Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Opposition raise concerns over apparent Ontario PC donation letter resembling invoice
TORONTO — Ontario opposition parties are raising concerns over images circulating online of what appears to be a fundraising letter designed to resemble an invoice from the governing Progressive Conservatives. The NDP and Liberals say it could mislead ...
2 Ontario Tory MPPs given Thursday deadline to get COVID vax or face caucus removal
TORONTO — Two members of Ontario's Progressive Conservative government have been given a Thursday deadline to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or face ejection from caucus, The Canadian Press has learned. Government whip Lorne Coe has issued a letter sa...
Quebec health-care unions concerned about government’s vaccine mandate
MONTREAL — Unions representing health-care workers in Quebec say they're concerned about the government's plan to force their members to get vaccinated or risk losing their jobs. "We are a little surprised by the severity of the measure," Jérôme Rousse...
Unvaccinated PC MPPs will be removed from caucus, Ford spox says
TORONTO — Elected members of provincial parliament will be removed from Ontario’s governing Progressive Conservative caucus if they don’t get vaccinated against COVID-19. A spokeswoman for Premier Doug Ford is confirming to The Canadian Press that MPPs...
Quebec seniors minister taking one month leave of absence, premier says
MONTREAL — Marguerite Blais, Quebec's minister responsible for seniors and informal caregivers, is taking a leave of absence. Jean-Charles Del Duchetto, a spokesman for Blais, said she is taking around a month off at the recommendation of her doctor du...
Nearly half of Ontario municipal infrastructure in need of repair, watchdog reports
TORONTO — Ontario's fiscal watchdog estimates 45 per cent of municipal infrastructure in the province needs repairs, which it says will cost about $52 billion. The Financial Accountability Office warns, however, that the backlog of infrastructure in n...
Ontario pauses reopening, issues vaccine policy for some workers as Delta spreads
TORONTO — Ontario will pause further reopening, start offering third COVID-19 shots to vulnerable populations, and require many health and education workers to get vaccinated against the virus or take regular tests, the government announced Tuesday. B...
Ontario open to child care deal with federal Liberals, with some flexibility: Lecce
TORONTO — Ontario's education minister says his government is open to striking a deal on affordable child care with the federal Liberals if it accounts for what he described as the province's "unique" circumstances. Stephen Lecce told a conference on ...
Ontario reports 511 new COVID-19 cases, no new virus-related deaths
Ontario is reporting 511 COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths from the virus on Sunday. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 350 of the infected people are unvaccinated and 67 people are partially immunized. The new case figures are based on 19,1...
Demonstrators take to streets of Montreal to protest upcoming vaccine passport
MONTREAL — Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Montreal on Saturday to denounce the Quebec government's decision to impose a vaccine passport system in a bid to slow the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ralliers called for the