Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Vaccination campaign gets underway in nine Cree communities in northern Quebec
Boxes of doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine arrived by plane in nine Cree communities in Quebec's James Bay region over the weekend and were immediately put to work to protect the community, the head of the regional health board said
Ontario to expand big-box-retail blitz amid widespread rule violations: McNaughton
TORONTO — An enforcement blitz that uncovered numerous violations of COVID-19 prevention protocols across big-box retailers in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas will broaden its scope to include the rest of the province in the weeks ahead, the pro...
Quebec reports 2,225 new COVID-19 cases, 67 deaths as hospitalizations decline
MONTREAL — Quebec reported 2,225 new COVID-19 cases and 67 further deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus on Saturday as the province marked one week since instituting a curfew and tougher public health measures. In announcing the most recent tally...
Ontario reports 3,056 new COVID-19 cases, adjusts vaccine schedule due to delays
A shipping delay from the pharmaceutical giant producing a key COVID-19 vaccine will in turn slow the pace at which some Ontario residents can be inoculated, the province's top doctor announced Saturday amid a continued spike in virus cases and
Ontario reports 2,998 new cases of COVID-19 and 15,609 doses of vaccine
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 2,998 new cases of COVID-19 today and 100 more deaths linked to the virus.Due to database software consolidation, 46 deaths reported in Middlesex-London that occurred earlier in the pandemic are included in Ontario's dail...
Parents find strategies to manage extended online learning in southern Ontario
Tanya Bogatin's once pristine home is no longer quite so organized, and she's waiting a little longer between loads of laundry, but it's no skin off her back. Her priorities have shifted now that she'll be helping her two young
Quebec threatens construction, manufacturing sectors with more COVID-19 restrictions
MONTREAL — Quebec's labour minister on Friday threatened to impose more restrictions on the province's construction and manufacturing sectors for allegedly flouting health orders. Jean Boulet said in a statement he's received many reports about non-com...
Doug Ford ousts Tory legislator who called for end to lockdown
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford ousted a member of his government from caucus on Friday after the politician voiced his opposition to lockdowns. In accusing legislator Roman Baber of spreading "misinformation" about the pandemic, Ford also barred him from...
International students frustrated by federal work limits during pandemic
TORONTO — Pooria Behrouzy was honoured to be offered a full-time job as a COVID-19 vaccine support worker at Trillium Health Partners last month. The international student in health informatics at George Brown College was already on staff at the Missi...
Quebec plans to use rapid tests days after health minister said they weren’t needed
MONTREAL — Quebec's Health Department said Thursday that it plans to make more use of rapid COVID-19 tests, less than a week after the province's health minister told reporters the tests were unnecessary. The decision to increase use of the tests