Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Teachers, parents express concerns about Ontario’s return to school plan
TORONTO — Students need to be at school in person for their mental and physical health, Ontario's health minister said Tuesday, amid safety concerns about the planned return to classes next week while access to COVID-19 testing is severely limited. Whe...
Internationally trained nurses to work in Ontario hospitals to ease staff crunch
TORONTO — Internationally educated nurses will be allowed to work in Ontario hospitals, long-term care homes and other health settings grappling with pandemic-related staffing challenges, the province’s health minister announced Tuesday. Christine Elli...
Ontario schools will resume in-class learning on Jan. 17, premier’s office says
TORONTO — Ontario students will return to school classrooms on Jan. 17, Premier Doug Ford's office told The Canadian Press. The government had previously said schools would move to online learning until "at least" that date amid widespread transmission...
Quebec reports record COVID-19-related hospitalizations but drop in ICU patients
MONTREAL — Quebec reported 26 more COVID-19 deaths on Monday and a rise of 118 patients with the disease, as several Montreal-area hospitals moved to the highest level of service disruption to care for patients infected with the novel coronavirus. Heal...
Quebec’s COVID-19 hospitalizations reach new peak at 2,436
MONTREAL — Quebec reported a sharp jump in COVID-19-related hospitalizations over the weekend, with Sunday's provincial figures documenting a new all-time high since the onset of the global pandemic. The province has seen more than 2,000 people in hos...
Ontario reports 412 COVID-19 patients in ICU as health-care strain continues
Ontario reported 412 COVID-19 patients in intensive care units on Sunday, a jump from 385 a day earlier, as health-care workers in the province continue to feel the strain of an Omicron-fuelled wave. Dr. Mike Haddad, Chief of Staff at
Quebec COVID-19 deaths rise to 44 in highest daily tally since last January
Quebec reported 44 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus Saturday, the highest daily death toll in nearly a year. The sharp increase from a day earlier, when health officials reported 27 deaths, marks the worst tally since Jan. 27, 2021,
Ontario to add more vaccine clinics for school staff as hospitalizations near 2,600
Ontario says it is adding 10 additional COVID-19 vaccine clinics to accelerate booster doses for education and child-care workers as the province reported nearly 2,600 people hospitalized with the virus on Saturday. Provincial data shows 2,594 patients...
Pediatrician groups call for Ontario schools to reopen no later than Jan. 17
TORONTO — Three pediatricians' groups are urging the Ontario government to resume in-person learning no later than Jan. 17. The Canadian Paediatric Society, the Pediatrics Section of the Ontario Medical Association and the Pediatricians Alliance of Ont...
Tory legislator Jeff Yurek to resign Elgin-Middlesex-London seat next month
LONDON, Ont. — Former environment minister Jeff Yurek says he will resign his seat in the Ontario legislature next month. Yurek has represented the southwestern Ontario riding of Elgin-Middlesex-London provincially as a Progressive Conservative since 2...