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TORONTO — A snapshot of COVID-19 variants on a single day in January suggests levels of the more contagious strains in Ontario are low but that's expected to change quickly, public health officials said Thursday.  A Public Health Ontario study of COVID-19 cases on a single day in January found variants in 5.5 per cent of cases screened, with the majority linked to a long-term care home outbreak. Dr. Vanessa Allen, the agency's top microbiologist, said the results highlight how quickly variants of COVID-19 can spread in an outbreak.  While the data suggests low prevalence, variants are exp...

The NDP is calling for the elimination of for-profit long-term care by 2030 in a multibillion-dollar plan presented as a potential election promise.

Study of Ontario COVID-19 cases reveals small but growing presence of British variant Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail A preliminary look at all cases of COVID-19 that were reported in Ontario during a single day last month has determined that 5.5 per cent of those cases examined so far were caused by the new U.K. variant of the coronavirus. Of those, ...

OTTAWA - The NDP is calling for the elimination of for-profit long-term care by 2030 in a multibillion-dollar plan presented as a potential election pro...

No new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Grey-Bruce Thursday, the first day that’s happened since Nov. 5.