Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Quebec reports 27 more COVID-19 deaths and rise of 180 hospitalizations
MONTREAL — COVID-19-related hospitalizations in Quebec rose by nine per cent on Friday, pushing hospitals to cancel more surgeries and leaving doctors worried about the impact on patients forced to live with pain. Health officials reported 27 more deat...
Ontario introduces grant for small businesses forced to close
TORONTO — Ontario is rolling out a new $10,000 grant for small businesses shuttered by the latest round of public health measures, the province announced Friday. Eligible businesses include gyms, museums and galleries, tour services and before- and aft...
Ontario long-term care homes see staff absences of 20 to 30 per cent amid outbreaks
Ontario long-term care homes are looking to recruit restaurant workers and family caregivers to help run daily operations as the Omicron variant drives up staff shortages and outbreak numbers. Some homes have reported staff absences as high as 20 to 30...
Bearskin Lake First Nation waiting for military help after COVID-19 outbreak
A First Nation in northern Ontario is waiting for military assistance a week after declaring an emergency over a COVID-19 outbreak that has now infected nearly half of its 400 residents. Members of Bearskin Lake First Nation say the situation –
Pressure mounting on Quebec hospitals as 20,000 health-care staff isolating
MONTREAL — The pressure on Quebec hospitals is reaching a point where some heart and cancer-related surgeries risk being postponed to make room for COVID-19 patients, the head of the province's hospital network said Thursday. "We're in a really critica...
Quebec schools will reopen for in-person learning as planned on Jan. 17
MONTREAL — Quebec is sticking to its plan to have elementary and high school students return to classrooms on Jan. 17, Education Minister Jean-François Roberge said Wednesday, despite the continuing spread of COVID-19 in the province. "The health conte...
Ontario hospitals gear up for growing pressure from Omicron wave
TORONTO — Ontario's health system is preparing for widespread measures including patient and staff transfers to deal with a growing wave of COVID-19 that's infecting people at an unprecedented rate. There were 1,290 people in hospital with COVID-19 as ...
Quebec limits access to PCR tests, shortens COVID-19 isolation period
MONTREAL — The Quebec Health Department said Tuesday that members of the general public with COVID-19 symptoms will not be eligible for PCR testing and should consider themselves positive if they do not have access to self-tests. The province will rese...
‘It’s really disappointing’: Parents, teachers brace for virtual learning in Ontario
TORONTO — Students, parents and teachers in Ontario are bracing for another stint of virtual education after the province announced Monday that schools would not reopen to in-person classes for at least two weeks due to the recent surge in
Daycare union criticizes Quebec shortened isolation time for asymptomatic staff, kids
MONTREAL — One of the largest Quebec daycare unions is condemning the province's latest measure shortening the recommended isolation periods for asymptomatic staff and kids who have contact with positive cases of COVID-19. The Fédération des intervena...