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TORONTO — Surveys from the Ontario Medical Association suggest nearly three-quarters of physicians experienced at least some level of burnout when asked in 2021, up from 66 per cent the previous year.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Heat warnings are in effect for much of northern Ontario today. Environment Canada says hot and humid conditions are expected to continue through Friday. It says the conditions can also lead to deteriorating air quality.

TORONTO — Fall BeerFest T.O. is returning but all attendees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The festival's organizers say the event will be held in Bandshell Park at Toronto's Exhibition Place on Sept. 24 and 25.

TORONTO — Amy Nam felt her fatigue give way to frustration as she watched her and her classmates' mental health deteriorate over the course of their first full pandemic-disrupted school year.

TORONTO — Elected members of provincial parliament will be removed from Ontario’s governing Progressive Conservative caucus if they don’t get vaccinated against COVID-19.

MUSKOKA, Ont. — Police say a couple is unhurt after a float plane hit their canoe on a lake in central Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say the pair were out canoeing Sunday on Six Mile Lake in Muskoka around 2:30 p.m.

TORONTO — Ontario's attorney general says the province is working on ways to clear a backlog of court cases caused by pandemic shutdowns.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Ontario says a pilot contracted to help fight northern wildfires has died after an incident at an airport in Thunder Bay.

TORONTO — Ontario will pause further reopening, start offering third COVID-19 shots to vulnerable populations, and require many health and education workers to get vaccinated against the virus or take regular tests, the government announced Tuesday.

New data shows opioid deaths and emergency department visits for overdoses in Ontario were up significantly in 2020 compared to the year before.