Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
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 ...
Doctor has no right to francophone panel, Ontario discipline committee rules
TORONTO — A francophone doctor accused of misconduct by Ontario's medical regulator has lost his bid to have his case heard by a French-speaking disciplinary panel. In ruling against Dr. Mathieu Belanger, the discipline committee of the College of Phys...
Ontario launching autism program in March with initial enrolment of 600 children
TORONTO — Ontario's new autism services program will launch in March for 600 children following months of delay, but critics said it would do little to help thousands of families who remain waiting for support. Social Services Minister Todd Smith anno...
Ontario to reopen most schools on Monday, Toronto, Peel, York on Feb. 16
TORONTO — Ontario will reopen the majority of its shuttered schools on Monday, while those in Toronto, Peel Region and York Region will resume in-person learning the following week.Students in 13 public health units, including Hamilton and Windsor, wil...
Sudbury mayor wants highway checkpoints to curb COVID-19 spread in northern Ont.
The mayor of Sudbury, Ont., is calling for highway checkpoints that would discourage non-essential travel to northern Ontario as more cases of highly infectious COVID-19 variants are detected in the province. Brian Bigger said he plans to reach out to...
Quebec to reopen stores, salons and museums across the province after drop in cases
MONTREAL — Non-essential stores, personal care salons and museums across Quebec will be allowed to reopen next week, Premier Francois Legault announced Tuesday following a steady drop in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. But the pressure on hos...
Ontario government ministers to appear before LTC commission in the coming weeks
TORONTO — Ontario's top doctor and ministers of health and long-term care will appear before a commission examining how COVID-19 spread in the province’s long-term care system. The offices for both Health Minister Christine Elliott and Long-term Care M...
Laurentian University applies for court protection amid financial challenges
SUDBURY, Ont. — A northern Ontario university is filing for creditor protection amid “unprecedented" financial challenges, as the province warned it may introduce legislation granting it greater oversight of every university's finances. Laurentian Univ...
Ontario school reopening announcement coming Wednesday: Lecce
TORONTO — Ontario is still aiming to have all schools reopen for in-person learning by the middle of next week and expects to make a final decision on the issue on Wednesday, the education minister said. Stephen Lecce said Ontario's chief
Quebec to resume surgeries delayed by pandemic as COVID-19 hospitalizations drop
MONTREAL — Quebec's health minister says the province will gradually resume some of the surgeries that have been delayed due to COVID-19 as the number of people hospitalized with the virus continues to drop. Christian Dube says on Twitter that there
