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Ontario Premier Doug Ford watches a health-care worker prepare a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a UHN vaccine clinic in Toronto on Thursday, January 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

1,500 of nearly 1.1M COVID-19 vaccine doses wasted in Ontario

Ontario wasted 1,500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine during its three-month long inoculation campaign, CTV News Toronto has learned. 21

A man wearing a face mask for protection against COVID-19 passes a business that has reopened on the River Walk in San Antonio, Thursday, May 14, 2020. Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has warned officials in San Antonio, Austin and Dallas that the cities could face lawsuits if they do not relax coronavirus measures he says go further than state law allows. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Ontario hiring 100 new health and safety inspectors, more than 370 tickets issued so far this year

The Ontario government is hiring an additional 100 occupational health and safety inspectors, who are expected to be fully trained and deployed by July.

Conservative MP David Sweet is seen in this photograph posted on Facebook. (Facebook/David Sweet M.P.)

Ontario Conservative MP calls for end to lockdowns, wants entire province in green zone

An Ontario Conservative Member of Parliament has publicly come out in favour of ending the province’s lockdown measures.

Pedestrians walk on the boardwalk in the Beach neighbourhood of Toronto on Saturday, April 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Ontarians need 'realistic' guidance on seeing friends, relatives, expert says

Ontarians should be encouraged to see friends and relatives outdoors in the coming months, some health experts said Tuesday in stressing the need for realistic pandemic guidance following a winter of isolation.

A burned out tow truck in seen in this image. (York Regional Police)

Ontario announces further steps in crackdown of Toronto-area's notorious tow truck industry

Ontario is taking further steps to crackdown on the notorious tow truck industry, including contracting specific companies to cover designated portions of Toronto-area highways. 2

A woman bundles up in the cold weather wearing her PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Thursday, February 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

New COVID-19 cases in Ontario drop below 1,000 mark for first time in a week

Ontario is reporting fewer than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time in a week. 21

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott answers questions at the daily COVID-19 briefing at Queen's Park in Toronto on Monday June 29, 2020. THECANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Ford government wants to push back second dose of COVID-19 vaccines to four months

Ontario may push back the administration of second doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to four months in an attempt get more shots into the arms of residents.

Ontario government still finalizing AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan

As Canada prepares to receive thousands of doses of the newly-approved AstraZeneca vaccine, Ontario has yet to determine how the vaccine will be used, citing the need for guidance from a federal advisory committee.

Ontario Minister of Long-Term Care Dr. Merilee Fullerton answers questions during the daily briefing at Queen's Park in Toronto on Friday April 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Ontario long-term care minister says she didn't go public with concerns because she's no expert

Ontario's long-term care minister said she didn't go public early last year with concerns about COVID-19 spreading in nursing homes because she didn't consider herself an authority on the emerging threat. 2

Paula McMahon prepares a shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, as the mass public vaccination program gets underway, at the NHS Louisa Jordan Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2020. (Jeff J Mitchell/Pool via AP)

Vaccine portal to have 'soft launch' in six Ontario regions this week: source

Ontario's website for booking COVID-19 vaccination appointments will begin a "soft launch" in six public health units this week, two weeks before it becomes available across the province, The Canadian Press has learned.

The Ontario Black History Society says it looked through a standard Grade 8 textbook and found that the 255 pages, only 13 pages made mention of Black history in Canada. (Ontario Black History Society)

Ontario government urged to add Black history to education curriculum

An Ontario historian says Black history needs to become a mandatory part of the province’s curriculum instead of leaving it up to teachers to choose what kids will learn. 1

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Ontario Institute for Cancer Research Genomics Director Trevor Pugh discuss COVID-19 research in Toronto on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Ontario hopeful AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine will speed up distribution timeline

Ontario officials are welcoming the approval of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, saying it will speed up the timeline for rolling out vaccinations in the province, even though it might not be distributed to people over 65. 22

Weis Market Pharmacist John Chakan administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Linda Steltz at the Weis Market Store in Dallas, Pa., Thursday Jan. 21, 2021. Health care organizations are dealing with mounting calls and requests for the COVID-19 vaccine after more people were approved to receive the shot. (Mark Moran/The Citizens' Voice via AP)

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. 21

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

Proposed Ontario election law changes an attempt to silence critics: Opposition

Proposed changes to Ontario's election laws introduced Thursday by the Progressive Conservatives were slammed by the Opposition as an attempt to silence critics amid mounting failures in the province's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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."

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