Ontario Premier Doug Ford vowed to make air conditioning mandatory in the province's long-term care homes, though critics say any change will come too late for many residents already suffering in the stifling heat.

Fourteen residents from the Rosslyn Retirement Residence have died amid a COVID-19 outbreak that was declared at the east Hamilton home last month.

"In over 20 years of political service, I have never been so outraged, so disgusted, so saddened and so horrified by what I learned today," Andrea Horwath said.

Horwath says in a statement that her party wants Premier Doug Ford to provide direct financial support to households so they can make rent and make it illegal to evict a tenant during the public health crisis.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says today the Progressive Conservatives must restore provincial public health funding to 2019 levels to maintain services.

Ontario's NDP leader is calling on the auditor general to investigate the costing claims behind the cancellation of Hamilton's LRT project.

Education Minister Stephen Lecce is expected to officially announce the deal on Tuesday afternoon at Queen's Park.

The initiative will see the bus go to different neighbourhoods every night for three months to provide both shelter and hot meals for those in need in Toronto.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath had asked Bonnie Lysyk to probe the price tag, saying she is concerned the final cost of cancelling 750 contracts could surpass $231 million.

The average wait time for a long-term care bed in Peterborough is 4-5 years.