Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Ontario reports record 3,363 new COVID-19 cases, 95 more deaths since New Year’s Eve
Ontario is reporting an all-time high of 3,363 new COVID-19 cases today, as well as 2,476 cases from New Year's Day.Today's case count is slightly up from Thursday's total of 3,328 new diagnoses, the previous record for the province.Health Minister
Education workers left out of child-care provision during Ontario lockdown: union
TORONTO — Thousands of Ontario education workers set to go back to school next week amid a provincewide lockdown are facing impossible choices, a union representing them argued Friday as it warned many don't have proper child-care options available to
Quebec changes COVID-19 vaccine strategy, won’t hold back doses for booster shots
MONTREAL — Quebec is accelerating its vaccination rollout by inoculating as many people as possible instead of holding back doses to be given later as booster shots. "All the vaccines that we have received and that we will receive in Quebec
Rod Phillips return from St. Barts, will discuss his political future with Ford
TORONTO — Ontario's finance minister has returned to Canada after a controversial Caribbean vacation, apologizing for what he called an "error in judgment." Rod Phillips arrived at Toronto Pearson International Airport this morning. He says he will di...
Rod Phillips resigns as Ontario finance minister after returning from vacation
TORONTO — Ontario's finance minister resigned from his cabinet position Thursday, hours after returning from a Caribbean vacation amid a provincewide lockdown. Rod Phillips travelled to St. Barts on Dec. 13 despite provincial guidelines urging people t...
Toronto plans further restrictions on businesses as city braces for COVID-19 surge
Toronto is bracing for surging COVID-19 rates in the new year, starting with further restrictions on businesses. Dr. Eileen De Villa, the city's chief medical officer of health, said on Wednesday that Toronto will announce new restrictions on businesse...
Quebec faces challenges in vaccine rollout but should still hit targets: expert
MONTREAL — Quebec's vaccine rollout is off to what may appear to be a slow start, but the province should still be able to meet its goal of vaccinating most citizens by the latter months of 2021, a supply-chain expert
Ontario to start COVID-19 vaccinations in long-term care within days: Hillier
TORONTO — Residents in long-term care will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines within days, and more than half of Ontarians — including some in the general population — are slated to be immunized by midsummer, the head of the province's inoculation
Quebec asks feds for more airport testing as province finds case of COVID-19 variant
MONTREAL — Quebec urged the federal government Tuesday to increase surveillance of returning travellers as the province confirmed its first case of a more contagious COVID-19 variant that was first identified in the United Kingdom. Health Minister Chri...
‘People are being shown no mercy’: Online evictions raise alarm in Ontario
Tenant after tenant addressed the virtual meeting, describing how COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on their lives and finances over the last year. A Toronto mother said she struggled to keep up with bills after losing work in the restaurant industry. A