Ontario pharmacy COVID-19 vaccine pilot to begin next week with Oxford-AstraZeneca

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TORONTO — Pharmacies in three Ontario regions, including Toronto, will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines next week, although the province provided few details Thursday on...

Decision on public health restrictions expected in three Ontario health regions

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Ontario will decide today what level of restrictions to place on three COVID-19 hot spots still under strict stay-at-home orders.  The government extended those orders...

Some Ontario universities plan for in-person return in the fall

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Some universities in Ontario have started planning for a return to in-person learning this fall as COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up. The pandemic forced schools to...

Ontario residents aged 60 to 64 to receive newly-approved Oxford-AstraZeneca shot

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TORONTO — Ontario will give the newly approved Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to residents aged 60 to 64. Solicitor General Sylvia Jones says the province feels...

Ontarians need ‘realistic’ guidance on seeing friends, relatives: expert

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TORONTO — Ontarians should be encouraged to see friends and relatives outdoors in the coming months, some health experts said Tuesday in stressing the...

Ontario won’t administer Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to seniors, health minister says

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TORONTO — Ontario seniors won't receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine since there's limited data on its effectiveness in older populations, the province said Tuesday,...

New COVID-19 measures take effect in nine Ontario regions, two move...

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TORONTO — New public health measures meant to limit the spread of COVID-19 went into effect across nine Ontario regions today, including two that...

Long-term care minister was ‘ahead’ of top public health doctor on...

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Ontario's long-term care minister was aware of the dangers the novel coronavirus posed to the sector long before it was declared a global pandemic,...

COVID-19 zaps electricity usage in Ontario as people stay home

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TORONTO — Demand for electricity in Ontario last year fell to levels rarely seen in decades amid shifts in usage patterns caused by pandemic...

Ontario approaching sobering milestone as COVID-19 variants push cases near 300,000

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TORONTO — An Ontario cottage-country mayor called for a more flexible approach to COVID-19 containment on Saturday ahead of both new lockdown measures for...

Experts caution against the temptation to comparison shop COVID-19 vaccines

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TORONTO — While it’s tempting to compare various aspects of AstraZeneca-Oxford’s newly approved COVID-19 vaccine to others, several experts cautioned against focusing on data...

Ontario reports 1,185 new COVID-19 cases as total infections near 300,000

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TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,185 new cases of COVID-19 today and 16 more deaths linked to the virus. Today's figures bring the province's total...

Ontario could have moved faster on COVID-19 vaccine booking site, experts...

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TORONTO — Ontario's explanation that ongoing tests are delaying the launch of its vaccine-booking web portal doesn't carry water for experts, who said Thursday...

Ontario Parks report reservations for camp sites have doubled from 2020

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ALGONQUIN PARK, Ont. — Ontario Parks says that reservations for its campsites have nearly doubled since the same time last year. The provincial government agency...

Doctors, caregivers push for in-home COVID-19 vaccinations for housebound seniors

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TORONTO — At age 86, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and prone to falls, John Bedborough would seem to be at the front of the...