Ontario extending $3 wage increase for personal service workers to August
TORONTO — Ontario is extending a wage increase for personal service workers for another two months.
It was set to expire on June 30 but...
York Region expanding second-dose COVID-19 vaccine appointments for eligible individuals
Media Release
Beginning Monday, June 14, 2021 individuals who live, work or attend school in York Region and who received their first dose on or...
Ontario calls back legislators as government to invoke notwithstanding clause
TORONTO — Ontario legislators interrupted their summer break to kick off a marathon sitting Thursday as the government prepared to invoke the notwithstanding clause...
Ontario targets Delta hot spots but won’t shorten AstraZeneca dose interval
TORONTO — Ontario is accelerating second shots of COVID-19 vaccines for people in Delta variant hot spots but health authorities said on Thursday they...
Ontario unlikely to balance budget by 2030 despite post-pandemic growth: report
TORONTO — Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the province's economy will rebound over the next two years but the government is unlikely to reach its...
Neighbours turn their street into a tribute to 215 lost children
By Mike Anderson
When Steven Loweth and his partner Lionel Ketola, both United Church Ministers, heard the news that the remains of 215 children were...
Town evicts Pefferlaw duck family
By Karen Wolfe
Seven Pekin ducks, which have grown up on the Pefferlaw River and were hatched in a kindergarten classroom, have come under the...
Town announces wheelchair friendly swing at The ROC
By Michelle Poirier
On June 1, during National AccessAbility Week, the Town of Georgina announced the installation of the Freedom Glider, an accessible swing made...
Watch for turtles on roads as nesting season begins
By Michelle Poirier
Turtle nesting season has begun and residents are asked to keep their eyes on the road to avoid injuring female turtles that...
Travel quarantine rules set to ease as millions of Moderna vaccine doses expected
TORONTO — Fully vaccinated Canadian citizens and permanent residents who test negative for COVID-19 will likely soon be exempt from two weeks quarantine on...
