Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Ontario Liberals promise handgun ban, offer few details
TORONTO — An Ontario Liberal government would ban handguns across the province in its first year in office, party leader Steven Del Duca announced Tuesday, though he offered few details of how that would be accomplished. If the Liberals win the
Ontario takes step to bring all-day, two-way GO service to Greater Golden Horseshoe
The Ontario government says it is one step closer to bringing two-way, all-day commuter train service to the Greater Golden Horseshoe region that includes Toronto and Hamilton. The province says it has awarded a contract to work on design, schedule opt...
Quebec reports increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations, with two more deaths
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting a 28-patient jump in COVID-19 hospitalizations Sunday. The government's open data portal shows there are 2,159 people in hospital with the disease. There are 101 patients listed in intensive care, a drop of four patients...
Quebecers urged to avoid crowded ERs, exercise caution around holiday gatherings
MONTREAL — Quebecers are being urged to avoid crowded emergency rooms if possible and be careful with gatherings this holiday weekend as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on hospital staffing levels. The health authorities in Montreal and ...
Quebecers urged to avoid crowded ERs, exercise caution around holiday gatherings
MONTREAL — Quebecers are being urged to avoid crowded emergency rooms if possible and be careful with gatherings this holiday weekend as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on hospital staffing levels. The health authorities in Montreal and ...
Ontario’s top doctor to recommend extending mask mandate for hospitals, transit
TORONTO — Ontario's chief medical officer of health will recommend that the province extend remaining mask mandates – in settings such as hospitals, long-term care and public transit – as new COVID-19 modelling suggests a tenuous plateau in transmissio...
Ontario budget to be tabled April 28, days before start of election campaign
TORONTO — Ontario's finance minister says he will table the budget on April 28. Peter Bethlenfalvy calls it a vision for a "better, brighter future" and a plan to "get it done," echoing a new Progressive Conservative election campaign slogan. The date
First Nations announce new step in Ring of Fire road building
Two northern Ontario First Nations announced Thursday they are taking another step toward all-season road access to potential mining sites in the Ring of Fire. The region about 500 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay is said to be rich in critical
Laurentian University could have avoided creditor protection, auditor general says
TORONTO — Ontario's auditor general says a northern university that filed for creditor protection last year could have avoided that move, which led to huge program and job cuts. A report today from Bonnie Lysyk says Laurentian University could have don...
COVID-19: ‘Encouraging signs’ in eastern Quebec, hospitalizations continue rising
MONTREAL — COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise across Quebec, but there are some encouraging signs in the eastern parts of the province, interim public health director Dr. Luc Boileau said Wednesday. Parts of eastern Quebec such as the