Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Ontario authorizes workers from other provinces, outside hospitals amid ICU strain
TORONTO — Health-care workers from other provinces and non-hospital settings could be deployed to Ontario's overburdened intensive care units as early as next week, the health minister said Thursday as the government issued emergency orders to pave the...
Quebec using honour system to expand vaccine access to chronically ill, disabled
MONTREAL — Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube says he trusts Quebecers to follow the honour system and not skip the line when vaccination appointments open for more people with chronic illnesses. People with conditions such as diabetes, obesity and ...
Quebec sets daily high for COVID-19 shots with AstraZeneca vaccine in demand
MONTREAL — Quebec set a daily record for COVID-19 vaccinations with 85,000 doses administered on Wednesday.Health Minister Christian Dube says in a tweet today the number includes more than 30,000 Oxford-AstraZeneca shots that were given as the provinc...
Premier Ford apologizes for widely panned rules, pledges paid sick leave
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford issued an emotional apology Thursday for introducing COVID-19 restrictions that sparked furious backlash as he confirmed his government would bring in paid sick-leave for workers after months of refusing to do so. F...
Experts say Quebec plan to substitute vaccines for second dose makes sense
MONTREAL — A case of a novel coronavirus variant that first emerged in India has been found in Quebec, the province's Health Department said Wednesday. It's the first known case of the B.1.617 variant reported in the province, according to Quebec's
N.S. fees for COVID-19 jail data more than 20 times higher than Ontario: researcher
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's freedom of information system stands out for fee estimates dwarfing those asked by larger provinces, says a group studying prison responses to COVID-19. Kevin Walby, a University of Winnipeg researcher, said in a recent intervie...
Quebec makes AstraZeneca vaccine available for 45 and over, extends lockdown orders
Quebec announced on Tuesday it will expand access to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to those 45 and over and extend the lockdown order in three regions, including Quebec City, until at least May 3. The decision to offer AstraZeneca to more people
Ontario hints at action on paid sick leave amid barrage of criticism
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford's government said Tuesday it was considering a paid sick-leave program for essential workers amid warnings from its own science advisers that hospitals were "buckling" under the weight of COVID-19. Public health experts and ...
N.L. sending health-care help to Ontario, rest of Atlantic Canada mulling it over
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — After requests from Ottawa, Atlantic Canadian provinces are looking at how they might help Ontario as a deadly, record-breaking third wave threatens to overrun the province's health-care system. Officials from all four Atlantic prov...
‘Starting point:’ Quebec First Nation signs five-year fisheries agreement with Ottawa
POINTE-À-LA-CROIX, Que. — An Indigenous community in eastern Quebec has signed a five-year agreement with Ottawa to develop a collaborative approach to governing the band's fisheries. The federal Fisheries Department issued a statement Sunday saying th...