COVID-19

Ontario will not require colleges and universities to enforce physical distancing or capacity limits in most classrooms when school resumes, according to new guidance issued by the province. The memo sent out to colleges and universities marks a shift from the current legislation, which caps indoor class- room capacity at […]

Ever since the pandemic emerged, experts have attempted to hash out a roadmap to herd immunity against COVID-19. But with a fourth wave surging amid the more infectious Delta variant and other variables shifting the goalposts, several virologists and immunologists are discouraging the urge to fixate on specific vaccine targets. […]

Ontario has dropped runny noses and headaches from the list of COVID-19 symptoms that require children to stay home from school or daycare and get tested for the virus. The province’s updated online screening tool now lists five categories of symptoms “most commonly associated with COVID-19” – fever and chills, […]

WINDSOR, Ont. – A southwestern Ontario hospital says it has opened a pediatric clinic as it expects a recent surge of COVID-19 cases in children to continue. The Windsor Regional Hospital says the Paediatric Urgent Medical Assessment Clinic is intended for COVID-19 assessments for those aged 17 and younger. The […]

TORONTO–Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice has certified a class-action lawsuit against fourteen insurance companies that denied business interruption claims related to COVID-19. The class action, launched by several small businesses including a suit store, a smoothie shop and a dance studio, claims businesses across Canada suffered billions of dollars in […]

TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 525 new cases of COVID-19 today and five more deaths, including three deaths that took place months ago. Health Minister Christine Elliott says that 434 of the new infections are in people who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status. She says […]

TORONTO – School boards plan to pay early attention to individual needs when students return to Ontario classrooms after a year of pandemic-disrupted studies, saying the effort will help address the phenomenon known as “learning loss.” Several boards said they’ll be assessing students when school resumes next week to get […]

TORONTO – Several Ontario universities will be going hybrid for orientation week next month. The University of Toronto, York University, Hamilton’s McMaster University, Trent University in Peterborough, and Lakehead University in Thunder Bay are among those offering a mix of virtual and in-person events. The hybrid plan comes as COVID-19 […]

Ontario is reporting 694 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths from the virus today. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 527 of the infected people are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status. The case numbers are based on 18,561 tests. There were 160 patients in intensive care […]

TORONTO – Ontario plans to announce a COVID-19 vaccine certificate system early next week, The Canadian Press has learned, marking a significant reversal from Premier Doug Ford on the issue. Three senior government sources with knowledge of the situation said Friday that a plan for a certificate system is in […]

Broader vaccination is needed in Ontario to minimize the impact of the fourth wave as COVID-19 hospital admissions rise, the province’s hospital association said Wednesday, warning that more pressure on the sector could exacerbate an existing treatment backlog. Anthony Dale, president and CEO of the Ontario Hospital Association, said increasing […]