Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Ontario reports record high 1,132 COVID-19 cases as new restriction criteria roll out
Ontario notched a new single-day peak in COVID-19 cases on Saturday just as the province implemented a new colour-coded assessment system that one public health unit rejected as too lenient. The province recorded 1,132 new infections and 11 new...
Absent funding details for long-term care standard in budget troubling: advocates
TORONTO — Health-care advocates criticized the Ontario government Friday for not providing any funding details in the provincial budget for a major pledge to improve long-term care, saying the promise will require significant investment. The Regi...
Peel Region only one in COVID-19 red zone as Ontario switches to colour-coded system
TORONTO — Peel Region will be under the highest COVID-19 alert level short of a lockdown as Ontario shifts to a tiered and colour-coded system for managing pandemic measures, though the restrictions it will face fall short of what local
Highlights from the Ontario budget unveiled Thursday
Ontario's Progressive Conservative government presented their first pandemic-era budget Thursday. Here are the highlights: ___ RECORD SPENDING The government's fiscal plan involves a record $187 billion in expenses, with $30 billion specifically in pan...
St. Anne’s residential school document fight to stay in Ontario, Appeal Court rules
TORONTO — An Ontario judge was wrong to order a legal fight involving victims of one of the country's most notorious residential schools and the federal government be heard in British Columbia, a higher court has ruled. In its decision this
St. Anne’s residential school document fight to stay in Ontario, Appeal Court rules
TORONTO — An Ontario judge was wrong to order a legal fight involving victims of one of the country's most notorious residential schools and the federal government be heard in British Columbia, a higher court has ruled. In its decision this
Alleged Toronto mosque killer’s case put over to late January
TORONTO — A man accused of killing a 58-year-old Muslim man outside a Toronto mosque has had his case remanded until late January. Guilherme (William) Von Neutegem faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of Mohamed-Aslim Zafis, who was stabbed
Quebec won’t ease COVID-19 restrictions despite Montreal public health recommendation
MONTREAL — Quebec has no plans to relax COVID-19 restrictions that have closed gyms, restaurants and other entertainment venues across much of the province, Premier Francois Legault said Thursday. Legault made the comments after opposition parties dema...
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Ontario government presents $187B pandemic-era budget
TORONTO — Ontario will spend a record $187 billion this year as it lays out a plan to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, with money earmarked for the health-care sector, to support for seniors living at home and to subsidize
Mississauga, Ont., cracks down on short-term rentals; licensing soon required
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Airbnb and other short-term rentals will soon need licensing in Mississauga, Ont. The city says the new measure will take effect in January pending council approval. The requirement will apply to anyone renting out all or part of th...