Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Ontario announces framework designations for regions to reopen Tuesday
TORONTO — Pandemic restrictions will loosen in 27 Ontario health units next week as the province moves ahead with a reopening plan criticized in light of projections showing a likely third wave of COVID-19 in the near future without strict
Quebec to focus variant testing, increase vaccinations in hard-hit Montreal
MONTREAL — Quebec will send a larger proportion of vaccines to hard-hit Montreal and devote most of its efforts to screen for novel coronavirus variants in that city, Health Minister Christian Dube said Thursday. By next week, all positive COVID-19 tes...
Ontario set for years of post-pandemic deficits without new policy: FAO
TORONTO — Ontario is on track for years of post-pandemic deficits unless the government hikes taxes or cuts services, the province's fiscal watchdog said in a new report Thursday. Financial accountability officer Peter Weltman said a series of factors,...
Public health fears more novel coronavirus variants in Montreal than tests suggest
MONTREAL — The number of daily, reported COVID-19 infections in Montreal remains at a high plateau, the city's public health director said Wednesday, and she warned that new cases of novel coronavirus variants may be circulating undetected. Dr. Mylene ...
Ontario using billions in pandemic funding by March, deficit still record high
TORONTO — Ontario will spend all of the $13.3 billion in pandemic funding it received from the federal government by the end of March, although that won't change the record deficit it expects to rack up this year. The province
Health units with low virus transmission urge caution as Ontario gradually reopens
TORONTO — Public health restrictions loosened in three Ontario regions with low rates of COVID-19 on Wednesday, with local officials warning that visitors from other areas weren't welcome at reopened businesses. The provincial government is gradually ...
Ontario asks federal government for $1.5 billion in funding for Hamilton LRT project
TORONTO — Ontario says it needs the federal government to commit $1.5 billion in order to build a light-rail transit line in Hamilton. The province called on Ottawa to provide the funding today, over a year after it cancelled the project
Ontario asks federal government for $1.5 billion in funding for Hamilton LRT project
TORONTO — Ontario says it needs the federal government to commit $1.5 billion in order to build a light-rail transit line in Hamilton.The province called on Ottawa to provide the funding today, over a year after it cancelled the project
Investigator report on Laurentian University expected in six to eight weeks: minister
TORONTO — An upcoming report on the finances of a northern Ontario university that has filed for creditor protection should be made public, the province's official Opposition said Tuesday. The report by a government adviser tasked with investigating th...
Quebec’s opposition parties renew calls for COVID public inquiry after 10,000 deaths
MONTREAL — Quebec's opposition parties renewed their calls for a public inquiry into the government's management of the pandemic after the province surpassed 10,000 COVID-19-related deaths over the weekend. Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade said today Q...