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Back-to-school plan will be released early next week, Ford says

Ontario's back-to-school plan will be announced early next week, Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday. Ford shared the news during a visit to Thunder Bay, Ont.

Police say fire deliberately set at Toronto restaurant killed 18-year-old man

TORONTO — Police in Toronto are investigating after an 18-year-old man died from a fire at a restaurant early Saturday. Investigators allege the fire at Slam Restaurant was deliberately set.

Ontario to soon regularly report how many COVID-19 cases are in unvaccinated people

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to soon provide more regular updates on how many COVID-19 cases are in vaccinated and unvaccinated people, as the province's top doctor said Tuesday the risk of getting the disease is 6.
Unvaccinated students will follow stricter COVID outbreak rules, Ontario top doc says

Unvaccinated students will follow stricter COVID outbreak rules, Ontario top doc says

TORONTO — Ontario's top doctor says students aged 12 to 17 who aren't vaccinated against COVID-19 will be subject to stricter isolation rules in the event of virus outbreaks this fall. Dr.
Ontario regions push to boost youth vaccination rate as school-year window closes

Ontario regions push to boost youth vaccination rate as school-year window closes

TORONTO — Ontario health units are ramping up youth vaccination efforts, using prizes and social media, as the window quickly closes for students to be fully immunized by the time school starts.

Northwestern Ontario sees 17 new fires burning Tuesday; more evacuations ongoing

DRYDEN, Ont. — Seventeen new wildfires are burning in Northwestern Ontario as evacuations continue for thousands of people living in remote and rural areas of the province.
Ontario asks Ottawa to work with WHO on ensuring mixed vaccines recognized abroad

Ontario asks Ottawa to work with WHO on ensuring mixed vaccines recognized abroad

TORONTO — Ontario has asked the federal government to ensure Canadians who received mixed COVID-19 vaccines will be recognized for international travel as border measures lift.

Ontario Provincial Police officers cleared in fatal shooting of Haliburton man

Ontario's police watchdog has cleared two officers who fatally shot a 73-year-old man during an exchange of gunfire last summer.
Ontario seeing more and larger wildfires this year, officials say

Ontario seeing more and larger wildfires this year, officials say

The number and size of wildfires in northern Ontario this year are substantially higher than average, and have forced thousands of people to flee First Nations communities, the government said Monday.

Pilot survives helicopter crash in Brantford, Ont., apparently hitting a power line

BRANTFORD, Ont. — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a helicopter pilot has survived a crash in southwestern Ontario after she appears to have clipped some power lines.