TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 3,424 new cases of COVID-19 today and 26 more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 958 new cases in Toronto, 900 in Peel and 291 in York Region She also says there are 175 new cases in Durham Region […]
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By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario might shorten the length of time between COVID-19 vaccine doses and is looking into mixing and matching doses as it prepares to receive increased shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The province expects to receive weekly shipments of more than 785,000 doses from Pfizer-BioNTech in May, and more […]
Ontario is reporting 2,791 new cases of COVID-19 today and 25 more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 931 new cases in Toronto, 653 in Peel Region, and 275 in York Region. She also says there are 147 new cases in Durham Region and […]
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ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A second team of health-care workers from Newfoundland and Labrador left this morning for Ontario to help the province battle its COVID-19 caseload. Three doctors and four nurses are scheduled to arrive in Toronto this afternoon and then head to Brampton, where they’ll be working for […]
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TORONTO – Ontario’s health minister says the government is pleased to see thousands of people sign up for COVID-19 vaccines on the day eligibility opened to all adults in virus hot spots. Christine Elliott says more than 73,000 appointments were booked between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. EDT, despite the […]
TORONTO – Ontario’s air ambulance service says it’s committed to serving patients without disruption as labour strife with its paramedics continues. Unifor, the union representing Ornge workers, says paramedics voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, if necessary, in a vote tabulated Friday. Ornge paramedics have taken issue a provincial […]
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TORONTO – Ontario says hospitals will be able to transfer patients waiting for a long-term care bed to any nursing home without their consent in an effort to free up space. Health Minister Christine Elliott says the government has issued a new emergency order to allow for such transfers in […]
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OTTAWA – A group representing thousands of Indigenous-led tourism operators says it doesn’t think the recent federal budget will do enough to help the industry avoid collapse. What’s more, the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada is on the verge of handing out layoff notices to its staff over what it […]
By Len Gillis
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
There is a concern that if the financial restructuring for Laurentian University continues under the CCAA (Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act) process, that the overall level of health care in Northern Ontario will be negatively impacted. That was part of the discussion held Monday morning during a Zoom teleconference meeting held […]
TORONTO – Ontario will send half its available COVID-19 vaccines to hot spots in the first two weeks of May to help fight the virus in those hard-hit regions. That will be an increase from the current 25 per cent allocation for hot spots and follows a recommendation from the […]
TORONTO – A lawyer’s claim for damages against people who complained about racist and misogynist comments he made on social media has been tossed out as either procedurally flawed or outright nonsense. In a decision dismissing the claim, Ontario Superior Court Justice Thomas Heeney said Oussama Hamza ignored normal court […]
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government is tapping former Supreme Court justice and United Nations high commissioner for human rights Louise Arbour to lead what it is billing as an independent review of the military’s handling of sexual assault, harassment and other misconduct. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced Arbour’s appointment […]
