Spooked by increasing cases of COVID's Omicron variant, Premier Doug Ford's government is reimposing strict closures and other restrictions. ...
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The PCs’ opioids-crisis lead wants to see his plan through
The pandemic has pushed opioid deaths in Ontario to their highest level ever. ...
Holiday drear: Not really a ranking of Queen’s Park Christmas cards
Ontario’s Liberals were going to take the cake. ...
Omicron transforming pandemic challenges in Ontario
Dr. Kieran Moore said that Omicron has now become the dominant strain in Ontario. ...
Trudeau’s assignments to ministers that impact Ontario
Addressing housing affordability, improving health and long-term care, and steering people towards using more electric vehicles are some of Trudeau's ministers' tasks. ...
Ontario re-issuing strict gathering, capacity limits over holidays
Strict public health measures will be re-implemented in Ontario, just in time for the holidays. ...
Push to quash Biden’s EV tax credit coming down to the wire
Eleventh-hour efforts by Ontario and Ottawa to kill the electric vehicle tax credit are going full throttle. ...
Ontario farmers, small business to collect carbon-price kickback
Ottawa's three-year-old carbon price applies in Ontario because it doesn't have a charge of its own. ...
Ford government postpones housing affordability summit
The summit was postponed because of surging COVID infections. ...
Ontario not considering extending winter break: Top doctor
"At present, we're not contemplating any closures," Dr. Kieran Moore said on Friday. ...