Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Quebec premier says critics of provincewide curfew trying to sow division in society
MONTREAL — Critics of the provincewide curfew who argue that homeless people should be exempted from the health order are trying to divide Quebecers, Premier Francois Legault said Thursday. The premier responded to recent calls from all three oppositio...
Consent at heart of Ontario’s vaccination plan for remote First Nations communities
Ontario's plan to vaccinate the populations of its most remote First Nations communities against COVID-19 faces many challenges, but Indigenous leaders say that earning the trust of the people must be a priority. Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler of Nishnawbe ...
Peel police officer cleared in shooting death of 28-year-old man
Ontario's police watchdog cleared an officer of wrongdoing in the shooting death of a man west of Toronto on Wednesday, saying there were no reasonable grounds to lay charges in the incident that took place last year. The Special Investigations Unit
Improve working conditions in long-term care homes, COVID-19 advisory group urges
Ontario should improve working conditions in long-term care homes in an effort to retain staff and prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the facilities, a new report from a group of health experts advising the province suggests. The immense toll
Too early to credit curfew for drop in COVID-19 infections in Quebec: health experts
MONTREAL — Health authorities in Quebec have reported fewer than 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 for four consecutive days — almost two weeks since the imposition of a provincewide curfew between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. Premier Francois Legault has suggested
Labour minister says 25 tickets issued in big-box store blitz, 242 stores inspected
TORONTO — Ontario's labour minister says 25 tickets were issued during a weekend inspection blitz of big-box stores that found the majority were following public health rules. Monte McNaughton says the province ticketed stores for failing to enforce ph...
Ontario COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution Task Force member resigns over travel
TORONTO — Another Ontario COVID-19 official has resigned over foreign travel. Premier Doug Ford's office says he has accepted the resignation of Linda Hasenfratz as a member of Ontario’s COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution Task Force.Ford's office says s...
Quebec calls on Ottawa to ban non-essential flights over COVID-19 variant fears
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault is calling on the federal government to ban non-essential flights to Canada over fears that travellers will bring new variants of COVID-19 back to the province. The call comes one day after a fifth case
Ontario must cut COVID-19 cases to 1,000 daily to lift lockdowns: Williams
TORONTO — COVID-19 cases in Ontario must fall below 1,000 per day before lockdown measures can be lifted, the province's top doctor said Monday as he expressed cautious optimism that infection rates may have plateaued. Dr. David Williams said while the...
COVID-19: Quebec high school students back in classroom after month-long layoff
MONTREAL — Quebec high school students returned to classrooms on Monday following a month-long, extended winter break imposed by the government to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The return of high schoolers came one week after primary schools reopened ...