In a time of uncertainty brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian institutions are facing the prospect of having to evolve or face the possibility of ceasing to exist.
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Monday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
Big number: 18%, the percentage of the population that’s Black in the areas of Toronto that have the highest COVID-19 case rates, according to Toronto Public Health data. Across the city, about 9% of Toronto’s overall population is Black.
My father would have been 100 years young today. He was a veteran of the Second World War, and bravely fought for and defended the freedoms which at the tragic end of his life he was denied.
With 31 of the province’s 34 public health units on track to be in Stage 3 of reopening by the end of the week, epidemiologists are urging caution now that two Western provinces — which are further ahead in their reopening plans — have more COVID-19 cases per capita than Ontario.
The Halton public school board is pressing the province to drop the “hybrid” back-to-school model — a combination of in-person and online classes — saying it would not only be unfair to working families, but also less safe than having kids return to class full-time.
Mayor John Tory says he supports a provincial decision to keep Toronto from entering the next stage of reopening, even though more regions were approved on Monday to enter Stage 3.
As more parts of Ontario are set to lift COVID-19 restrictions this Friday (Toronto, Peel and Windsor-Essex remain in Stage 2 for now), it’s not just the movie theatre or gym people will have to get used to again. For some, interacting with others in person may also be a challenge.
Mayor John Tory is urging landlords to make masks mandatory in the public areas of their apartment buildings to protect tenants and help stop the spread of the deadly virus.
July was supposed to be the month when the Walt Disney Co. would stop sheltering in place and start operating in a post-COVID-19 world. But for the company that just months ago was the envy of Hollywood, few things are going according to plan.
Time is running out. We are almost at the middle of summer vacation, and parents and students from all levels of education are wondering what a return to school will look like in September.
For years visitors to CF Lime Ridge Mall have been enjoying a hot or cold beverage and a pastry or two at the Second Cup.Located at the centre court on ground level, Terry Lee has been running the busy outlet for the past 18 years.They offer m
Renters may be subjected to “rubber stamp” evictions during the pandemic because of changes to repayment plan rules contained in proposed Ontario legislation, advocates say.
As the coronavirus pandemic stretches into the year, more adults are drinking to cope, and alcohol sales have surged across the country, a new study says.
NEW YORK—Chevron will take over Noble Energy for $5 billion (U.S.) in the first big deal announced since the coronavirus pandemic shook the energy sector.