Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Ontario removes most outdoor capacity limits, would permit Santa Claus parades
TORONTO — Ontario has removed capacity limits at outdoor, organized public events such as Remembrance Day ceremonies and Santa Claus parades. Some cities, including Toronto, have already opted not to do a traditional Santa Claus parade with crowds this...
Town disables comments on social media to prevent spread of hate, misinformation
An Ontario town says it will no longer allow comments on its social media posts in an effort to prevent the spread of hate and misinformation. The Town of Wasaga Beach says it will disable comments for now, but will continue
COVID-19: Quebec won’t mandate vaccination for school workers as situation improves
MONTREAL — Quebec won't impose mandatory vaccination on the education sector as the epidemiological situation is improving in the province and vaccination rates in the sector are high, the Health Department said Wednesday. In a news release, the depar...
Schools, info campaign will play important part in vaccinating young kids: Elliott
TORONTO — Schools and an information campaign targeting parents will play important roles in Ontario's effort to vaccinate young children against COVID-19 once shots are approved by Health Canada, the province's health minister said Wednesday. Christin...
Ontario aims to add 2,000 more nurses in long-term care sector
TORONTO — Ontario plans to spend up to $100 million to add 2,000 nurses to the long-term care sector over the next few years as part of a larger plan to beef up staffing levels and improve care for residents. Long-Term
Ontario could see 50,000 education workers fired if vaccines mandated: Lecce
TORONTO — Up to 50,000 education workers in Ontario could be fired if COVID-19 vaccines were mandated for that sector, the province's education minister said Tuesday. Responding to the NDP in question period, Stephen Lecce said such a policy would mean...
Ford says he understands parents hesitant to get their kids vaccinated
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he understands parents who are hesitant to get their five- or six-year-old children vaccinated against COVID-19 once the shots are approved for kids. Health Canada is currently reviewing data from Pfizer-BioNtech, which s...
Ontario reports 269 new COVID-19 cases, five more deaths
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 269 new cases of COVID-19 today, and five more deaths. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 176 of those cases are in people who aren't fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status. It's the lowest number of
Ontario aims to double number of long-term care inspectors, allow immediate charges
TORONTO — Ontario plans to double the province's long-term care home inspectors and allow them to lay charges on the spot, saying the changes would allow for stronger enforcement in a sector devastated by the pandemic. The move reverses the Progressive...
Ontario introduces omnibus labour legislation, including right to disconnect
TORONTO — Many Ontario workers could get the right to disconnect outside of work hours under legislation introduced Monday by the provincial government. Labour Minister Monte McNaughton said he doesn't want Ontario to become a place where people burn o...