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Zoos look for financial help to feed animals during COVID-19 closures

Zoos look for financial help to feed animals during COVID-19 closures

TORONTO — Cash-strapped zoos and aquariums across Canada are soliciting donations from the public to keep their animals fed and cared for during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Child care advocates say providers need pandemic relief from government

Child care advocates say providers need pandemic relief from government

TORONTO — The province must offer financial relief to child-care providers across Ontario to ensure none close as a result of COVID-19, a coalition of advocates said Thursday, warning many centres won't be able to pay their bills as the pandemic drag
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Transit workers across Canada concerned over lack of protective gear

Transit workers across Canada concerned over lack of protective gear

TORONTO — Jason Watts hides in the washroom right up until the moment his shift as a bus driver in Toronto's transit system begins. The Toronto Transit Commission worker is terrified of contracting COVID-19, so he tries to minimize his exposure.
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Ontario allows auto insurance companies to provide rebates due to pandemic

Ontario allows auto insurance companies to provide rebates due to pandemic

TORONTO — Ontario has made a regulatory change that will more easily allow auto insurance companies to provide breaks to their customers because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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'We wanted a party:' small business closures threaten Toronto's culture

'We wanted a party:' small business closures threaten Toronto's culture

TORONTO — Sam Conover has been running the numbers, trying to figure out how long she can keep the lights on at her Toronto-based lingerie store after the COVID-19 pandemic forced her to temporarily move the business online.
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Ontario expands guidelines for priority COVID-19 testing

Ontario expands guidelines for priority COVID-19 testing

TORONTO — Ontario expanded its priority COVID-19 testing Thursday to include essential workers, residents and staff of homeless shelters and group homes, and people living with health-care workers.
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Some TTC bus drivers refuse shifts linked to COVID-19 safety concerns

Some TTC bus drivers refuse shifts linked to COVID-19 safety concerns

TORONTO — The Toronto Transit Commission says 38 of its bus drivers have refused to work over safety concerns linked to COVID-19. TTC spokesman Stuart Green says in an email that 33 drivers initiated work refusals Wednesday evening.
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Toronto man found not criminally responsible for murder in remote trial

Toronto man found not criminally responsible for murder in remote trial

TORONTO — In a virtual trial completed remotely, a 33-year-old Toronto man has been found not criminally responsible for killing his grandmother and trying to kill a health-care worker.
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Ford opens door to systemic changes to Ontario's long-term care system

Ford opens door to systemic changes to Ontario's long-term care system

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford opened the door Wednesday to systemic changes to Ontario's long-term care system, where a significant portion of the province's COVID-19 deaths have been recorded.
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Ontario extends state of emergency, pledges more help for long-term care homes

Ontario extends state of emergency, pledges more help for long-term care homes

TORONTO — Ontario extended its state of emergency for another four weeks on Tuesday, as Premier Doug Ford pledged to move more resources to the province's hard-hit long-term care homes.
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