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Ontario bar exams rescheduled for April following potential test material leak

Ontario bar exams rescheduled for April following potential test material leak

The Law Society of Ontario says bar exams that were cancelled this month have been rescheduled for April.

Toronto, Montreal-area students ID'd as victims in southern Ontario highway crash

QUINTE WEST, Ont. — Police say five students from India have been identified as the victims of a fatal collision between a van and a tractor trailer on Highway 401 in Quinte West, Ont.
Health sector asks for Ontario budget investments beyond hospitals

Health sector asks for Ontario budget investments beyond hospitals

TORONTO — Ontario's next budget will set a roadmap for recovering from COVID-19, perhaps doubling as the Progressive Conservatives' election platform, and many stakeholders are asking the government to shore up the health system by looking beyond hos
Parents with kids under age five feel 'left behind' with ending of mask mandates

Parents with kids under age five feel 'left behind' with ending of mask mandates

TORONTO — Joanna Dales started to worry about her young children as soon she heard of Ontario's plan to lift mask mandates in most settings, including schools and daycares, later this month.
Five dead in southern Ontario highway crash between truck and van

Five dead in southern Ontario highway crash between truck and van

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 reports 722 people in the hospital with COVID, 232 in ICU

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.
Ford tells school boards to stick to March 21 mask mandate removal

Ford tells school boards to stick to March 21 mask mandate removal

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.
March Break propels Pearson Airport toward busiest travel day in two years

March Break propels Pearson Airport toward busiest travel day in two years

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 pledges funds for Kenora park to honour missing, murdered Indigenous women

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 post-secondary schools to keep mask mandates in place

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