River Glen Haven in lockdown following third COVID-19 outbreak
By: Mike Anderson
York Region Public Health reported a third COVID-19 outbreak at River Glen Haven Nursing Home on April 9, after four staff members...
Ontario keeping AstraZeneca shots to those aged 40+ for now due to supply issues
TORONTO — Ontario will not immediately lower eligibility for the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot to those aged 30 and older because of supply issues, the province...
Unifor urges provinces to mandate paid time off for COVID-19 vaccination
TORONTO — Canada's largest private sector union is urging all provinces to mandate paid time off for workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, saying...
Rise in sudden COVID-19 deaths at home still a mystery, chief coroner says
TORONTO — An increase in the number of COVID-19 patients dying unexpectedly at home without having called for an ambulance is a troubling new...
Ontario reports first rare blood clot related to Oxford-AstraZeneca shot
TORONTO — Ontario has reported its first case of a rare blood clot in a person who received the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
The province's top...
Construction begins on nurse practitioner clinic in Jackson’s Point
By: Mike Anderson
While the provincial stay-at-home order ruled out an official groundbreaking ceremony that didn't seem to upset Health Georgina Chair Steve Jacobson.
He was...
Ontario authorizes workers from other provinces, outside hospitals amid ICU strain
TORONTO — Health-care workers from other provinces and non-hospital settings could be deployed to Ontario's overburdened intensive care units as early as next week,...
Premier Ford apologizes for widely panned rules, pledges paid sick leave
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford issued an emotional apology on Thursday for introducing COVID-19 restrictions that sparked furious backlash as he confirmed his...
Ontario’s child-care workers demand COVID-19 vaccines as daycares remain open
TORONTO — Early childhood educator Jessica Tomas spends all day working with unmasked young kids at a Toronto daycare – helping them eat, getting...
ICU pressures mount as COVID fells younger people; U.S. could help with vaccines
TORONTO — COVID-19 placed mounting pressure on hospitals, struck a growing number of younger people and dealt a blow to the sporting world, although...
