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Ontario reports 3,670 new COVID-19 cases; 15 more deaths

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Ontario frantically adding ICU beds to hospitals as occupancy due to COVID-19 hits record high

Ontario says it will add hundreds of critical care beds this week to help with an influx of COVID-19 cases that is pushing the health-care system to the brink.
Ford to provide update on province's COVID-19 vaccine rollout today

Premier Doug Ford is expected to provide an update on the province’s vaccine rollout this afternoon days after the provincial government announced that employees in hot spot workplaces and all adult residents living in some of the neighbourhoods hardest hit by the virus will soon be eligible to receive a shot.
Toronto police review of missing person cases in wake of McArthur failures to be released today

An independent review of the Toronto police force's handling of missing-persons investigations is set to be released today.
At least 80 per cent of Canadians want a COVID-19 vaccine, safety fears remain: poll

More Canadians than ever say they intend to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a new poll suggests while fear about vaccine safety is the main driver of hesitancy to get an injection.
RCMP under scrutiny one year after mass killing that left 22 dead in Nova Scotia

In the 12 months since a man disguised as a Mountie murdered 22 people in rural Nova Scotia, the RCMP's handling of the horrific case has come under intense scrutiny.
Toronto residents 18 and older in COVID-19 hot spots not getting invites to mass immunization clinics for now: Pegg

The head of Toronto’s COVID-19 emergency response said Monday that younger residents living in hot spot neighbourhoods will not be getting an invite to attend mass immunization sites for now.
All Ontario schools will be switched to remote-only instruction following April Break

All schools across Ontario will be switched to remote-learning only following the April break.
Warrant issued for second suspect in Etobicoke drive-by killing

Toronto police have issued a second Canada-wide warrant in connection with the drive-by killing of a 21-year-old man in Etobicoke earlier this month.
Air Canada, Ottawa agree on $5.9 billion aid package

After months of negotiations, Ottawa has reached a deal with Air Canada that will allow the battered airline to access as much as $5.9 billion in loans and equity financing from the public purse.
Man who killed stranger by pushing him in front of Toronto subway train sentenced to life, no parole for 14 years

A Toronto man who pushed a stranger in front of a moving subway train nearly three years ago has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 14 years.
Laurentian University cuts over 60 academic programs due to insolvency issues

Laurentian University says it has cut over 60 academic programs as the publicly funded institution struggles with insolvency.
Ontario may have to turn to 'last resort' of triage protocol if ICU number surpasses 900: official

The province’s healthcare system is now at a point at which it may not be able to handle much more than 200 or 300 additional COVID patients in intensive care without considering “other means” to create capacity like invoking the triage protocol, a top official at Ontario Health is warning.
'The right thing to do:' Sobeys reinstates lockdown bonus for front-line workers

Canada's second-largest grocery retailer is reinstating a lockdown bonus for workers in areas with renewed stay-at-home orders, yet it's unclear whether competitors will follow suit.
Man who spent $1,500 to stay at Toronto quarantine hotel got COVID-19 anyway, infected whole family

A Toronto family is speaking out about what they call the “utter uselessness” of Canada’s hotel travel quarantine program where their 74-year-old father believes he contracted a coronavirus variant of concern and then spread it to the rest of the family.
City could see 2,500 daily COVID-19 cases by end of April, Toronto's top doctor says

Toronto could see about 2,500 COVID-19 cases per day by the end of April if the current rate of transmission remains the same, the city’s top doctor said Monday.
Beck Taxi calls on province to prioritize cab drivers for vaccination

Beck Taxi is urging the province to immediately prioritize cab drivers for COVID-19 vaccination, noting that they are among the few essential workers who are expected to interact with known positive COVID-19 cases.
'It is tone deaf:' City councillor wants pilot project to permit consumption of beer and wine in parks

A midtown city councillor wants the city to introduce a pilot project to permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages in public parks and at beaches this summer.
Ontario government proposes 'Union Station of the East' for Unilever lands

The Ford government is proposing that a new multi-modal transit hub be constructed on the Unilever lands as part of its Ontario line subway project.
Paediatric patients in GTA to be transferred to SickKids for care in effort to free space in hospitals

The Hospital for Sick Children will begin to accept paediatric inpatients Monday from across the Greater Toronto Area in an effort to help increase capacity in acute-care hospitals.
Mississauga man with COVID-destroyed lungs receives double lung transplant

Timothy Sauve was brushing his teeth one morning in December when he was hit by a dizzy spell that knocked him off his feet.
Canada to receive 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer this week, hopes Moderna delivery delay is over

The federal government is expecting Moderna to make good on a previously promised batch of 855,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses that were expected last week, but have yet to arrive.
Ontario hospitals begin cancelling all non-emergency surgeries today amid flood of COVID-19 patients

Ontario hospitals will start ramping down elective surgeries and non-urgent procedures today to ensure they have the capacity to treat more COVID-19 patients.
Man in critical condition after 'targeted' shooting near Dufferin and Finch

A man in his 40s is in hospital in critical condition after a shooting in North York Sunday afternoon.
Canada Post employee at Toronto facility dies after contracting COVID-19

An employee at a Canada Post mail processing plant in the city’s east end has died after contracting COVID-19.
Drive-thru clinic at Canada's Wonderland closing temporarily amid vaccine shortage

York Region is temporarily closing two of its immunization clinics beginning on Tuesday, including at Canada’s Wonderland, due to the lack of vaccine supply.

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