Canada’s first COVID-19 vaccine given to Toronto health-care worker
TORONTO — A personal support worker from a Toronto nursing home received Canada's first COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, kicking off what will be a...
Provinces awash in second wave, sharpen focus of vaccine rollout plans
TORONTO — Canada's initial rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine came into clearer focus Thursday as Ontario announced it would go ahead with its first...
Ontario moving Windsor-Essex and York Region into lockdown on Monday
TORONTO — Two more of Ontario's COVID-19 hot spots will move into lockdown next week, a day before the province administers the first vaccines...
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...
