BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian authorities have fined the distributor of a children's book that features a family with same-sex parents using a law prohibiting unfair commercial practices, fueling an debate over recent government steps seen as limiting the rights of LGBT people.
Despite Ontario's declining COVID-19 case numbers and death rates, the province does not currently plan to move into Step Three of its reopening plan early, primarily due to concerns over the Delta variant, Health Minister Christine Elliott said.
A Waterdown resident remains concerned about public safety — and the lack of communication from police — after the Crown withdrew the charges against the accused in a March 22 stabbing in Waterdown.
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Wednesday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Wednesday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
New figures show 83 per cent of Ontarians who caught COVID-19 recently had not been vaccinated, chief medical officer Dr. Kieran Moore says in his latest plea for people to get their shots.
Eleven cases of a COVID-19 variant detected in about 30 countries and recently flagged by the World Health Organization have been found in Canada. None of them are in Ontario, but public health officials here say they are now testing all positive samples for mutations.
Ontario is reporting another 164 new COVID-19 cases and 9 more deaths, according to its latest report released Tuesday morning. Due to a data review and cleanup, Toronto Public Health is reporting an additional 80 cases from 2020, bringing today's total to 244 cases.