The Latest Breaking News from Ontario

Horn-blaring demonstrations demanding an end to Canadian COVID-19 vaccine mandates have caused gridlock in the capital Ottawa since late January. The protests by truckers and others are now spilling to key Canada-United States border crossings and disrupting trade.

Here are the CP Business Department's plans for today and the top business stories so far. All times Eastern unless otherwise stated. All ETAs and wordcounts approximate. Entries are subject to change as news develops.

TORONTO — Rapid antigen tests don't detect COVID-19 infections with the Omicron variant as reliably as they did with the Delta strain, but changing how and when the tests are performed can boost their accuracy, Ontario's expert science advisers say.

Vancouver, British Columbia – TheNewswire - February 10, 2022 – Harrys International Manufacturing Inc., (a wholly owned subsidiary of Harrys Manufacturing Inc. ("Harrys" or the "Company") (CSE:HARY), (CSE:HARY), (OTC:WSRRF) is pleased to announce that its cigarette manufacturing partner and packaging supplier have successfully completed their test packaging for Harrys Premium…

Canada should use federal powers to ease the growing economic disruption caused by the blockage of a vital U.S.-Canada trade route by protesters opposed to coronavirus mandates, U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said on Thursday.

"Freedom Convoy" protests are still paralysing the Canadian capital Ottawa. The truckers are also blocking the busiest international crossing in North America. The Ambassador Bridge between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario carries a fourth of all trade between Canada and the US. Canadian lawmakers are becoming increasingly worried about the…

TORONTO — All of Ontario's COVID-19 measures – including restrictions on businesses, masking rules and its vaccine certificate policy – are under review, the province's top doctor said Thursday.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Muted cheers broke out in an Ontario courtroom Thursday as a man was found guilty of second-degree murder for the deaths of a woman and two of her children, with the judge calling the crime a "vicious and brutal" attack. 

Mississauga, Ontario – TheNewswire – February 9, 2022 – PlantFuel Life Inc. (CSE:FUEL) (CSE:FUEL) (OTC:PLFLF) (FSE:BR1B) ("PlantFuel" or the "Company") wishes to clarify the terms of its previously announced private placement (the "Private Placement") of up to 6,000,000 units (the "Units"), at a price of $0.50 per Unit, for gross proceeds of up to…