Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below 200 as border with Ontario reopens
MONTREAL — There were fewer than 200 people hospitalized in Quebec with COVID-19 on Wednesday, as the province's land border with Ontario officially reopened. Overall, hospitalizations fell by 17 to 192, while the number of people in intensive care dro...
Delta variant threatens further reopening in Waterloo Region, top doctor says
A variant-driven surge in COVID-19 cases might prevent a southwestern Ontario region from easing pandemic restrictions with the rest of the province next month, and stronger public health measures may return if the situation doesn't improve, the area's...
Queen’s U staff, associates accused of falsely claiming Indigenous identity
Queen's University has become embroiled in an increasingly public dispute over whether some of its faculty and other associates are falsely holding themselves out to be Indigenous, thereby harming the cause of First Nations people. An anonymous report ...
Quebec long-term care homes free of COVID-19 as 105 new cases reported in province
MONTREAL — There were zero new or active cases of COVID-19 in Quebec's long-term care homes on Tuesday, as the province surpassed the million mark of second doses given. Thousands of people died in long-term care facilities during the pandemic's first
Ontario commits $10 million to investigate burial sites at residential schools
Ontario is committing $10 million over three years to identify, investigate and commemorate burial sites on the grounds of former residential schools in the province. The funds will also go toward culturally appropriate supports for school survivors, t...
What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision.
The Ontario government has used the notwithstanding clause to restore parts of the Election Finances Act that had been declared unconstitutional. A bill invoking the clause passed Monday and means third parties can only spend $600,000 in the 12 months...
Ontario passes election advertising bill using notwithstanding clause
TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservatives employed a rarely used legislative power on Monday to pass a bill limiting third-party election advertising amid shouts of "shame" from the opposition. The government used the notwithstanding clause to pass...
Your Ward News antisemitic and misogynist hatemongers lose conviction appeal
TORONTO — Two men in charge of an extremist publication lost their appeal Monday of a conviction for promoting hatred against women and Jews, with the judge also upholding their sentences. In his ruling Ontario Superior Court Justice Peter Cavanagh rej...
Quebec to allow bars to stay open later as Montreal Canadiens prepare for late games
MONTREAL — Quebec will allow bars to serve alcohol until midnight and stay open until 2 a.m., the province's Health Department said Monday. Bar owners had called for the province to allow them to stay open later as the Montreal Canadiens
Quebec action plan for youth includes greener schools, mental health support
MONTREAL — Quebec has unveiled its $300 million action plan for youth that includes funding for environmental initiatives, job training and protection of the French language. Premier Francois Legault says the plan's 130 measures include support for ent...