Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Ontario to expand vaccine rollout this week, reports 3,732 new COVID-19 cases
The coming week will see a significant expansion in the number of Ontario residents eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, the province announced Sunday as it made good on a promise to ramp up efforts in areas hit particularly hard by
Thousands protest COVID-19 measures as Quebec reports 1,101 cases, seven deaths
MONTREAL — Thousands of unmasked demonstrators marched in Montreal on Saturday to protest COVID-19 public health measures they call excessive and unjustified. They gathered at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, calling on the Quebec government to lift a night...
Families, Experts say long-term care report shows pandemic lessons can’t be ignored
The spotlight on Ontario's long-term care sector must not be allowed to dim again, observers said the day after the release of a scathing report outlining the province's neglect of the facilities in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ontario LTC commission says nursing homes were neglected, sector needs reform
TORONTO — Ontario's neglected long-term care sector needs sweeping reforms to protect its vulnerable residents, an independent commission has found, pointing the finger in a scathing report at governments past and present for thousands of COVID-19 deat...
Ontario freezes college, university tuition fees for residents for second year
TORONTO — Ontario is extending its college and university tuition freeze for residents by another year. The province says it wants to protect students' and families' pocketbooks during the COVID-19 pandemic. The government also froze tuition fees last ...
Ford asks to suspend arrival of international students, Trudeau says
Ontario is seeking to suspend the arrival of international students in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Premier Doug Ford made the request on a first ministers' call and was the only premier
Quebec bar owners call on province to allow them to reopen to vaccinated patrons
MONTREAL — Quebec bar owners are calling on the government to allow them to reopen for patrons who have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Two associations representing bar owners wrote to Premier François Legault in a letter dated
Ontario asks for mandatory three-day hotel quarantines at land crossings
TORONTO — Ontario pushed the federal government Friday to impose tighter restrictions at land borders, with Premier Doug Ford saying the move was needed to address the threat posed by variants of COVID-19. Ottawa indicated, however, that it would not ...
Key details on Ontario’s plan for three paid sick days
The Ontario government passed legislation on a long-demanded paid sick-day plan on Thursday. Here's what the bill reveals about the plan. WHAT DOES THE PROGRAM PROVIDE? Workers are entitled to three partial or full sick days under the program. They w...
Key details on Ontario’s plan for three paid sick days
The Ontario government passed legislation on a long-demanded paid sick-day plan on Thursday. Here's what the bill reveals about the plan. WHAT DOES THE PROGRAM PROVIDE? Workers are entitled to three partial or full sick days under the program. They w...