The Latest Breaking News from Ontario

TORONTO — A protest expected outside the Ontario legislature this weekend started to disrupt Toronto's downtown core on Friday as police blocked off roads and beefed up security in what they described as moves to ensure public safety.

TORONTO — Ontario long-term care residents can start taking social trips and see more caregivers as of next week following more than a month of strict rules aimed at controlling the spread of the Omicron variant.

Ontario-based cannabis retailer ShinyBud Corp. (TSXV: SNYB) is launching its retail franchise program. Focused on becoming the top cannabis retailer in the province, the company said Friday that it's starting a franchising queue with the goal of opening 20 franchise stores in 2022.

TORONTO — Ontario should consider additional penalties for supervisors who break construction rules, jurors at an inquest recommended Friday after examining the circumstances of a scaffolding collapse that killed four men in Toronto more than a decade ago. 

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Nicole Corry says she didn't become a personal support worker to be called a hero. But she never anticipated that she would be villainized as she puts her health and family's welfare on the line to care for others amid a pandemic.

Skip Tracy Fleury came out of COVID-19 isolation to throw a last-rock takeout to give her Wild Card 1 team from Manitoba an 8-6 win over Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville Thursday to lock up first place in Pool A at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont.

The Canadian government will not use troops against truckers whose nearly week-long protest of coronavirus vaccine mandates has brought traffic in central Ottawa to a halt, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.

Nextleaf Solutions Ltd. (CSE:OILS) (OTCQB: OILFF) (FSE:L0MA) revealed Thursday it has received approval from the Ontario Cannabis Store to list the Company's Glacial Gold products in Ontario.

"Harvest One's LivRelief InfusedTM Transdermal CBD Cream continues its momentum as the top selling SKU in the infused topicals category in Ontario for the 12-month period ended January 2022, as ranked by dollars sold, based on OCS Sales Data," Gord Davey, president and CEO of Harvest One, stated. "The Company is…