Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Colleges and universities told to plan for in-person classes and on-campus activities
TORONTO — Ontario colleges and universities should prepare for all in-person classes and activities to resume this fall without capacity limits or physical distancing, the government says, though many institutions will still use a mix of in-person and ...
Patchwork of hospital visitor restrictions in place across Ontario
TORONTO — The last time Elisha Lemoire saw her father in person, she dropped him off at the hospital for surgery, hugged him and told him, "I love you. You've got this." But that was six weeks ago, and complications that
Visitors welcomed back to indoor Niagara Falls attractions as restrictions ease
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Visitors returned to long-shuttered tourist attractions and restaurant dining rooms in Ontario's Niagara Region on Friday, where local leaders have been calling for the reopening of the Canada-U.S. border to support the area's eco...
Ontario health worker groups want mandatory COVID shots for health-care workers
TORONTO — Two groups representing Ontario's physicians and registered nurses are calling for the mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of the province's health-care workers, a policy Premier Doug Ford has said he will not support. The Ontario Medical Associat...
‘It pays to be vaccinated’: Quebec launches COVID-19 vaccine lottery worth $2 million
MONTREAL — The Quebec government announced a lottery worth $2 million in cash prizes and student bursaries on Friday, hoping it will be the extra push needed to get more younger Quebecers vaccinated against COVID-19. Health Minister Christian Dubé and ...
Ontarians return to gyms, restaurant dining rooms as further restrictions lifted
Ontarians returned to gyms, movie theatres and restaurant dining rooms on Friday as the province rolled back more public health restrictions. Step 3 of the province's reopening plan, which took effect just after midnight, allows fitness facilities, ci...
Ford defends removing language on racism from math curriculum introduction
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford is defending the removal of language on racism and colonialism from the introduction to his government's new math curriculum, saying those issues should be addressed in other classes. Ford introduced the new curriculum after...
Fire deaths 10 times more likely for residents of Ontario First Nations: report
Systemic problems tied to the legacy of colonialism have left residents of First Nations in Ontario 10 times more likely to die in fires than people who live in the rest of the province, a government report has found. The review
Quebecers aged 12 to 17 now able to advance second COVID-19 vaccine dose
MONTREAL — The youngest Quebecers eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19 can now advance their second-dose appointments, Health minister Christian Dubé said Thursday. People 12 to 17 can get a second dose in as little as four weeks from their first...
COVID-19: Montreal doctors say pandemic has worsened staff shortages across system
MONTREAL — Emergency room overcrowding at hospitals in Montreal's east end is the "canary in the coal mine" regarding the lamentable state of the city's health network, according to the head of the intensive care unit at one of the