A year ago, ordinary citizens were told not to wear masks as a global shortage threatened the safety of health-care workers. Now, most of us don’t leave home without them. This is the story of that transformation.

Dr. Theresa Tam warns that due to highly contagious variants, “the threat of uncontrolled epidemic growth is significantly elevated.”

According to the people running Toronto’s vaccine clinics, the answer is that low and irregular vaccine supply is leading to low, irregular vaccine distribution.

The change would affect a contentious two-kilometre portion of the line planned to be build above ground through an existing rail corridor between the Don River and Gerrard Street East.

The Toronto Star is tracking the weekly per cent positivity for cases tested for variants of concern or mutations over Public Health Ontario’s most recent rolling 7-day period.

Meanwhile, Durham Region Health Department has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Supercuts at 570 Kingston Road in Pickering.

Dr. Brian Nadler has been charged with one count of first-degree murder amid an OPP investigation.

Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign started on the same day as the U.S. back in December, but four months later, our results lag far behind not only our neighbours to the south but at least 30 other countries. With millions of vaccine doses comi...

Investigators uncovered a trove of weapons and dangerous materials on the property where Const. Marc Hovingh was killed, including “dozens of improvised explosives and incendiary materials on the property, and numerous firearms inside the trailer.�...

Several people approached the Star alleging widespread bullying from the operator of Trinity Bellwoods Flea Market after Aimi Tran, owner of inkbymi, posted about her experience on social media. The operator denied the allegations.