Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
With some hospitals overrun, Quebec is making room for COVID-19 patients in hotel
MONTREAL — The situation in some Quebec hospitals has become so critical that authorities have begun installing beds in so-called, "non-traditional locations," such as a Quebec City hotel, the health minister said Friday. Christian Dube warned that mor...
Ontario extending Toronto and Peel lockdowns, new restrictions to be announced Monday
TORONTO — Ontario will keep Toronto and Peel Region under lockdown and reveal new measures to fight the pandemic on Monday. Premier Doug Ford said Friday that restrictions set to expire next week in the two hot spots will remain in
Neskantaga residents start returning home two months after water crisis evacuation
Residents forced to leave their Indigenous community in northern Ontario over a water crisis began flying home after nearly two months, their chief said on Friday. Chief Chris Moonias tweeted photos showing residents of Neskantaga boarding a homebound ...
Back to the future: Neighbourhood policing gaining new favour, Toronto chief says
TORONTO — Big city policing has come something of a full circle, Toronto's interim chief of police says of what he's seen in his 40 years with the service. An example of back to the future, James Ramer says in an
Quebec long-term care centres better protected during second wave of COVID-19: report
MONTREAL — A new report by Quebec's national public health institute suggests the province has done a better job protecting long-term care centres from COVID-19 outbreaks during the second wave of the pandemic than it did in the spring. Between Feb.
Premier Doug Ford says Ontario is considering new measures to curb COVID-19
TORONTO — Ontario is considering new measures to curb rapidly rising COVID-19 cases, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday as hospitals, doctors and nurses called for stricter lockdowns in hard-hit regions. Ford said he was particularly concerned about surgi...
Ministry tells Ontario school boards to prepare for possible remote school
TORONTO — Ontario is telling its school boards to prepare for the possibility of fully remote learning in the new year, prompting calls for clarity on whether the government plans to shut down in-class learning in January. Education Minister
Medical experts say Quebec is right to start vaccinations in long-term care centres
MONTREAL — While other provinces focus on front-line workers, Quebec stands alone in its decision to install vaccine distribution sites in long-term care homes and begin inoculating residents along with health staff. And medical experts say the provinc...
Toronto legal clinic asks city’s top doctor to suspend evictions during the pandemic
TORONTO — A Toronto legal clinic has written to the city's top doctor asking that she suspend residential evictions amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter issued Tuesday, Downtown Legal Services argues that evictions currently pose...
Ontario providing $695 million to municipalities to cover more pandemic expenses
TORONTO — Cash-strapped Ontario communities will receive an additional $695 million to help cover pandemic-related costs, the province's municipal affairs minister said Wednesday. The funding is part of the "Safe Restart" agreement reached between Otta...