Health Canada approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA — Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, paving the way for vaccinations to begin countrywide next week.
Prime Minister...
The Salvation Army’s Christmas Kettle Campaign goes virtual
By: Michelle Poirier
The Salvation Army has pulled their Kettles just weeks after the annual Christmas Kettle Campaign began on November 14, but the campaign...
Belvedere Cookhouse Community Christmas Raffle proves spirit of giving is alive and well
By: Ewa Chwojko-Srawley
The organizers of a Christmas raffle in Pefferlaw are proving that a pandemic can't stop the spirit of giving.
"This Christmas, maybe more...
Local restaurant owners see red over red-zone restrictions
By: Steeve and Ewa Chwojko
Local restaurant owners are seeing red over red-zone restrictions that limit inside dining to ten patrons at a time.
They say...
Local artisans are heading online to boost sales during the pandemic
By: Michelle Poirier
The word of the year for businesses in 2020 is "pivot," and local artisans are pivoting from traditional face-to-face sales to posting...
Revera report calls out ‘cracks’ in long-term care amid swipes at COVID-19 response
TORONTO — A new report from Revera Inc. calls out shortcomings in the public health system’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, even as the...
Premier Ford under fire over mass resignations at Ontario conservation authority
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford said Monday he would not "touch" a protected stretch of land surrounding the Greater Toronto Area, pushing back against...
Virtual care expansion too slow, AGCO not transparent, funeral sector needs work: AG
TORONTO — Ontario's expansion of virtual health-care services has been too slow, its retirement homes have an increasing number of residents who should be...
Ontario lays out priority COVID-19 vaccine list, revealing multi-part rollout plan
TORONTO — Vulnerable seniors, their caregivers, and health-care workers will be among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario, but the province...
First doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, not yet approved, to land in Canada next...
OTTAWA — A small number of the most vulnerable Canadians could be immunized against COVID-19 before the holidays as the first doses of Pfizer's...
