more tickets for COVID-19 violations

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault said Wednesday he has asked the province's police forces to issue more tickets to people violating COVID-19 regulations as the number of new cases in the province remains high.
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