Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
A look at Ontario’s plan to gradually reopen the province
A senior government source says Ontario Premier Doug Ford will announce plans for a gradual reopening of the province's economy on Monday. The government will transition regions back to a colour-coded restrictions system over three weeks, the source s...
NewsAlert:Ontario to begin phased reopening of economy next week: government source
TORONTO — Ontario will begin to gradually reopen its economy next week, starting with regions that have fewer COVID-19 cases, The Canadian Press has learned. Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce Monday that the state of emergency declared last mon...
Fearing COVID-19 variants, Quebec urges anyone with ‘least of symptoms’ to get tested
MONTREAL — Quebec's health minister is urging people with the least of symptoms to get tested for COVID-19 as officials attempt to get ahead of new, more contagious variants of the novel coronavirus. There are eight confirmed cases of the U.K.
Ontario economy reopening details coming next week: minister
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford will announce details on reopening Ontario's economy next week, the labour minister said Friday as the government debated whether or not to extend the province's state of emergency. Monte McNaughton did not provide further s...
In-person classes at Quebec junior colleges and universities to resume next week
MONTREAL — The Quebec government will gradually permit junior college and university students to return to campus next week, giving them a reprieve from the largely online education they've received since last March. Junior college and university stude...
Ontario allows pet groomers to reopen for some appointment-only services
Pet groomers across Ontario can reopen to provide certain services, the province said Thursday as it clarified its pandemic regulations surrounding animal care. Solicitor General Sylvia Jones' office said groomers can reopen to provide services necessa...
Ontario to reopen most schools on Monday, Toronto, Peel, York on Feb. 16
Students in Ontario regions hit hard by COVID-19 will begin returning to physical classrooms next week as the province said new infections were gradually declining and additional measures had been put in place to ensure schools would be safe. Education...
List of Ontario regions where schools are reopening for in-person classes
The Ontario government announced Wednesday that most schools will reopen for in-person learning next week, though some hotspot regions will have to wait until the following week. Here's a breakdown of which public health units can reopen shuttered scho...
List of Ontario regions where schools are reopening for in-person classes
The Ontario government announced Wednesday that most schools will reopen for in-person learning next week, though some hotspot regions will have to wait until the following week. Here's a breakdown of which public health units can reopen shuttered scho...
COVID-19: Quebec won’t set up police checkpoints to limit travel between regions
MONTREAL — Quebec's public security minister rejected calls on Wednesday from opposition parties to set up police checkpoints limiting travel between regions when some COVID-19 health orders are relaxed next week. Instead, Genevieve Guilbault said the ...