Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Opposition leaders demand Ford apologize for saying NDP legislator jumped vax line
TORONTO — Ontario opposition politicians are demanding an apology from Premier Doug Ford for accusing an Indigenous NDP legislator of "jumping the line" for COVID-19 vaccinations. Sol Mamakwa, who represents the northern Kiiwetinoong riding, had publi...
Ontario pharmacy COVID-19 vaccine pilot ramping up in three regions
TORONTO — Ontarians between the ages of 60 and 64 rushed to snap up COVID-19 vaccine appointments on Thursday as a pilot project offering shots in pharmacies picked up steam, despite some early communications hiccups. Oxford-AstraZeneca shots are bein...
Quebec marks more than 10,500 lives lost to COVID-19 with commemoration
Quebec is honouring the memory of the more than 10,500 people who have died in the province due to COVID-19 since the global pandemic was declared one year ago. The province has been the hardest hit in Canada by the novel
COVID-19: Quebec remembers the more than 10,500 lives lost to the global pandemic
Quebec paid homage Thursday to the thousands of people who lost their lives to COVID-19 in the province hardest hit by the pandemic, many of whom died alone and in miserable conditions. In the capital, Premier Francois Legault gathered with bereaved
Ontario moving Sudbury health unit into lockdown after major spike in virus cases
Ontario is reporting 1,092 new cases of COVID-19 today as the province surpassed a million total vaccine doses administered. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 293 new cases in Toronto, 199 in Peel Region, and 79 in York Region. Ten more...
Variants must be controlled to prevent third wave, say Ontario’s science advisors
TORONTO — Ontario's ability to control the spread of COVID-19 variants over the next few weeks will determine if there will be a third wave of infection, the province's science advisors said Thursday. Residents must continue masking and physical distan...
Ontario to deliver its second pandemic budget on March 24
TORONTO — Ontario's finance minister says the province will deliver its 2021-2022 budget on March 24.Peter Bethlenfalvy says the spending plan will be the province's second of the pandemic and will focus on funding measures to "defeat" COVID-19.He says...
Ontario to deliver its second pandemic budget on March 24
TORONTO — Ontario is set to deliver a budget later this month that the finance minister promises will have no tax hikes or spending cuts as the province focuses on fighting the pandemic. Peter Bethlenfalvy said Thursday that the 2021-2022 budget
New online system aims to combat delays and case backlogs in Ontario tribunals
TORONTO — The Ontario government says it will make its tribunals, including one tasked with handling disputes between landlords and tenants, more accessible online in an effort to combat delays and case backlogs exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Th...
New online system aims to combat delays and case backlogs in Ontario tribunals
TORONTO — The Ontario government says it will make its tribunals, including one tasked with handling disputes between landlords and tenants, more accessible online in an effort to combat delays and case backlogs exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Th...