In District School Board One based in Timmins, which held in-person classes, the director of education said the first day back went “exceptionally well.”

Paul Calandra takes over as Ontario’s fourth long-term care minister in four years as the Omicron variant puts nursing homes under the spotlight again with just months until the June 2 provincial election.

Pfizer’s oral antiviral treatment has been touted as a way to ease pressure on health care systems overburdened by rising case counts.

Meanwhile, millions more Canadian students will head back to school today as officials across four provinces work to keep classrooms safe from COVID-19.

Canada’s “celebrity” doctors are learning that fame can cut both ways with some having to take measures to ensure their personal safety.

A blizzard warning is in effect for much of the GTA including the City of Toronto.

Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says Omicron is surging globally, and that Ottawa has the responsibility to oversee Canada’s borders.

The federal government is sending a message that victims of crime are not a priority by leaving an important watchdog role vacant, advocates and researchers say.

Toronto invoked a major snow storm condition prohibiting stopping or parking on designated snow routes at the risk of fines or towing

Two people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries