Siblings, grandparents among those to be let in to Canada under new COVID-19 rules

Trudeau says more compassionate approach to COVID-19 border restrictions is needed

Adeola Olubamiji’s dream of being a physicist carried her from a poor neighbourhood in the capital of Nigeria to the forefront of the field of biomedical 3D printing. Now she’s lifting underserved and under-represented youth up with her.

Feds top up relief fund with $600 million to help small- and medium-sized businesses

Three seniors who live adjacent to the Upper Mill Pond construction site at The Village of St. Elizabeth Mills say a recent meeting with the project manager did little to alleviate their concerns about noise, dust and vibrations from the site that h

Struggling to control surging numbers of COVID-19 infections in Toronto, the city’s top doctor is imploring the province to restore some of the lockdown measures that were in place this spring, including a ban on indoor dining in restaurants, and asking residents to remain at home for all but essential activities.

A Toronto construction company has been fined $150,000 after pleading guilty to a safety violation that led to the death of a worker at a Hamilton apartment building in 2018.Welldone Inc., a restoration company, pleaded guilty Oct. 1 in Hamilton p

Thousands of Toronto students to switch between online and in-class learning

Trudeau says more compassionate approach to COVID-19 border restrictions is needed

Masks, gloves go in the garbage, cities tell residents

Ontario labour board dismisses teachers' union challenge of school plan

Senate passes latest COVID-19 aid bill after compromise on hybrid sittings

Vancouver home sales surge 56.2 per cent to record level in September

Ontario hits record COVID-19 cases amid pressure to tighten public health measures

Man seen on surveillance visiting victim and accused before homicide.

Project includes final phase of Highway 8 hill reconstruction, drainage improvements

Feds top up relief fund with $600 million to help small- and medium-sized businesses

Outdoor heaters, patio fireplaces and backyard kitchen appliances promise to be hot sellers this fall at Fora Outdoor Living.

North American stock markets fall in late-morning trading; loonie is down

PBO complains of lack of transparency on $422 billion in federal business support

Masks, gloves go in the garbage, cities tell residents

Hybrid sittings proposed for Senate in compromise to pass COVID-19 aid bill

Ontario labour board dismisses teachers' union challenge of school plan

Vancouver home sales surge 56.2 per cent to record level in September

Toronto Santa Claus parade goes prime-time, broadcast-only for first time

PBO complains of lack of transparency on $422 billion in federal business support

Airbnb to block one-night bookings on Halloween weekend to discourage partying

An online meeting for the city’s racialized community to discuss bullying at Hamilton public schools drew a sparse and mostly tight-lipped turnout, but quickly put the spotlight on parents’ role in perpetuating the behaviour.

The Public Health Agency has released what it's calling it's "final update" into a salmonella outbreak in Canada caused by onions.

North American stock markets down in early trading, loonie falls

Doctor charged last month with sexual assault faces 20 new counts

WATERLOO—This year marks the 19th annual Awards of Excellence, a scholarship program that recognizes Black students from across the African diaspora in the Waterloo Region.

David and Nicola Yoon launch YA imprint for people of colour

The university will be one of the first in Ontario to regularly test flushed sewage from residences and academic buildings as a pandemic precaution.

With winter approaching, you may have some new questions about masks. We answer them.

Haddon remains closed from Main to Westwood Avenue on Friday morning.

Santa Claus has arrived in Toronto by plane, pulled by horses and at least once pulled by reindeer, but in 2020, in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, he’ll be arriving remotely by television.

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

Good Shepherd, which the city tapped to operate both sites during the COVID-19 pandemic, left the arena Tuesday.

A second wave of COVID-19 is bearing down, hospitals are getting overcrowded and the amount of postponed cancer screening is staggering

A significant overhaul of COVID screening guidelines in Ontario schools, which will allow kids who recover quickly from a runny nose, headache or upset stomach to return to class without a test, has stunned several infectious disease experts in Toronto, despite a similar move in B.C.

Prairie Girl Bakery’s fantastically flavoured cupcakes and designer confections have been longtime favourites of Toronto office workers. Before COVID-19, they could be picked up for work events or on the way home from five Prairie Girl stores, including two in the underground PATH at First Canadian Place and Brookfield Place.

Teachers worried about their health, quality of education as they deal with COVID-19

Champagne says he will stop arms exports to Turkey if rights abuse uncovered

Hamilton public health as declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Koi Restaurant in Hess Village.

Police say both robberies occurred after the victims withdrew money.

Ontario reports 538 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths from the illness

Toronto’s skyrocketing COVID-19 infection rate — the highest ever — has city officials beseeching their provincial counterparts for new measures to slow the spread and escape avoidable deaths and a return to lockdown.

Half of elementary students at Peel public board opted for online learning

Promise of hybrid sittings clears way for Senate to deal with worker-aid bill