#NEW
: CityNews is announcing extensive and in-depth plans for coverage across all platforms of the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.
Renowned Canadian journalist
@LisaLaFlamme_
will be in London to lead the coverage as a special correspondent.
Ottawa's city manager says tow-truck companies on contract with the city are refusing to move the big rigs that have gridlocked downtown for a second week in a row.
Ontario's five largest healthcare unions joined forces to warn the public about the crashing healthcare system, saying they believe the Ford government is intentionally manufacturing the crisis to justify privatization.
@TinaYazdani
#BREAKING
: GoFundMe has removed its donation page to the Freedom Convoy 2022 after determining it violated its terms of service due to unlawful activity.
They will begin offering people that contributed full refunds as a result.
NEW: Ontario's Solicitor General Sylvia Jones's director of communications is no longer employed after recently donating $100 to the convoy protests that have paralyzed Canada's capital for over two weeks.
The latest survey finds 53 per cent support the use of force by Ottawa police to remove protesters who refuse to leave, with the understanding that such measures could result in injury.
#UPDATE
: Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow issued a statement ahead of the planned demonstrations in the city's downtown core.
"The rally to support Hamas at Nathan Phillips Square today is unsanctioned, without a permit and I unequivocally denounce it."
Students at the York Catholic District School Board are planning a walkout this afternoon in response to the board’s decision not to fly the Pride flag.
In an interview with OMNI on Monday, Prime Minister Justin
#Trudeau
said the Ottawa protest wasn't about truckers, it was about "people who don't want to believe in science" adding that it included a "very concerning degree of intolerance."
#UPDATE
: Ottawa homeless shelter that was harassed by members of the truck convoy protesters on Saturday says it is "overwhelmed" by the support and donations from Canadians across the country.
#NEW
: Ontario's chief medical officer of health has rejected a proposal to extend masking mandates following requests from multiple schools, including the Toronto District School Board.
Bringing children to the antigovernment blockades that have paralyzed downtown Ottawa and closed border crossings is among the actions that could cost protesters a $5,000 fine or five years in prison.
#Canada
.
A timelapse of the minutes after the
@Raptors
NBA championship win shows Yonge-Dundas Square filling with thousands of people celebrating the historic event.
#WeTheNorth
Canadian hockey equipment manufacturer Bauer is offering to modify its production line to make protective visors for doctors, nurses and first responders.
#BREAKING
: Trudeau is promising another $650 million over three years to Ukraine for 50 new armoured vehicles that he says will be built in London, Ont.
#NEW
: Federal and local officials tell CityNews some Individuals who took part in the ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Ottawa are in talks to hold another demonstration in the capital on Canada Day.
Organizers of a pro-Palestinian demonstration that passed by a Toronto hospital are accusing the prime minister and the city's mayor of spreading misinformation.
#LATEST
: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was scheduled to host a reception for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the Art Gallery of Ontario, but the event was cancelled after pro-Palestinian protesters arrived
#BREAKING
: Twitter has suspended U.S. President Donald Trump's Twitter account for 12 hours after he posted "repeated and severe violations of [their] Civic Integrity policy." They say future violations could result in the permanent suspension of his Twitter account.
NEW: The Toronto Zoo is keeping a vaccine certificate system in place primarily to protect staff and guests and ensure animals are safe.
Ontario lifted proof-of-vaccination requirements on Tuesday, giving businesses a choice.
#BREAKING
: Toronto and Peel Region will be moving into lockdown as of Monday. Restaurants (excluding take-out services), gyms, personal care services and some retail stores will be forced to close. Gatherings are limited to 10 outdoors and no social gatherings inside.
CityNews special correspondent
@LisaLaFlamme_
sets the scene in London as thousands of people gather at Buckingham Palace to mourn Queen Elizabeth II.
Watch the video at the link below.
#BREAKING
: The Weeknd has postponed Friday's concert in Toronto at the Rogers Centre due to the ongoing, widespread Rogers outages.
It was set to be the first stop of his global tour.
“He made such an impact in his movies and people truly loved him. It always seems like John is still around. That’s how much of an impact he made on your life, you know? You’re still kind of waiting for a phone call.”
#UPDATE
: “We understand from messages received that some are upset by being woken up, but this proves the importance of these alerts.”
Police say someone saw the Amber Alert and then saw the described vehicle in a parking lot and called police.
#BREAKING
: The Toronto Blue Jays announced Anthony Bass has been designated for assignment and removed from the team's roster.
The move comes 11 days after the 35-year-old shared an anti-2SLGBTQ+ video on social media.
#LATEST
: The Ontario Nurses Association is calling for assurances that nurses, patients and their loved ones have safe access to all hospitals this weekend, and every day
A research team comprising of clinical microbiologists and infectious disease specialists from Sunnybrook Hospital, McMaster University and University of Toronto has isolated the virus responsible for causing COVID-19.
