Top public health doctors call for stay-at-home orders in letter to Williams
TORONTO — The top doctors of three COVID-19 hot spots in Ontario are urging the province to impose tougher restrictions, including a stay-at-home order,...
Ontario reports over 6,000 COVID-19 cases over two days as ‘shutdown’ takes effect
Ontario's daily COVID-19 case count surged back up over the 3,000 mark on Saturday, hours after a new provincewide "shutdown" took effect in a...
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines available to residents age 55+ at select York Region pharmacies
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Eligible York Region residents can book appointments beginning Saturday, April 3, 2021
Newmarket – AstraZeneca vaccination appointments are now available in select York Region pharmacies...
Ontario expands pharmacy vaccine sites to all health units, lowers minimum age to 55
TORONTO — Ontario residents aged 55 and older can now book Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine appointments at pharmacies across the province, the government announced Thursday.
Premier...
Ontario imposes four-week ‘shutdown’ to combat surge in COVID-19 cases
TORONTO — An Ontario-wide "shutdown" will be put in place to combat an "alarming" surge in COVID-19 infections, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday as...
Restaurants and small businesses demand compensation as Ontario lockdown expected
TORONTO — News that Ontario is going back into widespread lockdowns to control the COVID-19 pandemic is leading to demands for compensation from small...
Ontario to announce 28-day provincewide ‘shutdown’ today: source
TORONTO — The Canadian Press has learned that Ontario is expected to announce a 28-day provincewide "shutdown" today to stop the spread of COVID-19...
Older Ontarians most involved in spreading COVID-19 misinformation online: study
TORONTO — Misinformation about COVID-19 is being spread online by six per cent of people in Ontario, most of them between the ages of...
Announcement on possible new restrictions coming Thursday, Ford says
TORONTO — Ontario will announce measures on Thursday aimed at fighting the pandemic's third wave, the government said, as the number of COVID-19 patients...
Paramedics, care providers give in-home vaccinations to homebound Ontario seniors
TORONTO — It's hard for Prentice Scott to choose a highlight from a day spent vaccinating seniors against COVID-19 in the lobby of their...
