Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Mobility, test positivity prompts cautious optimism on Ontario COVID situation: Juni
TORONTO — It's become challenging to model COVID-19 trends in Ontario without accurate case data, but the scientific director of the province's expert pandemic advisory group says some indicators suggest COVID-19 hospitalizations could peak in the next...
Ontario looks to update COVID death reporting, distinguish ‘for’ and ‘with’ virus
TORONTO — Ontario is trying to ascertain "true" mortality data from COVID-19 by telling hospitals to document whether deaths were caused by or associated with the virus, the province's top doctor said Thursday. The province recently started reporting w...
Quebec to lift COVID-19 curfew Monday, extend vaccine passport to big box retail
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says the number of daily COVID-19 cases in Quebec appears to have peaked, allowing him to lift the curfew on Monday that he imposed to protect hospitals from a record surge in infections. Health experts
Ontario businesses want to know if they can reopen on Jan. 26
TORONTO — Businesses are calling on the Ontario government to announce if establishments shuttered under the latest pandemic restrictions will be allowed to reopen Jan. 26, but the province's top doctor said Thursday he can't guarantee that date. Ontar...
Federal support amid COVID-19 outbreak disappointing: Bearskin Lake First Nation
The federal government's response to a COVID-19 outbreak that has infected half the members of a northern Ontario First Nation is disappointing, the chief of the community said on Wednesday. Chief Lefty Kamenawatamin of Bearskin Lake First Nation said...
Ontario won’t follow Quebec and tax the unvaccinated, Ford says
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford says Ontario won't follow Quebec's lead and fine people who remain unvaccinated against COVID-19. He says Ontario is taking a different approach, and is "not going down that road." Ford made the comment during a photo oppor...
Ontario students, staff to each get two rapid tests after schools restart in-person
TORONTO — Students and staff in Ontario schools will each eventually get two rapid tests to use if they develop COVID-19 symptoms, but won't be notified if their peers and colleagues are off sick until a third of the school
Quebec Opposition unconvinced province will impose penalty on unvaccinated
MONTREAL — Quebec's announcement that it would tax unvaccinated residents sparked strong reaction and pushed Canadian premiers to take a position on it, but the province's official Opposition says it's unconvinced the government will go ahead with its ...
Ontario to temporarily change G driving test to help tackle backlog: government
TORONTO — The Ontario government says it is temporarily changing the G-level driving road test to help reduce a backlog caused by COVID-19 restrictions and closures. A spokeswoman for Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney says the province will rem...
Quebec top doctor’s endearing style no match for daily grind of COVID-19 pandemic
MONTREAL — Dr. Horacio Arruda, Quebec's top public health official when COVID-19 hit, employed a down-home style that endeared him to Quebecers in the pandemic's early days, but he was ground down by 22 months at the helm. Arruda, 61, was