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This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. (NIAID-RML via AP)

New presumptive case of novel coronavirus in Toronto, health officials say

Ontario health officials say there's a new presumptive case of the novel coronavirus in Toronto.

By Monday evening, a new city councillor will be elected to fill the vacant Ward 3 seat at Barrie city hall.

Barrie by-election to take place on Monday

Voting for the Barrie Ward 3 by-election opened on Thursday, February 13th, and the polls will close on Monday, February 24th.

A man was airlifted to a Toronto hospital following a crash in Creemore, Ont. on Saturday, February 22, 2020. (CTV Dave Erskine)

Man airlifted to Toronto following serious crash in Creemore

A man remains in critical condition in a Toronto-area hospital after being ejected from a car in Creemore on Saturday night.

Carolina Hurricanes emergency goaltender David Ayres skates a lap after being named the game's first star after they beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 in NHL hockey action in Toronto, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

'It was wild': Zamboni driver David Ayres on his incredible night as emergency NHL goalie

Zamboni driver David Ayres said 'it was wild' to be called in as the backup goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes and help the team to victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Premier Doug Ford officially kicked off his re-election campaign on Sat February 22nd, even though the vote is more than two years away.

Premier Ford kicks off re-election campaign at PC policy convention

Ontario Premier Doug Ford kicked off his re-election campaign on Saturday night, a move he makes more than two years ahead of the next provincial election.

A rally of solidarity for the Wet’suwet’en heredity chiefs was held in Orillia on Feb. 22. (Steve Mansbridge / CTV News)

Rally in Orillia held to support of Wet’suwet’en heredity chiefs

A rally was held in Orillia on Saturday to show solidarity to the Wet’suwet’en heredity chiefs and a send a clear message to the Prime Minister.

A tree tapping ceremony was held in Oro-Medonte on Saturday Feb. 22 to officially start the 2020 maple syrup season. (Lexy Benedict / CTV News)

Maple syrup season officially underway

Saturday marked the official start to the 2020 maple syrup season in Simcoe County.

The Lloydtown-Aurora Rd. overpass on Highway 400. (David Sullivan/CTV News)

Section of Hwy. 400 to close due to construction

A section of Hwy. 400 will be closed overnight on Saturday.

A group of people took part in a human trafficking walk in Orillia on Saturday Feb. 22. (Don Wright / CTV News)

Human trafficking walk held in Orillia

A group of people gathered in Orillia on Saturday to take part in a walk for human trafficking victims in our region and around the world.

The Nav Centre in Cornwall, Ont. is shown in this image.

Canadian cruise ship passenger tests negative for coronavirus in Cornwall, Ont

A Canadian who recently arrived in Canada after being aboard a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Japan has tested negative for the illness while under quarantine in Cornwall, Ont.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford waves as he leaves the stage following his speech to the Associations of Municipalities Ontario conference in Ottawa, Monday August 19, 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Adrian Wyld)

Ontario Tories hold annual policy convention amid union protests

Labour activists plan to hold a demonstration outside of the Ontario Progressive Conservative convention today to protest cuts made by Premier Doug Ford's government.

A Lotto Max ticket is shown in Toronto on Monday Feb. 26, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS)

No winning ticket for Friday night's $65 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket was sold for the $65 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw.

A cannabis operation with multiple greenhouses has moved onto the marsh in Bradford West Gwillimbury. (Aileen Doyle/CTV News)

Holland Marsh farmers speak out after cannabis operations move in

The Holland Marsh is big business for farmers who make their livelihood off the rich, fertile earth, so when cannabis greenhouses moved onto the land, the concerns grew.

Thousands of education workers march along Bayfield Street in Barrie on Fri., Feb. 21, 2020. (Mike Arsalides/CTV News)

Thousands of education workers join forces in massive protest across Ontario

It's a powerful sight as thousands of teachers and education workers march along Bayfield Street in Barrie on Friday.

Picket signs for designated early childhood educators. (Supplied)

'We may be a small kernel, but we have a big passion for this'

Thousands of educators are rallying along Bayfield Street in Barrie on Friday in a massive joint job action to show the government they aren't backing down. But it isn't just the teachers on the picket lines.

Essa Fire Services attend the scene of a trailer fire in Essa Township on Fri., Feb. 21, 2020. (OPP/Twitter)

Three people lucky to escape early morning blaze

Three people were lucky to escape with only minor injuries after the trailer they were in went up in flames early Friday morning.

A farmhouse on the 4th Line in Melancthon Township is reduced to charred rubble after fire raged through the structure on Thurs., Feb. 20, 2020. (David Sullivan/CTV News)

Fire rages through farmhouse killing 3 pets and sending 2 people to hospital

A massive fire raged through a farmhouse near Shelburne, injuring two people and killing their pets.

Two boys face charges in second violent bank robbery

Two of the three teen boys accused in a violent bank robbery in Markham have now been charged in a similar incident east of Toronto.

Here's how novel coronavirus spreads: WHO

All three of Ontario's confirmed coronavirus cases cleared

All three people in Ontario confirmed to have had the novel coronavirus are now cleared of the illness.

Rheal and Bertha Levesque have been married for 68 years, but have been forced to live apart for the past 13 months in separate long-term care facilities. (Supplied)

Elderly Sudbury couple separated by the long-term health system

A Sudbury family is sharing their heartbreaking story of separation after a couple married for 68 years is forced to live in separate long-term care homes.

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