Ontario schools closing to in-person learning indefinitely as COVID-19 cases soar
Ontario schools will stay closed indefinitely to in-person learning as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the province.

Ontario schools will stay closed indefinitely to in-person learning as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the province.
Ottawa Public Health is reporting 348 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19 and one more person has died.
The National Capital Commission says it is working with the City of Ottawa and Ottawa Public Health on additional steps to enforce public health measures in local parks.
While city officials are encouraging all Ottawa residents to stay close to home during the April Break at elementary and secondary schools, there are still things you can do with the family in the national capital region.
A Toronto family is speaking out about what they call the 'utter uselessness' of Canada's hotel quarantine program where their 74-year-old father believes he contracted a coronavirus variant of concern and then spread it to the rest of the family.
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Rioters smashed windows and set fires in Old Montreal during a large protest that took place in violation of the city's 8 p.m. curfew on Sunday evening.
With the COVID-19 pandemic and its recurring lockdowns, people are finding new ways to keep busy and it is colourful glass that is shining a light on some of the darkest days.
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The Renfrew County and District Health Unit says it has received a shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines from the province, which will allow it to ramp up its local vaccine delivery in the region.
With the COVID-19 pandemic and its recurring lockdowns, people are finding new ways to keep busy and it is colourful glass that is shining a light on some of the darkest days.
The National Capital Commission says it is working with the City of Ottawa and Ottawa Public Health on additional steps to enforce public health measures in local parks.
Ottawa Public Health is reporting its busiest week of vaccinations so far in Ottawa.
The Outaouais region of Quebec is facing another record-setting COVID-19 case count.
Reports of large crowds gathering on the first weekend of Ontario's 28-day stay-at-home order have some residents concerned.
The Ontario government is imposing a stay-at-home order effective Thursday, April 8, as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to climb.
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For the second day in a row, Ottawa’s top doctor, Vera Etches, is warning Ottawa residents about rising cases in the capital. Meanwhile, a member of Ontario’s Vaccination Task Force is warning of a possible fourth wave.
Executive director Mark Monahan announced they "are not going to be able to proceed" with the festival in July.
A Toronto family is speaking out about what they call the 'utter uselessness' of Canada's hotel quarantine program where their 74-year-old father believes he contracted a coronavirus variant of concern and then spread it to the rest of the family.
The Calgary man found not criminally responsible for the deaths of five people at a house party in 2014 may make unsupervised outings in Edmonton at the discretion of his medical team, and the families of his victims are outraged.
An expert investigating hate groups says a weekend gathering outside an Alberta church charged with violating COVID-19 regulations is exemplary of the increasing number of far-right groups and conspiracy theorists who've latched on to the anti-lockdown and anti-mask movement.
Hospital staff in Colombia are praising a 104-year-old coronavirus patient after she recovered from the virus for a second time.
Wedding planners are finding creative ways to help couples get itch during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jill Macyshon has the story on the flood of social media selfies from people getting their COVID-19 vaccinations.
Doctors have performed the first double lung transplant for a COVID-19 patient in Canada.
The Grammy-nominated performer, whose real name was Earl Simmons, died on April 9 one week after going into 'catastrophic cardiac arrest.'
The federal government has reached a deal with Air Canada to provide targeted industry support as the pandemic continues on its path of financial devastation and travel is still restricted, CTV News has confirmed.
Ontario schools will stay closed indefinitely to in-person learning as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the province.
A Toronto family is speaking out about what they call the 'utter uselessness' of Canada's hotel quarantine program where their 74-year-old father believes he contracted a coronavirus variant of concern and then spread it to the rest of the family.
Multiple people including a police officer were shot Monday at a high school in the east Tennessee city of Knoxville, authorities said, adding that the scene had been secured.
The police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, as the man struggled with police, the city's police chief said Monday.
The G7 called on Russia to stop its 'provocations' and 'de-escalate tensions' following its troop build-up on the border with Ukraine.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in espionage attacks against Canada, according to a new report from Parliament's special intelligence committee, which repeatedly singles out concerns about the threat posed by China and Russia.
A Canadian study has found that certain blood-pressure medications are linked to a higher risk of skin cancer in seniors.
With the opening of rapid flow-through vaccination centres around the province, including two "mega clinics" in Alberta's largest cities, the premier expects the province to be "back to normal" in the fall.
Peter Soliman was among the first in his age group in Manitoba to test positive for the B.1.1.7. variant that landed him in the hospital.
Ont. Premier Doug Ford announced that schools in the province would move to online learning only as COVID-19 cases spread 'like wildfire.'
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch reacts to the news that the COVID-19 infection rate in Canada will likely exceed the U.S.
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