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    COVID-19 variants likely to make up 40 per cent of Ontario cases by mid-March, hospitalizations expected to climb

    Highly-contagious COVID-19 variants are expected to make up about 40 per cent of all cases by the second week of March, new modelling data suggests, leading to a likely increase in daily infections and hospitalizations. 1

  • Hotel rooms glow by the Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ont. by the Pearson International Airport on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 as new air travel rules come into effect in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

    Some travellers to Toronto fear they will face fines amid struggle to book mandatory quarantine hotel

    Some travellers arriving in Toronto say their calls are being disconnected after waiting hours to book a mandatory quarantine hotel.

  • Dr. David Williams, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health leaves a news conference in Toronto, on Monday January 27, 2020, as officials provide an update on the coronavirus in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

    Long-term care commission grills Ontario’s chief medical officer over failures during COVID-19 first wave

    Ontario's Commission into long-term care tore into the province's top public health official during a hearing this week, where he conceded homes could not evacuate healthy patients to anywhere but a hospital, were not warned of asymptomatic spread early on and sometimes got positive COVID-19 test results by mail.

  • York Regional Police investigating a fatal incident in Richmond Hill.

    Four children were home when woman was allegedly murdered by partner

    Police say that a domestic homicide in Richmond Hill on Wednesday night unfolded with the couple’s four children at home.

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    Ontario records more than 1,100 new COVID-19 cases, 23 deaths

    Ontario is recording more than 1,100 new COVID-19 cases, as well as 23 more deaths linked to the disease. 23

  • A droplet falls from a syringe after a health care worker was injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Providence, R.I., on Dec. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

    Ontario's COVID-19 vaccination timeline a 'worst-case scenario,' member of vaccine task force says

    The dates for when members of the general population can be vaccinated against COVID-19 in Ontario will be significantly accelerated if additional vaccine candidates are approved for use in Canada, a member of the province's vaccine distribution task force said on Thursday. 23

  • The proposed route of Highway 413 is shown. (Ontario Ministry of Transportation)

    Mississauga formally opposes new 400-series GTA highway proposed by Ontario government

    Mississauga city council has unanimously passed a motion opposing the construction of a new 400-series highway with Mayor Bonnie Crombie warning that the project "will have a disastrous impact on the environment."

  • A Peel Regional Police cruiser is seen. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

    Former youth group leader facing 21 more sex-related charges following further allegations

    A former youth group leader is facing 21 additional charges in connection with alleged sex-related offences that took place at churches and temporary Halloween stores across the Greater Toronto Area between 1997 and 2009.

  • A health-care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a UHN COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Toronto on Thursday, January 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Public health units can vaccinate residents over age of 80 ahead of Ontario's timeline if they are ready

    Ontario's 34 local public health units will be able to vaccinate elderly residents ahead of the province's timeline, according to Health Minister Christine Elliott, but will have to use their own appointment booking system until the provincial portal is ready. 23

  • Homicide detectives have been called in to investigate after a man was found dead at the end of a road in an industrial area in Vaughan Thursday morning. (CTV News Toronto)

    Homicide unit investigating after man found dead at end of road in Vaughan

    Homicide detectives have been called in to investigate after a man was found dead at the end of a road in an industrial area in Vaughan early Thursday morning. 1

  • The exterior of Queen's Park in downtown Toronto is seen from CTV News Toronto's Chopper. (Ted Brooks)

    Ontario proposes election laws reform to limit third-party advertising

    Ontario's Progressive Conservative government proposed changes to the election laws Thursday that it said were aimed at limiting third-party advertising and boosting voter participation.

  • One suspect is in custody following a double stabbing at a Maple Leaf Foods facility near Hamilton early Thursday morning.

    Man arrested following double stabbing at Maple Leaf Foods facility near Hamilton

    Two female employees of a Maple Leaf Foods facility in Hamilton were rushed to hospital early this morning after police say they were stabbed multiple times by a male co-worker. 1

  • The logo for the Peel District School Board is seen. (PDSB)

    Peel District School Board apologizes for 'hurtful content' in internal post about event for Black girls

    The Peel District School Board is apologizing after posting "hurtful content" about an event for Black girls on their internal webpage for staff.

