Concerns raised over COVID-19 outbreak plans for Indigenous communities
Ottawa’s plans to respond to possible COVID-19 outbreaks in remote, fly-in and already vulnerable Indigenous communities are getting a failing grade from opposition politicians who say...
Return home while you can, Ottawa tells Canadians as COVID-19 continues to spread
The federal government urged Canadians abroad to return home while they still have a chance as countries around the world impose ever-tighter travel restrictions...
Ontario severely restricts visitors to long-term care homes
OTTAWA — Ontario’s top public health doctor has deemed that only “essential” visitors be allowed in long-term care, retirement and supportive housing as part...
Southlake opens Assessment Centre for COVID-19
By Mike Anderson
Southlake Regional Health Centre has opened an Assessment Centre for patients advised by a doctor to be tested for COVID-19.
The Assessment...
Georgina’s nurse practitioner clinic to be rebuilt in Jackson’s Point
By: Mike Anderson
After years of on-again, off-again attempts to rebuild a permanent facility for Georgina's nurse practitioner-led clinic, the project is finally going ahead.
The...
Town of Georgina closes facilities and cancels March Break camps due to COVID-19
By: Michael Anderson
The Town of Georgina is closing facilities and cancelling its March Break programing as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, according...
While Georgina braces for COVID-19, province introduces new measures to protect residents
By: Mike Anderson
While the number of positive cases of COVID-19 has risen to eight in York Region, all of the cases have been travel-related...
‘Social distancing’ ramps up as COVID-19 spreads and economic toll mounts
TORONTO — Keeping distance from others as a way to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 ramped up across Canada on Thursday as Prime...
Businesses ramp up COVID-19 precautions amid workplace cases
TORONTO — Businesses are ramping up their efforts to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus after a string of cases cropped up at Canadian workplaces...
Justin and Sophie Trudeau go into self-isolation over COVID-19
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife are in self-isolation over COVID-19 concerns, which has forced the cancellation of an in-person meeting of...
