Ontario reopening must be cautious because of variants, mayor of hard-hit city says
TORONTO — The mayor of a community that was hit hard by a COVID-19 variant outbreak is urging people to continue following public health...
In-person classes resume in COVID-19 hotspots of Toronto, Peel Region and York Region
TORONTO — In-person classes will resume today at schools in three Ontario COVID-19 hotspots.
School boards in Toronto, Peel Region and York Region are restarting...
Ontario’s infection prevention team sidelined due to politics, commission hears
Bureaucratic turf concerns prevented a highly trained team of infection prevention and control experts from helping Ontario long-term care homes in the early days...
Opinion: Should Johnston Cemetery be moved?
By: Daryl Urquhart
What’s in a memory? What’s the point of Remembrance Day? Why do we honour the accomplishments of people long dead? How...
Ontario ramping up rapid testing in schools, LTC and some workplaces in coming weeks
TORONTO — Ontario says it will expand the use of rapid COVID-19 testing in schools, long-term care homes and essential workplaces.
Once the program has...
February 10, 2021 Issue
This issue includes:
Non-essential retailers set to reopen on February 22Local schools to reopen February 18Should the Johnston Family Cemetery be moved?Local fish hut operators...
Non-essential retailers set to reopen on February 22
By: Mike Anderson
Non-essential retailers will be allowed to reopen on February 22, after the provincial stay-at-home order lifts and York Region is allowed to...
Threat from variants means provinces must be ready to lock down again quickly: Tam
OTTAWA — With new and more contagious variants of COVID-19 escalating in Canada, provincial governments lifting lockdown restrictions must be ready to slam them...
Mealshare and A&W Canada partner to help end youth hunger
By: Michelle Poirier
Mealshare, a social enterprise that connects local restaurants with local charities, has partnered with A&W Canada to provide meals to youth struggling...
Local schools reopen for in-person learning on February 16
By: Michelle Poirier
While most parents are happy that schools will reopen for in-person learning on February 16, some are concerned about the new COVID-19...
