If COVID vaccines ‘essential,’ Canadians could get shots in U.S. and no quarantine
TORONTO — Canadian residents should be able to head to the United States for COVID-19 vaccinations and be exempt from mandatory quarantine on return...
Ontario extends stay-at-home order to June 2, maintains strict public health measures
TORONTO — Ontario is extending its stay-at-home order until June 2to bring down high rates of COVID-19, a move Premier Doug Ford said was...
Ontario to get new AstraZeneca shipment, reserve doses for second shots
TORONTO — Ontario says it'll sit on 254,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine arriving next week – and about 50,000 more it has in...
Audit flags issues with tracking Ontario pandemic pay program, other COVID expenses
TORONTO — The Ontario government failed to properly track billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds, including for high-profile programs like pay increases for...
May 10, 2021 Issue
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Town of Georgina goes to court over building permit disputeLocal food bank tops $100k target in AprilLegal malaise on Lake DriveChamber provides...
Ontario to pause first doses of AstraZeneca vaccines
TORONTO — Ontario will stop giving out first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for now due to an increased risk of a rare blood-clotting...
Ontario could reopen more outdoor spaces, science table adviser says
TORONTO — Ontario could safely reopen many outdoor recreational facilities even if it extends a stay-at-home order next week, the province's science advisers said...
ClearWater Farm receives $3.7 million grant
By: Michelle Poirier
ClearWater Farm in Willow Beach has received a $3.7 million grant from the federal and provincial governments to complete the building of...
Georgina Chamber of Commerce provides free rapid COVID-19 tests to local businesses
By: Mike Anderson
The Georgina Chamber of Commerce is offering free rapid COVID-19 screening tests to small and medium sized businesses in Georgina as part...
Ontario prioritizes health-care workers for second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
TORONTO — Ontario says it is adding health-care workers to a list of high-risk employees prioritized for their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The...
