Ontario News

QUINTE WEST, Ont. — Provincial police say five people have died after a van and a tractor trailer collided on Highway 401 in Quinte West, Ont.

Ontario is reporting 722 people in hospital with COVID-19 Saturday, and 232 in intensive care. That’s compared with 717 people in hospital and 238 in ICUs on Friday. Public Health Ontario is also reporting 16 more deaths due to COVID-19.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has told several school boards looking to extend mask mandates to stick to the province's end date because "they aren't medical experts.

TORONTO — The authority that operates the Toronto Pearson International Airport says things are running smoothly on what is expected to be its busiest travel day since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ontario is contributing funds to a northern park meant to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The province is spending $230,625 on the Rotary Peace Park project in Kenora, Ont.

Some of Ontario's post-secondary institutions are opting to keep mask mandates in place, even after the provincial rules lift.

The Ontario government says it's launching a new scholarship for post-secondary students enrolled in programs related to esports.

Ontario is reporting 717 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, and 238 in intensive care. That's compared with 742 people in hospital and 244 in ICUs on Thursday.

TORONTO — Ontario's chief coroner is investigating several cold-related deaths among Toronto's homeless population and evaluating whether to hold an inquest on the issue. An advocacy group has requested an inquest, Dr. Dirk Huyer said.

TORONTO — Ontario's education minister is defending the province's plan to end mask rules along with other COVID-19 measures in schools on March 21 despite concerns from parents, educators, health experts and political opponents about the timeline.