Ontario Premier Doug Ford

• Doug Ford says Ontario will run out of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines by end of next week

  At a press conference Friday, the Ontario Premier said he's spoken with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the need for a more reliable vaccine supply.

  Health

  Jan 8
• Ontario to announce vaccine task force Friday, group will plan rollout

  Ford says the team is being finalized Thursday and the province will be ready to distribute the vaccine when it arrives.

  Health

  Dec 3, 2020
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• Ontario premier says Hamilton LRT is a ‘good project’ that needs federal backing

  The vice-president of the union that's pitched a plan to save Hamilton's LRT says he believes an announcement to get the project back on track is 'imminent.'

  Nov 13, 2020
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• Ontario’s new COVID-19 response framework won’t improve rates of virus transmission: experts

  The province's new coronavirus system, which was announced Tuesday, will go into effect on Saturday.

  Health

  Nov 4, 2020
• Scott Thompson: Is there light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel?

  Scott Thompson says the good news is that we've done all this before, so we know how to manage a second wave.

  Commentary

  Oct 29, 2020
• Wasaga Beach, Ont., mayor calls for increases to certain penalties, fines following car rally

  On Saturday, Ontario Provincial Police closed the Ontario beach town to non-residents as hundreds gathered in the community, despite COVID-19 restrictions.

  Politics

  Oct 1, 2020
• Ford prepared to ask surgeons to work weekend to clear backlog

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford's comments came 10 days after modelling research painted a stark picture of surgery wait times across the province.

  Health

  Sep 10, 2020
• Ford accuses feds of failing to enforce quarantine orders in Ontario

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the quarantine system is 'broken' because federal health officers are not charging people ignoring self-isolation orders for COVID-19.

  Crime

  Sep 10, 2020
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• Ontario government gives $2M to Bracebridge company to make masks

  The Ontario government is giving $2 million to a Bracebridge, Ont., company to make 'lighter' and 'more comfortable' face masks for front-line workers.

  Politics

  Sep 4, 2020
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• Ontario government announces hiring of 200 additional OPP officers

  The new front-line officers will fill vacancies in regions that are short-staffed, the province's solicitor general Sylvia Jones said at a press conference at Orillia's OPP headquarters.

  Crime

  Aug 20, 2020