Patients paying higher dispensing fees as pharmacists limit prescription amounts
OTTAWA — A new policy that has pharmacists restricting patients to a 30-day supply of their medications means some people are having to pay dispensing...
Mayor warns people not to visit Town parks, beaches and boat launches this weekend
By: Mike Anderson
With the Town of Georgina’s public parks, beaches and now boat launches closed to residents and non-residents alike, Mayor Margaret Quirk is...
Feds urge med students, retirees to volunteer in the fight against COVID-19
OTTAWA — The federal government is seeking volunteers with medical experience to provide backup support in the fight against COVID-19.
Health Canada is creating a database...
Town of Georgina confirms Sheppard Wharf closed to Snake and Fox Island cottagers
By: Mike Anderson
The Town of Georgina has closed Sheppard Wharf to all boaters, including Snake and Fox Island cottagers as part of its response...
Crimes and policing change amid COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario forces say
COVID-19 has changed both criminal behaviour and policing in Ontario.
Some of the crime trends, such as a surge in domestic violence, have been predictable....
Mortgage deferrals at big Canada’s big banks pile up, association says
TORONTO — The Canadian Bankers Association says the country’s six largest banks have allowed customers to defer payments on more than 10 per cent of the...
The race to trace the spread of COVID-19 in Canada using disease trackers
TORONTO — Increasingly frustrated health officials say they are prepared to take more aggressive measures to track and contain people with COVID-19 as the...
Trudeau calls first ministers meeting on COVID-19, promises better data soon
OTTAWA — Federal projections of the toll COVID-19 could take in Canada are not yet ready for public consumption but will be coming soon, Prime...
Stock market crash may force some investors to postpone retirements, say experts
TORONTO — The biggest market downturn in more than a decade has rattled nerves and may ultimately force some investors to postpone their approaching...
Editorial: The case for wearing a face mask
By: Mike Anderson
From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic our public health officials have been unanimous in their condemnation of uninfected people wearing face...
