Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Child-care operators, staff call for access to PCR testing, more HEPA filters
TORONTO — Ontario child-care operators and staff are calling on the provincial government to take steps to make daycares safer during the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the sector's long-term viability. One immediate step urged by the dozens of operat...
‘I feel forgotten’: Patients in Ontario wait for surgeries postponed due to COVID-19
The waiting has become excruciating for Shelley Brownlee and her partner, Jonathan Clow. Brownlee, who's been diagnosed with a form of cancer in her abdomen, has been waiting months to undergo surgery at a hospital in Toronto. Her doctor said he
Police prepare for possible violence as fringe groups latch on to truckers convoy
OTTAWA — A convoy of truckers set to descend upon Ottawa to protest mandatory vaccinations is prompting police to prepare for violence and politicians to warn against escalating rhetoric linked to the demonstration. Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly told...
Picard re-elected as chief of Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador for 11th term
MONTREAL — Ghislain Picard has been elected to an 11th mandate as chief of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador. In an election today, Picard captured 74 per cent of the votes, beating out former Kanesatake Mohawk grand chief Serge Simon
Ford says he can’t see mask mandates lifting anytime soon
BELLEVILLE, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he doesn't see the province's mask mandates ending anytime soon. Ford was speaking with Belleville radio station CJBQ today and was asked about his recently announced plan to start easing COVID-19 restr...
Ford says Ontario close to child-care deal; province is last to strike an agreement
Ontario is close to a child-care deal with the federal government, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday, as his province remained the only jurisdiction without a deal with Ottawa for $10-a-day child care. Ford told radio station Q104 Kenora that he is
Quebec to reopen restaurant dining rooms next week, allow small private gatherings
MONTREAL — Quebec will soon begin lifting some of the COVID-19 restrictions that have been in place since December, beginning with easing private gathering limits and allowing restaurant dining rooms to reopen, Premier François Legault announced Tuesda...
Quebec launching communications blitz to convince unvaccinated to get COVID-19 shot
MONTREAL — The Quebec government says a new "positive approach" to persuade people to get their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine will complement the punitive measures so far imposed to increase vaccination rates. But Quebecers shouldn't expect anything d...
More than 330 Ontario schools report absences of 30 per cent or higher
TORONTO — More than 300 Ontario schools reported staff and student absences of more than 30 per cent by the end of last week, after students returned for in-person learning following the latest pandemic-related shutdown. But the data includes all abse...
Deaths and hospitalizations linked to COVID-19 decline in Quebec
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting a significant drop in COVID-19-related deaths today, with the 33 recorded in the last 24 hours representing a drop of more than 50 per cent from the 68 logged a day earlier. Health authorities say the