While cigarette and alcohol use has declined among Ontario teens, vaping has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years, with rates of youth vaping doubling from 11 per cent to 23 per cent in the last three years.

The judged rejected Adib Ibrahim’s testimony that he hit Ralph Bissonnette in a lapse of attention — “he did so intentionally, after Mr. Bissonnette had yelled at him, banged on the hood of his vehicle and hit the side view mirror,” Superior Court Justice Alfred O’Marra said.

There was a time when Ontario’s premier was probably the most unapologetically pro-Trump politician in Canada. But the COVID-19 pandemic, Trump’s threats of trade wars over steel and aluminum, two impeachments, and his misbehaviour have changed all that.

The Ontario government wants to expand the use of rapid tests for screening long-term care workers, but some believe they would be better used in less risky settings.

History had its eyes on the swearing-in of America’s 46th president, and first female vice-president.

For-profit nursing homes have a higher risk of COVID-19 outbreaks and deaths than non-profit facilities, the science table advising Premier Doug Ford says in a new report echoing previous advice for the government to improve conditions in long-term care.

“This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day,” President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. said around noon on Wednesday in his Inaugural Address, moments after he was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on steps of the Capitol in Washington.

The Los Angeles-born “inspiration” performed a five minute reading of her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” continuing a tradition — for Democratic presidents — that includes such celebrated poets as Robert Frost and Maya Angelou.

Follow along for the latest updates on the inauguration of U.S. president-elect Joe Biden.

Meanwhile, the federal government is extending current restrictions on non-U.S. international travel into Canada until at least Feb. 21.