Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Neskantaga residents wait in limbo more than one month after water crisis evacuation
The chief of the Neskantaga First Nation hopes residents evacuated from his community over a water crisis will be home in time for Christmas. But as planned dates to fly back to the remote northern Ontario First Nation keep getting postponed,
Ontario tightens COVID-19 restrictions in three regions
TORONTO — The Ontario government is tightening restrictions on three more regions in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. Moving into the "orange" zone are the Middlesex-London and Thunder Bay areas. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District H...
COVID-19: Calls for Quebec public health chief to testify as another region goes red
MONTREAL — Amid a worsening COVID-19 situation and with another region moving to the maximum alert level on Friday, Quebec's opposition parties called on the government to allow the province's public health director to be questioned over the pandemic. ...
Commission flags poor oversight of Ontario nursing homes as COVID deaths jump
TORONTO — Effective inspections and management are crucial in the battle to stop the grim march of COVID-19 infections and untimely deaths in Ontario's long-term care homes, a commission delving into the situation reported on Friday. The interim report...
Fighting sexual exploitation of Quebec minors must be government priority: report
QUEBEC — An all-party committee is recommending the Quebec government make the fight against the sexual exploitation of minors a priority. The report released Thursday by a group of 13 members of the legislature makes 58 recommendations to the governme...
Quebec cancels plans to allow Christmas gatherings with COVID-19 cases on the rise
MONTREAL — The Quebec government backtracked Thursday on its plan to allow holiday gatherings over four days at Christmas, saying the COVID-19 situation in the province was unlikely to improve enough for them to be safe. Premier Francois Legault announ...
Ontario to announce vaccine task force Friday, group will plan rollout
TORONTO — Ontario will unveil its COVID-19 vaccine task force on Friday, said Premier Doug Ford, pledging that the province will be ready to distribute the doses whenever they arrive. Under increasing pressure to reveal details of the vaccination plan...
Quebec tightens rules for malls, stores amid high COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
MONTREAL — Quebec public health authorities are introducing new rules for shoppers in malls and other stores during the busy holiday season amid growing COVID-19 concerns. Deputy premier Genevieve Guilbault made the announcement today in Quebec City, s...
Doctors and nurses worried as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations rise
MONTREAL — Organizations representing doctors and nurses in Quebec say they're increasingly worried as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to climb heading into what is normally one of the busiest times of the year for the province's hospitals. “In a no...
Ontario reports 1,723 new COVID-19 cases today, and 35 new deaths from the virus
Ontario is reporting 1,723 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 35 new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 500 new cases in Peel Region, 410 cases in Toronto, and 196 cases in York Region. The province