Enjoy a Christmas feast and avoid the kitchen cleanup with help from these local vendors.

Ottawa man charged in ransomware attacks, cyber-related offences

Pandemic paid sick leave is working well — and is still needed by workers — so Labour Minister Monte McNaughton is extending it to July 31.

Eight charges laid in deadly building collapse in London, Ont.

At least one person dead after early morning house fire in Toronto

Ontario is extending capacity limits on night clubs, wedding venues with dancing and strip clubs as COVID-19 cases continue rising and the science table warns hospitals will be “under strain” early next year as intensive care admissions increase.

Landlord, city and commission reach settlement proposal, but details of relocation plan still vague

Ontario is reporting another 928 COVID-19 cases and nine more deaths, according to its latest report released Tuesday morning.

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Ontario science advisory table set to release new COVID-19 modelling

How to deal with shopping anxiety this holiday season

Ontario science advisory table set to release new COVID-19 modelling

Onex fund signs deal to buy education software firm Tes Global, terms not disclosed

The James Street North board game café will open Friday

Norfolk County Road 23 is expected to remain closed most of Tuesday morning between 3rd Concession Road and 4th Concession Road as police investigate.

The maker of the leading Canadian-developed COVID vaccine has released promising data from its third phase of clinical testing — suggesting a high level of efficacy against most variants of the coronavirus — and says a final application will be handed to Health Canada within days.

Affordable housing protesters who spotted the patch say it’s a ‘dog whistle for white supremacists.’ Police say the patch isn’t allowed on uniforms, j

Lack of housing, addiction counselling leaves people sleeping outside

His mother died six weeks before his day with the big silver mug. But they weren’t going to let her miss it, writes Scott Radley.

High school students will return to ‘normal’ timetable in February

The 20-year-old McMaster University student was killed in a crash at Airport and Nebo roads on June 3, 2020

A leisurely walk can seem like stepping into a time warp, writes Mark McNeil.

Drug targets three coronavirus proteins — compared to mRNA’s one — and are administered straight into the lungs

The Ontario government announced $22.8 million in funding for new elementary school and daycare spaces in Hamilton on Dec. 6.

The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Tuesday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.

The pedestrian crosswalk, with flashing lights, at the Ellsworth intersection were turned on Nov. 25.

Police not confirming if victim was targeted for being a tow-truck driver

A Toronto developer isn’t giving up on a bid to bulldoze a wetland by the headwaters to Ancaster Creek to make way for a massive warehouse complex despite opposition from the Hamilton Conservation Authority and the public.

Premier Doug Ford’s government is giving Hamilton’s public school board $16.7 million to build a 650-student elementary school that will be almost across the street from upper Stoney Creek’s Taro industrial dump.

Public health officials say COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations remain low at this time.

Indigenous and racialized workers, especially women, lived with a higher rate of economic insecurity than white workers during COVID-19, due to precarious jobs, pandemic layoffs and exposure to the virus, a new report states.

Toronto Public Health has announced an investigation into the city’s first case of the Omicron variant at a school.

A new outdoor community fridge at McMaster University is expected open in late January or early February with 24-hour access to fresh food for student

A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Waterdown’s Guardian Angels Catholic Elementary School Dec. 6.

Unvaccinated staff at correctional centre placed on unpaid leave amid COVID outbreak

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Ontario reports 887 new COVID-19 cases, three new deaths from virus

Toronto health board votes in favour of application to decriminalize drug possession

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Region has 22 ongoing outbreaks

Toronto committee pushes to ban robots from sidewalks, bike paths

Banks and insurance companies obtain court order to allow virtual AGMs in 2022

There has been no official definition of a new wave in the province, but certain areas of Ontario are ‘seeing concerning increases in cases’

Ontario’s vaccine passport will be around much longer than next month, Health Minister Christine Elliott concedes.

The Art Gallery of Hamilton hopes to introduce dementia-friendly programming to museums in other communities and they’re recruiting residents with dem

Housing task force to publish recommendations early next year: government

Windsor-Essex County Health Unit says at least 42 people have tested positive for COVID-19 after a large outbreak at a restaurant in Kingsville.

The employer council representing management at Ontario’s 24 community colleges, including Mohawk College, is proposing voluntary binding final offer selection interest arbitration to break the impasse following five months of talks with the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU).

The altercation happened following Sunday’s CFL East final; two men charged with trespassing

Energy sector helps lead S&P/TSX composite higher, U.S. stock markets also rise