A shipment of more than 100,000 testing swabs arrived in Ontario contaminated and unusable, the Star has learned, illustrating how even as the province strives to expand its COVID-19 lab-testing capacity it is still contending with global supply-chain havoc wrought by the pandemic.

On April 12, 1980, Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope in St. John’s before ending it 143 days later in Thunder Bay, Ont., after cancer spread to his lungs. Terry died on June 28, 1981.

"I'm trying to figure it out, much like everybody else," said Gerrard.

The industry generated more than $700 million in direct gross output in B.C. with approximately 401 companies creating more than 7,400 full-time jobs in 2017, according to Indigenous Tourism B.C.

The Quebec coroner’s office has launched an investigation into a long-term-care home in a suburb of Montreal, where 31 people have died in conditions the province’s premier has described as “deplorable.”

The expected update comes after a weekend that saw Quebec’s premier rebuke a long-term care home where 31 residents have died in less than a month.

Among many changes and trends since pandemic ground courts to a near-halt: more accused are looking to plead guilty, writes Susan Clairmont

Complaints of social-distancing infractions in Toronto fell by more than a third on the first day of a new ticketing blitz that threatened violators with $1,000 fines, Mayor John Tory said Sunday.

The Ontario government’s effort to fight COVID-19 includes a plan to bring artificial intelligence innovators together with health researchers to study a vast new pool of public health information.

It’s slow these days at Corby Custom Framing in Carlisle.

Holland Christian Homes says 16 residents and four staff members at its Grace Manor location in Brampton have now tested positive for COVID-19, with the number of confirmed case growing from one to 20 in just four days.

COVID-19 a 'failure of early warning' for Canada, intelligence expert says

The City of Brampton is reporting a fourth transit operator testing positive for COVID-19 and the second in the last three days.

To date, Halton Region has publicly reported four COVID-19 deaths in Halton

Ontario reports 401 new cases of COVID-19, 21 more deaths on Sunday

Quebec records 39 new COVID-19 deaths as cases approach the 13,000-mark

Canada asks Iran to delay download of Flight 752 black boxes due to COVID-19

The service was livestreamed on Facebook Live and the church’s YouTube channel.

Six staff members at West Haldimand General Hospital have tested positive for coronavirus.

As efforts ramp up to issue fines for people who aren’t sticking to physical distancing requirements, some people were clearly still on the move as re

Hamilton area performers face uncertainty as their industry shuts down

Hamilton area performers face uncertainty as their industry shuts down

Canadians mark Easter as COVID-19 continues to cause pain, grief for many

A transport truck driver sustained only minor injuries after their vehicle crashed, rolled over and was engulfed in flames in Mississauga.

Pope Francis made his traditional Easter address on Sunday and called for sanctions relief, debt forgiveness and ceasefires to calm conflicts and financial crises around the globe.

A police investigation was launched after health authorities accessed patient files at the Residence Herron and found that 31 of the residence’s 150 or so seniors had died since March 13.

The intelligence community once saw terrorism as rather unsexy but that all changed on Sept. 11, 2001. Pandemic analysis could soon be getting more respect, too.

On April 1, Toronto public health officials dropped a reality bomb: 12 weeks of “unprecedented” measures would be necessary to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical officer of health Dr. Eileen de Villa used her legal powers to order new restrictions that would continue until late June, and the city cancelled events until June 30.So what happens next?

Firefighters started searching the Quebec Street home, but flames and a floor collapse forced them to retreat

Ontario reports 401 new cases of COVID-19, 21 more deaths on Sunday

They hold your grandma’s hand. They help your dad work an iPad so he can “visit” with his family

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

The Hamilton Transportation Task Force recommends higher-order transit including LRT and BRT.

Similar outbreaks were announced Saturday at hospitals in Niagara and Brantford. A special care nursery at St. Joseph’s Health Care also announced an

Online cooking classes, Canada's Wonderland's virtual rides, and more.

No winning ticket for Saturday night's $14.5 million Lotto 649 jackpot

Singh calls for universal access to CERB

Singh calls for universal access to CERB

Provincial pandemic orders were also expanded Saturday and COVID-19 outbreaks were reported in hospitals in Niagara and Brantford.

Ontario reports 31 new deaths from COVID-19, 411 new cases on Saturday

Concerns raised about COVID-19 quarantine rules for migrant workers

Changes coming to allow seasonal workers to apply for CERB: Qualtrough

10 people have died in Region’s deadliest coronavirus outbreak

COVID-19: Some Quebec parents, teachers, not keen on quick reopening of schools, daycares

The U.S. had more than 2,000 deaths from the coronavirus in a single day for the first time.

Some 24,000 troops have been mobilized across Canada to respond to provinces’ calls for help to deal with COVID-19.

A group home for adults with disabilities just north of Toronto reports that an outbreak there led most personal support workers to walk off the job Thursday.

On a per-capita basis, Ontario is testing at a lower rate than several other provinces. The province can process about 14,000 samples a day, and on Friday Ontario pledged to ramp up testing to 16,000 a day by May 6.

Singh calls for universal access to CERB

Good Shepherd organizers normally prepare a communal holiday meal for up to 400 people. “For now, we just have to do things a little differently.”