Ontario emphasizes watching COVID-19 hospitalizations over case counts
TORONTO — Ontario is facing growing calls to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for non-essential activities and health-care workers as infections rise, but the government is...
August 10, 2021 Issue
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YRP crackdown on drug trafficking in Georgina leads to 23 arrestsMidway fun returns to Sutton fairgroundsThe Tory boathouseFlag-raising at Civic Centre celebrates...
Ontario reports more than 400 COVID-19 cases for first time since June
TORONTO — Ontario has risen above 400 new daily COVID-19 cases for the first time since mid-June.
The Ministry of Health is reporting 423 new...
Ontario business groups call for vaccine certificate system to avoid lockdown
TORONTO — COVID-19 cases appear to be on the rise in Ontario again and business groups are calling for a vaccine certificate system as...
YRP crackdown on cocaine and fentanyl trafficking in Georgina results in 23 arrests
By Mike Anderson
York Regional Police arrested and charged 23 people and seized close to $100,000 worth of drugs during Project Heater, a coordinated crackdown...
Final vaccination hurdles remain before Ontario further lifts pandemic restrictions
TORONTO — Ontario marked three weeks on Friday since entering the third step of its pandemic reopening plan but it has yet to hit...
Canada Greener Homes Grant provides refund for home retrofit projects
By Sarah Grishpul
The Federal government is reintroducing a popular home retrofit program this year, renamed the Canada Greener Homes Grant, to reimburse up to...
Midway fun returns to Sutton fairgrounds
By Mike Anderson
Although the Sutton Fair and Horse Show is cancelled for 2021, you can still have some fun at the fairgrounds this summer,...
Ontario announces ventilation units for all classrooms without mechanical systems
TORONTO — All classrooms in Ontario schools without mechanical ventilation systems will have a standalone HEPA unit upon students' return this fall, the education...
Ontario in ‘critical’ period to use up Moderna shots, pharmacists group says
TORONTO — Ontario pharmacists say thousands of doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are set to expire soon and they warn the supply could...
