TORONTO – The Canadian Press has learned that Ontario plans to introduce a set of policies requiring employers in education and several health-care settings to develop strict COVID-19 vaccination policies for their staff. A senior government source with knowledge of the decision said cabinet approved the plans on Monday night, […]
COVID-19
Ontario is reporting 526 new COVID-19 cases and zero deaths from the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 353 of the infected people are unvaccinated and 60 are partially vaccinated. The case numbers are based on 15,784 tests. There are 119 patients in intensive care with COVID-related critical illness and […]
By Joseph Pisani
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans cut back on their spending last month as a surge in COVID-19 cases kept people away from stores. Retail sales fell a seasonal adjusted 1.1% in July from the month before, the U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday. It was a much larger drop than the […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario will run COVID-19 vaccination clinics in schools and in nearby locations as the academic year begins. The government says it’s working with local public health units and publicly funded school boards on the plan. Education Minister Stephen Lecce says health units and boards will be required to host the […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – More universities in Ontario are making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for those who will be on their campuses this fall. The University of Toronto, Western University in London, Ont., and Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Ont., are the latest to say they’ll require proof of vaccination from those attending […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 513 new cases of COVID-19 today, with more than 80 per cent of them in unvaccinated or partially vaccinated people. It’s the highest case total since mid-June and is based on 22,896 tests done in the previous day. There are no new virus-related deaths reported […]
By Natali Trivuncic
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
The Canada-U.S. border officially opened on Monday, but despite border workers reaching a tentative agreement, there was a long wait to get into the country. The fear of border workers going on strike is not a threat to tourism operators any longer, but they are facing much larger problems such […]
TORONTO – COVID-19 cases appear to be on the rise in Ontario again and business groups are calling for a vaccine certificate system as a means to avoid another lockdown. Ontario has reported rising positivity rates and more than 300 new COVID-19 cases for the past four days, with more […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 321 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths, as the government urges people to focus less on daily case counts and more on hospitalizations and ICU admissions. The Health Ministry has rearranged its daily reporting website and added new metrics, comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated cases […]
OTTAWA – U.S. drug maker Moderna will sign an agreement with the Canadian government today promising to build an mRNA production plant in Canada. Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel will sign the memorandum of understanding with federal Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne in Montreal this morning. It is the second major deal […]
By James McCarten
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
WASHINGTON – The United States will remain on the sidelines for now as Canada gamely welcomes back fully vaccinated American citizens and permanent residents. As of midnight Sunday night, non-essential U.S. travellers who have had a full course of a Health Canada-approved COVID-19 vaccine will again be allowed on Canadian […]
By Morgan Sharp
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
National Observer
Students in Ontario will have to keep their masks on when they return to classrooms in September, the Ford government said in a long-awaited back-to-school plan released Tuesday, but neither they nor staff will be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine to attend. More than two million school-aged children and […]
