Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Ontario’s updated blue box program to be phased in starting in 2023
TORONTO — Ontario has finalized its plans to expand the list of items accepted in blue boxes as it moves to standardize recycling programs across the province. Environment Minister Jeff Yurek announced the government has concluded consultations and wil...
Long-term care residents get green light for social outings starting next week
TORONTO — Ontario long-term care residents who have been fully immunized against COVID-19 will be able to go out for day-long and overnight outings starting next week. The province announced it will be relaxing restrictions starting next Wednesday, giv...
COVID-19 vaccine: Quebec halves interval between first and second doses to 8 weeks
MONTREAL — Medical experts praised the Quebec government's decision on Thursday to shorten the interval between doses of COVID-19 vaccines to eight weeks from 16. "I think it's very good news," said Dr. André Veillette, director of the molecular oncolo...
Indigenous faculty call for Ryerson U name change and removal of statue
TORONTO — Indigenous professors at Ryerson University asked the school Wednesday to change its name and remove a statue of Egerton Ryerson from its campus because of his role in the creation of Canada's residential school system. A letter co-signed by
Advocates call for extension of Ontario eviction ban as stay-at-home order lifts
Housing and tenant advocates are calling on Ontario to reinstate a ban on residential evictions that lifted Wednesday as the province's stay-at-home order expired. They argued that losing housing during the pandemic would put lives at risk, and sugges...
Ottawa councillors urge federal government to rename Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway
Three Ottawa city councillors representing wards where the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway runs parallel to the Ottawa River are urging the federal government to change the name of the road. In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today, they
Quebec plans ‘normal’ return to school in fall without masks or class bubbles
MONTREAL — Quebec kids and teens should be able to go back to school without masks or classroom bubbles in the fall — as long as COVID-19 cases are low and students are vaccinated, Education Minister Jean-François Roberge said Wednesday. Authorities,
Ontario schools staying closed but economy could reopen sooner, Ford says
TORONTO — Ontario schools will remain closed for in-person learning for the rest of the academic year, Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday, while hinting the province could reopen ahead of schedule. Schools have been closed since mid-April, and whil...
Up to 500 health-care workers will be allowed to attend NHL playoffs in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets will be playing in front of live fans this week for the first time in more than a year. The National Hockey League club announced on social media Tuesday that it will host a small number
Six Nations asks Prime Minister Trudeau for help searching residential school grounds
SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER, ONTARIO — Canada's largest First Nations territory is asking the federal government to help it search the grounds of a former residential school for unmarked graves. Six Nations of the Grand River issued an open