Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
What changes in Step 3 of Ontario’s reopening plan, which takes effect July 16
Ontario will move to the third stage of its tiered reopening plan next Friday. Step 3 allows for more indoor activities including restaurant dining and gym use, while larger crowds are permitted for outdoor activities. Masking and physical distancing r...
Quebec to impose COVID-19 ‘vaccine passport’ system in September if infections rise
MONTREAL — Quebec will impose a vaccine-passport system in September in areas where COVID-19 outbreaks occur, requiring people to prove they are vaccinated to enter places such as gyms and bars, Health Minister Christian Dubé said Thursday. The system ...
Ontario aims to bring more doctors into vax rollout, assess data to reach holdouts
TORONTO — More family doctors will be involved in Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine rollout as the province works to reach those who haven't had a shot and eyes eventually winding down its mass immunization sites. To support vaccine outreach, the province wi...
Toronto-area school board removes Sir John A. Macdonald’s name from school
Trustees at a school board north of Toronto have voted to rename Sir John A. Macdonald Public School as part of Indigenous reconciliation efforts. The York Regional District School Board says it made the decision after presenting a report to rename
COVID-19 outbreak linked to Oakville gym operating under physical therapy exemption
An Ontario gym operating using a physical therapy exemption has been ordered to shut down after being linked to a COVID-19 outbreak that could force as many as 400 people to self-isolate. Halton Region Public Health said it is aware
Ontario to spend $32 million more on addictions services each year
TORONTO — Ontario plans to spend an additional $32.7 million each year to bolster addiction services across the province, an investment that comes as the government says the stresses of the pandemic have led to a spike in problematic drug
Quebec to remove capacity limits in retail stores, reduce distancing to one metre
MONTREAL — Quebec's government is removing capacity restrictions in retail stores across the province and reducing the two-metre physical distancing health order to one metre. The new rules start Monday and are a result of sustained, low daily COVID-19...
Restrictions loosen at long-term care homes in Ontario
TORONTO — Long-term care residents in Ontario can now have outdoor visits with up to 10 people at a time. The province says they can also meet indoors with up to two essential caregivers and two general visitors. The changes, part of
Ontario township removing statues of past PMs in effort to encourage healing
A community in southwestern Ontario says it will scrap a project involving statues of past prime ministers in an effort to encourage healing and cohesion. The Township of Wilmot's councillors voted unanimously on Monday night to discontinue the Prime ...
Ontario asks school boards to develop anti-trafficking strategies by Jan. 2022
TORONTO — Ontario is making it mandatory for all school boards to develop a strategy to combat human trafficking by the beginning of next year. The province said Tuesday that it will spend $2.4 million to support necessary training and resources