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Ontario nurses call for smaller class sizes, use of masks in schools

Ontario nurses call for smaller class sizes, use of masks in schools

TORONTO — Class sizes in elementary schools should be cut to protect students and staff from COVID-19, Ontario's registered nurses said Monday, suggesting schools should not reopen until all safety conditions are met.
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Northwestern Ontario wildfire being held at bay, officials say

Northwestern Ontario wildfire being held at bay, officials say

EABAMETOONG FIRST NATION, Ont. — Officials say a massive wildfire that led to the partial evacuation of a First Nation in northwestern Ontario is being held at bay.
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NAN says government refusing to provide aid for safe school reopening plan

NAN says government refusing to provide aid for safe school reopening plan

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — An Ontario First Nations group says the federal government is failing to facilitate a safe back-to-school plan for its nearly 9,000 elementary and secondary school students.
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Emergency department visits down 25 per cent in early weeks of pandemic: report

Emergency department visits down 25 per cent in early weeks of pandemic: report

TORONTO — A new report finds emergency department visits dropped by 25 per cent in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canadian Institute for Health Information found 318,000 fewer visits took place in March 2020, compared to March 2019.
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Montreal asks anyone who attended Latin dance events to get tested for COVID-19

Montreal asks anyone who attended Latin dance events to get tested for COVID-19

Montreal's regional public health director is asking anyone who participated in indoor or outdoor Latin dance events over the past two weeks to get tested for COVID-19, and is reminding people that organized indoor dancing activities are still illega
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No one injured after massive boulder falls from bluffs on Toronto beach

No one injured after massive boulder falls from bluffs on Toronto beach

TORONTO — Police say it was just luck no one was injured when a massive boulder fell onto a beach below in Toronto's east end. Const.
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Demonstrators gather to protest treatment of migrant workers amid pandemic

Demonstrators gather to protest treatment of migrant workers amid pandemic

TORONTO — Activists staged a demonstration in front of a government immigration office in Toronto on Sunday to protest what they say is unjust treatment of migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Suspect in custody after three people were found stabbed in Brampton, Ont., home

Suspect in custody after three people were found stabbed in Brampton, Ont., home

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Peel police say a suspect who was in crisis is in custody after allegedly stabbing three people in a home. Investigators say they were called to the home in Brampton, Ont., on Sunday afternoon.
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'You can feel the pain': families of those killed by police support each other

'You can feel the pain': families of those killed by police support each other

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Members of a club no one wants to be a part of gathered Sunday at a barbecue in Brampton, Ont., to celebrate the lives of family members killed by police — and to demand justice.
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Opponents of Quebec's back-to-school plan urge province to reconsider

Opponents of Quebec's back-to-school plan urge province to reconsider

MONTREAL — A group of Quebec educators rallied against the provincial government's back-to-school plan Sunday, saying more needs to be done to ensure the safety of students and staff ahead of an unprecedented school year.
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