Ontarians

Ontarians' total wagers on online casino games stand far higher than what's spent on sports-related betting, according to newly released figures from iGaming Ontario (iGO), providing a first glimpse into how these two segments compare.The…

With the main competitor out of the way, bus companies are eyeing Ontario as the latest market to capitalize on travellers, tourists and students looking for better ways to cross the province and the border.Red Arrow, an Alberta-based…

Opioids killed more people in Ontario in the second year of the pandemic compared to the first, but the province saw a drop in those deaths this past March, newly released data shows.About eight people per day died from opioids in the…

When Felicia Fahey heads to the ballot box June 2, her cousin, Steven Legault, will be top of mind. In September 2020, Legault died of an accidental overdose."It just rocked our entire family. He was just like a brother to me. … to see him…

Ontario's new rules requiring a review of medical exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines seem to be reining in the number of people being granted a waiver from vaccination mandates.  Research by CBC News reveals that 209 medical exemptions have…

Ontario reported a pandemic high of 2,472 people with COVID-19 in hospital on Friday, as the number of admissions to intensive care increased again. The previous high of 2,360 hospitalizations came on April 20, 2021, during the height of…

More than 26,000 health-care workers in Ontario have contracted COVID-19 at work and 24 are believed to have died, a workers’ union claims. The statement was made by Michael Hurley, vice-president of the Canadian Union of Public…

Ontario is changing its rules around who can get a rapid antigen test, with public access through pop-up sites ending after Jan. 14 and rapid tests no longer recommended for one-off use — for example, before social events. Under the new…

A classic holiday errand got a pandemic-era makeover on Friday as COVID-weary Ontarians lined up outside liquor stores not for alcohol, but for antigen tests. However, many went home empty-handed – or with a bit of booze to make…

When Craig Timmermans set out to build a new headquarters for his companies in northern Ontario, he reached out to the power company to find out how much it would charge him to connect to the grid. He says he expected to pay a few thousand…