#WATCH
as following the
@MapleLeafs
win over Boston
@Marner93
hands his his stick to a young girl sporting a Leafs jersey and a sign that read, "Marner
#16
I am your future wife Can I have a stick? ... or a ring"
#StanleyCup
NEW: Two separate union sources tell CityNews that CUPE's national president will join other labour leaders on Monday to call for a general strike starting on November 14.
#onted
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The union representing 60,000 healthcare workers in Ontario has retained legal counsel and is exploring all options after two of its members were injured while demonstrating outside the provincial leaders’ debate on Monday night.
Former Maple Leafs goalie James Reimer has declined to wear Pride-themed jerseys ahead of tonight's San Jose game against New York, saying it runs counter to his religious beliefs.
Ontario’s new career studies curriculum for Grade 10 will include learning about financial literacy, including having students make a plan to fund their first year after high school.
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) says its 8,000 education workers will walk off the job Friday in solidarity with their CUPE colleagues.
Sol Mamakwa, an Indigenous Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario, declined participate in the oath to King Charles III at Queen’s Park Wednesday.
@RichardCityNews
#BREAKING
: President Joe Biden will briefly transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday when he undergoes a “routine colonoscopy” making her the first woman to hold presidential power
Toronto police shared a new photo of Const. Andrew Hong on Tuesday night, shortly after his family released a statement saying his death has left a "gaping hole" in their hearts
#BREAKING
: Toronto Public Health is reporting just 20 new cases of COVID-19 today, the lowest single-day case count since the city began publicly reporting the spread of the virus back in March. Two additional deaths were also reported.
A Toronto pharmacy is shutting down for one day in order to allow teachers, daycare workers, and school staff to get a vaccine or booster shot ahead of a return to school on Wednesday
#LATEST
: “Educators and families cannot have confidence in an educational leader who demonstrates racist behaviour."
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario are calling on Doug Ford to immediately address the controversy surrounding Stephen Lecce.
Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto spoke at length about his decision not to get vaccinated against COVID-19. He said he talked to a few doctors he knew that advised him against a shot.
"I'm not going to let Canada tell me what I do."
CityNews has learned Ontario’s top doctor was on vacation in the Caribbean last week, as there were growing calls for him to address surging COVID-19 case counts.
The government says he was in “regular contact with his team."
#BREAKING
: Toronto’s University Health Network says unvaccinated staff will be terminated after two weeks of being placed on unpaid leave if they refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine by October 8
#Citytv
changed local television and
#SpeakersCorner
was an innovative way we connected with viewers, opening the airwaves to all. Here's the
@BarenakedLadies
performing in the iconic booth. Citytv turns 50 on Wednesday
#Citytv50
This "is what citizens are complaining about today. They were asked to help save a child and this irritated them. In small towns, when a child goes missing everyone knocks on doors and wakes each other up and searches all night."
#BREAKING
: Ontario school boards are suing social media giants TikTok, Meta Inc. and Snapchat for $4.5 billion for "disrupting student learning and the education system."
Ontario Provincial Police tell CityNews that its Anti-Rackets branch has received requests to investigate the Doug Ford government’s plans to open up parts of the Greenbelt for development.
"The Premier did lie to us, he told us during the provincial election campaign that he would not develop the Greenbelt, and he lied," Fred Hahn, president of CUPE Ontario, told CityNews.
Ontario’s largest conservation authority says it was not consulted on the decision to move the Ontario Science Centre, despite owning the land it currently sits on
Toronto ICU doctor calls on Ford to reverse 'bad decision' on vaccine mandate for hospital workers.
“If you work in healthcare, you need to be vaccinated. Full stop.”
Ontario’s integrity commissioner is being asked to investigate whether Premier Doug Ford’s plan to open parts of the protected Greenbelt lands for development broke any ethics rules.
A FOI request from an NDP MPP found that there were no recommendations, reports or advice from Mark Saunders while he was a Special Advisor on Ontario Place development.
@TinaYazdani
Tavares and the Maple Leafs decided to reach out to Kade and gave him the chance to meet his heroes on Saturday ahead of Toronto’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers.
#LeafsForever
Citing the need for a mental health break, many parents closed the laptop on the TDSB’s plan for a virtual learning snow day and gave their kids a real day off on Monday
#BREAKING
: China’s health ministry says the virus epicenter of Wuhan and its surrounding Hubei province have reported no new cases for the first time in 122 days
#BREAKING
: Sophie Gregoire Trudeau says she's received the all-clear from her doctor and Ottawa Public Health after being diagnosed with the coronavirus on March 12.