Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Ontario NDP wants mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for provincial legislature
TORONTO — Ontario's New Democrats want COVID-19 vaccination to be mandatory for people entering the provincial legislature. Opposition house leader Peggy Sattler wrote to her counterparts in other parties with her position on Friday. She says Queen’s ...
Appeal for more time as Quebec holds firm on mandatory vaccination for health workers
MONTREAL — Quebec is sticking to its mid-October deadline to have all health-care workers in the province vaccinated, Health Minister Christian Dubé said Friday, but some are suggesting more time is needed before the rule comes into effect. Dubé told r...
Quebec health minister stays firm on goal to vaccinate health workers by Oct. 15
Quebec's health minister says the province's health-care workers will have to have both doses of COVID-19 vaccine by mid-October or risk being suspended. Christian Dubé says he remains firm on his goal of ensuring the 20,000 workers in the network who
As Quebec reports long waits at testing centres, expert calls for more rapid testing
MONTREAL — As Montreal continued to see an increase of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, health authorities said Wednesday they are looking into opening more testing clinics and deploying rapid testing in specific circumstances. Montreal public hea...
Ontario didn’t spend money from COVID-19 response program in first quarter: watchdog
TORONTO — Ontario did not spend any funds from a new $2.7-billion COVID-19 response program in the first quarter, the province's fiscal watchdog found, prompting critics to question why the government didn't use the money during the third wave. A Wedne...
Quebec health minister asks for patience after problems with rapid testing in schools
MONTREAL — Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé is asking for more time to roll out rapid COVID-19 testing in the province's elementary schools amid criticism from opposition parties and school administrators. Dubé said Daniel Paré, the head of the pr...
Quebec reports 757 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 757 new cases of COVID-19 today and no additional deaths attributed to the virus. Health authorities say hospitalizations dropped by five from Saturday's levels to 213, while the number of patients in intensive care rema...
Ontario reports 784 new cases of COVID-19, six virus-related deaths
Ontario is reporting 784 new cases of COVID-19 today along with six new deaths linked to the virus. The province notes two of the deaths occurred more than a month ago and have been added to the overall tally after a
Quebec reports 995 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths as hospitalizations rise
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 995 new COVID-19 cases and three further deaths attributed to the virus. The province's Health Department reported 11 more hospitalizations compared to the previous day for a total of 218, with three more patients listed ...
Ontario reports 857 new cases of COVID-19, 15 new virus-related deaths
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 857 new cases of COVID-19 today and 15 deaths linked to the virus. The province says seven of those deaths took place more than a month ago and are now being added to the provincial tally