The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Thursday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
In a year when so many traditions are going out the window, it's nice to know that one will remain intact this week, when Canada's first ministers sit down to argue over spending on health.
In a year when so many traditions are going out the window, it’s nice to know that one will remain intact this week, when Canada’s first ministers sit down to argue over spending on health.
Encampments that have sprung up around Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemic are putting the safety of residents at risk, the city’s chief of emergency operations said Wednesday, in the wake of a fire that resulted in four explosions, seriously injuring one person.
Dr. Shelley Deeks, the whistleblower who revealed the province had rejected its own public health agency’s advice when establishing its colour-coded COVID-19 plan, is leaving her job with Public Health Ontario, the agency announced Wednesday.
Ontario is about to examine the role that proof of COVID-19 vaccination or “immunity passports” will play in society as new daily cases remain near record levels.
Ontario is temporarily waiving multiple driver's licence renewal requirements to allow all Class G and M drivers to renew their licences online at ServiceOntario.ca.