  • Fenton Jagdeo, 26, is seen at Museum Station in downtown Toronto. (CTV News Toronto)

    This 26-year-old Toronto man is the youngest-ever TTC commissioner

    Fenton Jagdeo has been riding the Toronto subway since he was a baby.

  • Front-line worker Tim MacFarlane has been living in his minivan since February of last year. He's one of the roughly 235,000 Canadians who experience homelessness every year.

    A front-line worker became homeless just before the pandemic hit. He's still living in his van

    As a full-time pharmacy technician in a busy Toronto hospital, Tim MacFarlane has been on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19. But since February of last year, he’s also been living in his minivan after he became one of the roughly 235,000 Canadians who experience homelessness every year. 2

  • A grade six class room is shown at Hunter's Glen Junior Public School which is part of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scarborough, Ont., on Monday, September 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Eight Toronto schools confirmed to have at least one COVID-19 case linked to variant of concern

    Eight schools in Toronto have at least one COVID-19 case that has screened positive for a variant of concern, Toronto Public Health reported Wednesday.

  • CTV News Toronto has everything you need know about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in Toronto. (AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)

    Here's what you need to know about getting the COVID-19 vaccine in the Toronto area

    CTVNewsToronto.ca has everything you need to know about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in the Toronto area, including locations, how to register, and who is next in line. 62

  • A 22-year-old man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a shooting in Brampton overnight.

    Man has critical injuries after shooting in Brampton

    A 22-year-old man is in life-threatening condition after a shooting in Brampton overnight, Peel police say. 1

  • Admiral Art McDonald is seen during a 2019 interview with The Canadian Press in Ottawa. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)

    Military reeling as new defence chief steps aside amid allegations of misconduct

    The Canadian Armed Forces is reeling after news defence chief Admiral Art McDonald is being investigated for misconduct, only weeks after military police launched an investigation into allegations against his predecessor. 1

  • In this file photo, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 is prepared prior to a vaccine event at Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Medical Center in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)

    New national survey aims to enroll more than 600,000 participants to study vaccine side effects

    As the vaccine rollout picks up, a sweeping new national survey is looking for more than half a million Canadians willing to provide information on any adverse events that occur after vaccination.

  • The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) headquarters Connaught Building is pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

    Complaints spike as taxpayers' watchdog to review CRA handling of locked accounts

    The federal taxpayers' watchdog says complaints to his office spiked in the hours after he went public with concerns about how the Canada Revenue Agency locked users out of their online accounts.

  • A Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is prepared prior to being administered, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Tulsa, Okla. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP)

    Ontario's online portal to book COVID-19 vaccines launches on March 15, people 80 and over first in line

    Ontario’s online portal where people from the general population can book their COVID-19 vaccine appointment will be launched on March 15, and will start by allowing people 80 and over to register first. 41

  • York Regional Police investigating a fatal incident in Richmond Hill.

    Woman dead, man arrested following incident in Richmond Hill

    A woman is dead, and a man is in custody following a homicide in Richmond Hill Wednesday evening. 2

  • Police and workers wait for arrivals at the COVID-19 testing centre in Terminal 3 at Pearson Airport in Toronto on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

    Some travellers from Toronto Pearson International Airport violating Quarantine Act

    Several international travellers arriving at Toronto's Pearson International Airport have refused to comply with a new rule requiring a three-day hotel quarantine, local police said Wednesday. 1

  • Marco Muzzo, centre, leaves the Newmarket courthouse surrounded by family members including his mother Dawn Muzzo, right, on February 4, 2016. A Toronto-area woman whose three children and father died in a horrific car crash says Muzzo, the drunk driver responsible, has been granted day parole. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Christopher Katsarov

    Drunk driver Marco Muzzo's wish to live near deadly crash site shows lack of victim empathy: parole board

    Convicted drunk driver Marco Muzzo has expressed a wish to move back to the area where the crash that killed four members of the same family occurred nearly six years ago, despite his parole conditions specifically restricting him from doing so. 4


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