A group of advocates, lawyers and families with loved ones in long-term care have issued a joint call to the Ford government to amend legislation they say makes it "significantly harder" to hold homes responsible for illness or death stemming from exposure to COVID-19.

Toronto’s mayor, medical officer of health and other officials are set to speak Friday afternoon, just after Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce new restrictions for COVID-19 hot zones in Ontario.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is poised to announce Friday whether Toronto, Peel Region and York Region will face stricter COVID-19 measures — or even a lockdown — as the count of new coronavirus cases continues its upward climb. 

The provincial NDP has asked both Elections Canada and Elections Ontario to investigate what the opposition says was an illegal donation or unaccounted-for rental of space by Canada Christian College to Premier Doug Ford’s leadership campaign.

With COVID-19 cases surging in Ontario, the Doug Ford government is ruling out sending the province’s students home early for Christmas break, while leaving the door open for a tweak of the school schedule in the new year.

Premier Doug Ford will be joined by the province’s health minister and top doctor Friday after hearing a loud, clear warning that Ontario faces more than 6,000 COVID-19 cases per day by mid-December if it doesn’t add more public health restrictions.

Premier Doug Ford told reporters nothing is confirmed at this time when asked how parents should prepare.

Premier Doug Ford will be joined by the province’s health minister and top doctor Friday after hearing a loud, clear warning that Ontario faces more than 6,000 COVID-19 cases per day by mid-December if it doesn’t add more public health restrictions.

As COVID-19 cases keep rising, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is "staring down the barrel of another lockdown." Others warn it's already inevitable, but what a lockdown looks like this time around isn't yet clear.

A group of advocates, lawyers and families with loved ones in long-term care have issued a joint call to the Ford government to amend legislation they say makes it "significantly harder" to hold homes responsible for illness or death stemming from exposure to COVID-19.

Ontario will release updated modelling on Thursday forecasting the course of its second wave of COVID-19, as some epidemiologists already project the province to surpass 2,000 new cases per day in early December.

With COVID-19 cases surging in Ontario, the Doug Ford government is ruling out sending the province’s students home early for Christmas break, while leaving the door open for a tweak of the school schedule in the new year.

As COVID-19 cases keep rising, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is "staring down the barrel of another lockdown." Others warn it's already inevitable, but what a lockdown looks like this time around isn't yet clear.

A group of advocates, lawyers and families with loved ones in long-term care have issued a joint call to the Ford government to amend legislation they say makes it "significantly harder" to hold homes responsible for illness or death stemming from exposure to COVID-19.

Ontario will release updated modelling on Thursday forecasting the course of its second wave of COVID-19, as some epidemiologists already project the province to surpass 2,000 new cases per day in early December.

Ontario will release updated modelling on Thursday forecasting the course of its second wave of COVID-19, as some epidemiologists already project the province to surpass 2,000 new cases per day in early December.

As COVID-19 cases keep rising, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is "staring down the barrel of another lockdown." Others warn it's already inevitable, but what a lockdown looks like this time around isn't yet clear.

With COVID-19 cases surging in Ontario, the Doug Ford government is ruling out sending the province’s students home early for Christmas break, while leaving the door open for a tweak of the school schedule in the new year.

A group of advocates, lawyers and families with loved ones in long-term care have issued a joint call to the Ford government to amend legislation they say makes it "significantly harder" to hold homes responsible for illness or death stemming from exposure to COVID-19.

Premier Doug Ford will be joined by the province’s health minister and top doctor Friday after hearing a loud, clear warning that Ontario faces more than 6,000 COVID-19 cases per day by mid-December if it doesn’t add more public health restrictions.

As COVID-19 cases keep rising, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is "staring down the barrel of another lockdown." Others warn it's already inevitable, but what a lockdown looks like this time around isn't yet clear.

Premier Doug Ford will be joined by the province’s health minister and top doctor Friday after hearing a loud, clear warning that Ontario faces more than 6,000 COVID-19 cases per day by mid-December if it doesn’t add more public health restrictions.

With COVID-19 cases surging in Ontario, the Doug Ford government is ruling out sending the province’s students home early for Christmas break, while leaving the door open for a tweak of the school schedule in the new year.

The provincial NDP has asked both Elections Canada and Elections Ontario to investigate what the opposition says was an illegal donation or unaccounted-for rental of space by Canada Christian College to Premier Doug Ford’s leadership campaign.

Toronto’s mayor, medical officer of health and other officials are set to speak Friday afternoon, just after Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce new restrictions for COVID-19 hot zones in Ontario.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is poised to announce Friday whether Toronto, Peel Region and York Region will face stricter COVID-19 measures — or even a lockdown — as the count of new coronavirus cases continues its upward climb. 

The provincial NDP has asked both Elections Canada and Elections Ontario to investigate what the opposition says was an illegal donation or unaccounted-for rental of space by Canada Christian College to Premier Doug Ford’s leadership campaign.