Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Modelling predicts possibility of variant-related surge of cases in Montreal by March
MONTREAL — Quebec health officials said Wednesday there were no COVID-19-related deaths reported in the past 24 hours, but sobering new modelling suggested new variants of the novel coronavirus could surge in Montreal by March. The modelling for the gr...
Ontario planning Greenbelt expansion, would add moraine, urban rivers
TORONTO — Ontario said it plans to expand the province's Greenbelt by adding a moraine south of Toronto and a series of urban river lands to the protected zone. Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark said Wednesday the proposed expansion will mean
Ontario moves to change judicial appointments in effort to boost access to justice
TORONTO — The Ontario government introduced legislation Tuesday that would cement changes to how provincial judges are appointed, part of several reforms it said aim to increase access to justice. The changes to the judicial appointment process sparked...
Health minister says Ontario not ready to release more detailed vaccine timeline
TORONTO — Ontario is not ready to release a detailed plan for its rollout of COVID-19 vaccines because its supply of the shots has been unreliable, the province's health minister said Tuesday.Christine Elliott said the province knows which age groups
Quebec to reopen cinemas and some indoor sports, Outaouais region moves to ‘orange’
MONTREAL — Quebec will ease some COVID-19 restrictions ahead of March break, Premier Francois Legault said Tuesday, adding that parents will need something to do with their kids when they're off school. Starting Feb. 26, cinemas can reopen across the p...
Quebec coroner postpones hearings into deaths at Herron nursing home to September
MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner on Tuesday reluctantly suspended part of her inquest into pandemic-related deaths at nursing homes, pushing to September hearings into one of the province's hardest-hit facilities. Coroner Gehane Kamel's inquest was supposed...
Ford defends Ontario’s reopening plan as stay-home order lifts for 27 regions
Premier Doug Ford defended the lifting of a stay-at-home order for most of Ontario on Tuesday amid warnings it could lead to a third wave of COVID-19. Ford said the government won't hesitate to swiftly move regions back into lockdown if
Snow day disrupts anticipated return to schools in Ontario virus hot spots
TORONTO — Winter weather in Ontario disrupted the students' anticipated return to in-class learning in some COVID-19 hot spots Tuesday, as the education minister reassured parents that new safety measures were sufficient to controlling COVID-19 spread ...
Ontario reopening must be cautious because of variants, mayor of hard-hit city says
TORONTO — The mayor of a community that was hit hard by a COVID-19 variant outbreak is urging people to continue following public health measures when a stay-at-home order lifts for most of the province on Tuesday. Barrie, Ont., Mayor
Web portal, service desk in the works for Ontario COVID-19 vaccine appointments
TORONTO — Ontario is developing a web portal for booking COVID-19 vaccine appointments when mass immunization is underway, but experts said Monday that more details of the province's plan are needed to ensure vulnerable residents don't fall through the...