Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Ontario reports 19 more COVID-19 deaths while hospitalizations and ICU cases drop
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,056 COVID-19-related hospitalizations and in the province today along with 324 patients in intensive care. That's 135 fewer patients in hospital compared to numbers reported on Saturday. Health authorities are also repo...
Police lay hundreds of charges in Ottawa blockades as city begins clean-up process
OTTAWA — Silence and calm reigned on the streets of Ottawa for the first time in more than three weeks on Sunday as police continued their efforts to put a final end to anti-government demonstrations that immobilized the national capital. Roadways
Quebec reporting six COVID-19 deaths. 45-patient drop in hospitalizations
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting six further deaths attributed to COVID-19 and a 45-patient drop in hospitalizations today. The Health Department says 1,789 patients are currently in hospital, with 120 of those listed in intensive care, an increase of on...
Judge grants injunction extension to keep Ambassador Bridge clear
A busy international bridge will remain clear of protesters and vehicles, an Ontario judge ordered Friday after the City of Windsor argued there was a "real and present threat" of another blockade. Ontario Superior Court Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz...
Ontario to end tolls on two Toronto-area highways this spring
Ontario will remove tolls on two Greater Toronto Area highways this spring in a move Premier Doug Ford says will help Ontarians financially after the hardships of the pandemic. Ford announced the changes to Highways 412 and 418 on Friday. The
Ontario reports 1,281 people hospitalized with COVID-19, 352 in intensive care
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,281 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 352 in intensive care. That's down slightly from 1,342 hospitalized patients and 356 people in ICU on Thursday. The province is reporting 30 more virus-related deaths. There are...
Ontario to require school boards to offer remote learning option for one more year
TORONTO — Ontario will require school boards to offer virtual learning as an option for one more school year, given the evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, but will bring back standardized testing. Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced next ...
Ontario hospitals keeping mandatory vaccination for staff, some for visitors
TORONTO — Vaccination requirements for restaurants, gyms and other public settings in Ontario may soon be lifting, but mandates for staff and even visitors in some hospitals will likely be in place much longer. When Premier Doug Ford declined last year...
Vaccine policies ‘no longer necessary,’ Ontario top doc wants to remove them March 1
TORONTO — Ontario's top doctor wants to end workplace COVID-19 vaccination policies by early next month when proof-of-vaccination rules will lift in other businesses and indoor settings. Now that COVID-19 hospitalizations and other indicators are impro...
PCs won’t cut hydro bills by 12 per cent; they’ll be lower than under Liberal plan
TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservative government will not fulfil its 2018 election promise to lower electricity bills by 12 per cent. From 2018 to 2021 the average ratepayer's bill increased by 4.3 per cent and will continue to increase by two