Ontario News

TORONTO — Ontario will extend its remaining mask mandate in high-risk settings until June 11 as the province deals with a sixth wave of COVID-19 infections.

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,591 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, a slight decrease from 1,626 the previous day. The province is also reporting 214 COVID-19 patients in intensive care. That's compared to 207 patients in ICU on Thursday.

TORONTO — The Ontario Liberals are announcing that they would expand universal access to medication to prevent HIV transmission and reduce barriers to gender-affirming surgeries if the party wins the June 2 election.

Toronto police are working to increase their visibility on the city's transit system in the wake of recent incidents of random violence, Mayor John Tory said Thursday.

TORONTO — Metrolinx says congestion at Toronto's Union Station that was caused by mechanical issues but made worse by an electrical workers strike has been cleared.

TORONTO — Prescription birth control would be fully covered by Ontario if the New Democrats win the June 2 election, the party promised Thursday.

TORONTO — A drug considered the "single greatest innovation in the history of cystic fibrosis" has been approved in Canada for children aged six to 11.

The Ontario government says it is looking into raising compensation for workers injured on the job, but the proposed change wouldn't take effect until after the provincial election.

TORONTO — The scientific director of the panel advising Ontario on COVID-19 says cases in the province might rise a bit after the holiday weekend, but it won't fundamentally change the trajectory of the sixth wave. Dr.

TORONTO — Four men have been charged and police say more arrests could be made in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 30-year-old woman in downtown Toronto.