Ontario reports over 6,000 COVID-19 cases over two days as ‘shutdown’ takes effect
Ontario's daily COVID-19 case count surged back up over the 3,000 mark on Saturday, hours after a new provincewide "shutdown" took effect in a...
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines available to residents age 55+ at select York Region pharmacies
Media Release
Eligible York Region residents can book appointments beginning Saturday, April 3, 2021
Newmarket – AstraZeneca vaccination appointments are now available in select York Region pharmacies...
Ontario expands pharmacy vaccine sites to all health units, lowers minimum age to 55
TORONTO — Ontario residents aged 55 and older can now book Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine appointments at pharmacies across the province, the government announced Thursday.
Premier...
Ontario imposes four-week ‘shutdown’ to combat surge in COVID-19 cases
TORONTO — An Ontario-wide "shutdown" will be put in place to combat an "alarming" surge in COVID-19 infections, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday as...
Restaurants and small businesses demand compensation as Ontario lockdown expected
TORONTO — News that Ontario is going back into widespread lockdowns to control the COVID-19 pandemic is leading to demands for compensation from small...
Older Ontarians most involved in spreading COVID-19 misinformation online: study
TORONTO — Misinformation about COVID-19 is being spread online by six per cent of people in Ontario, most of them between the ages of...
Announcement on possible new restrictions coming Thursday, Ford says
TORONTO — Ontario will announce measures on Thursday aimed at fighting the pandemic's third wave, the government said, as the number of COVID-19 patients...
Paramedics, care providers give in-home vaccinations to homebound Ontario seniors
TORONTO — It's hard for Prentice Scott to choose a highlight from a day spent vaccinating seniors against COVID-19 in the lobby of their...
LTC residents social and emotional needs being ignored, TRO says
By Sarah Grishpul
Therapeutic Recreation (TR) specialists, who provide recreational activities for LTC residents, say they have been left out of the provincial government’s long-term...
York Region expanding COVID-19 vaccines to residents age 65 years and older
Media Release
York Region residents born in 1956 or before can book appointments beginning Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 8:30 a.m.
Newmarket – The Regional Municipality of...
