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'Regretfully, but necessarily': Seneca College drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate in 2023

TORONTO — Seneca College said Monday that it will drop its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy in the new year, with its president citing recent provincial and federal changes for the decision.
Ontario education workers in legal strike position in 17 days

Ontario education workers in legal strike position in 17 days

TORONTO — About 55,000 education workers in Ontario, such as custodians, early childhood educators and administration staff, will be in a legal strike position as of Nov. 3, the Canadian Union of Public Employees said Monday.
Southwestern Ontario county declares local emergency over long ambulance delays

Southwestern Ontario county declares local emergency over long ambulance delays

On a recent day in the County of Essex in southwestern Ontario, there were no ambulances available to respond to emergencies for almost three hours as 26 paramedic teams were delayed at hospitals, highlighting an "unsustainable" issue seen provincewi
Ontario Parks to reduce maximum camping stays during height of summer

Ontario Parks to reduce maximum camping stays during height of summer

Ontario Parks says it is cutting the maximum length of stay at several provincial campgrounds next summer amid a surge in demand.
Ford says he supported use of Emergencies Act, but Ontario turned down plea for help

Ford says he supported use of Emergencies Act, but Ontario turned down plea for help

Ontario's premier said Monday that he supported the federal government's measures aimed at ending the so-called "Freedom Convoy" protests last winter, but documents filed with an inquiry show the provincial government turned down a request to get dir
Autopsy panel testifies at inquest into Indigenous men's police custody deaths

Autopsy panel testifies at inquest into Indigenous men's police custody deaths

A forensic pathologist told a coroner's inquest on Monday that a man who died from hypertensive heart disease while in Thunder Bay police custody might have survived if he had been assessed and sent to a hospital, though it's difficult to know for su
Study warns of potential health-care strain posed by long COVID patients

Study warns of potential health-care strain posed by long COVID patients

TORONTO — A new study finds long COVID significantly increased doctor visits, home-care needs and hospitalizations for a small proportion of Ontarians infected early in the pandemic.
Man, 33, from Ajax charged with second-degree murder in fatal stabbing outside bar

Man, 33, from Ajax charged with second-degree murder in fatal stabbing outside bar

AJAX, Ont. — Police have charged a man from Ajax, Ont., in the fatal stabbing of a male outside a bar in the town this weekend.

22-year-old dead, two teens sent to hospital in crash west of Waterloo, Ont.

WATERLOO, Belgium — Police in Waterloo, Ont., say a 22-year-old woman is dead and two teenagers were sent to hospital after a two-vehicle crash in the region.
Funeral for two Ontario police officers shot dead to be held in Barrie on Thursday

Funeral for two Ontario police officers shot dead to be held in Barrie on Thursday

INNISFIL, Ont. — The funeral for two Ontario police officers killed in a shooting in Innisfil earlier this week will be held in Barrie on Thursday. Const. Morgan Russell, 54, and Const.