Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Toronto mayor asks for more funding from federal and provincial governments for 2021
Toronto's mayor is calling on the federal and provincial governments to once again step up with financial support for Canadian cities as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into a second fiscal year. John Tory said Tuesday that if the higher levels of
Regulator investigating Canadian nurses who spoke at anti-lockdown rally in D.C.
TORONTO — Two Canadian nurses who spoke at an anti-lockdown rally in Washington, D.C., on the day of the deadly storming of the Capitol are under investigation by their regulatory body. One of them, who is already suspended from her work
Quebec considering ‘nightmare scenario’ as hospitals approach capacity
MONTREAL — Dr. Eugene Bereza calls it the "nightmare scenario": the possibility doctors in Quebec will have to implement a government protocol to decide who is admitted to intensive care and who will die. Bereza, a professor of medicine and an
Ontario issues stay-at-home order to start Thursday, declares state of emergency
TORONTO — Ontario ordered residents to stay home and declared a state of emergency on Tuesday as grim projections indicated soaring COVID-19 cases could overwhelm the health-care system in weeks. The government also further delayed the return to in-per...
Toronto mayor says province should impose full lockdown to protect health-care system
The mayor of Ontario's largest city called for a return to a full lockdown Monday, saying the move is necessary to prevent the health-care system from being completely overwhelmed by a surge of COVID-19 cases. John Tory stressed the "urgency of
Toronto mayor says province should impose full lockdown to protect health-care system
The mayor of Ontario's largest city called for a return to a full lockdown Monday, saying the move is necessary to prevent the health-care system from being completely overwhelmed by a surge of COVID-19 cases. John Tory stressed the "urgency of
Quebec premier calls on people to avoid contact with seniors as hospitalizations rise
MONTREAL — Quebec's schools, factories and construction sites are open during the provincewide lockdown because they are largely devoid of people 65 years and older, Premier Francois Legault said Monday. Eighty per cent of patients hospitalized with CO...
Ontario cabinet to meet Monday to consider new pandemic measures
TORONTO — Ontario's cabinet is set to meet later today to consider new measures to combat skyrocketing rates of COVID-19. A government source says officials worked on new recommendations through the weekend that will be presented to cabinet tonight. ...
Schools in northern Ontario set to reopen to in-class learning on Monday
Meredith Coulas has several lessons planned for students returning to her classroom, but none so pressing as how to protect themselves against COVID-19. Coulas teaches French immersion in Sudbury, Ont., and her collapsed class of Grades 1 through 3 wi...
Police issue fines as Quebec curfew takes effect, cases continue to rise
MONTREAL — Dozens of Quebec residents are facing fines for violating the province's newly enacted curfew on Sunday as the COVID-19 infection rates the measure is meant to curb continued their sharp upward trajectory. Provincial police said they targete...