Tag: Doug Ford
Ontario government halts commercial evictions in COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO — The Ontario government is putting a temporary ban on commercial evictions to help small business owners who are struggling to pay their rent...
Ontario reports 243 new COVID-19 cases, and 24 more deaths
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 243 new COVID-19 cases today, and 24 more deaths.
That brings the province to a total of 30,860 cases —...
Ford says decision on second stage of reopening could come within...
TORONTO — Ontario health officials are in discussions about the second stage of the province's economic reopening plan, and Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday...
120 workers test positive for COVID-19 in outbreak on farm near...
NORFOLK COUNTY, Ont. — Premier Doug Ford pledged Monday to ramp up testing for thousands of migrant workers across Ontario after a number of new farm outbreaks...
Ontario extends hydro rate relief, announces support measures for retirement homes
TORONTO — Ontario is extending its COVID-19 residential electricity rate relief for another five months, but the fixed price will be going up by nearly...
Ontario mulls regional reopening approach, due to increased testing data
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says that increased data coming from a new COVID-19 testing strategy unveiled today has prompted him to consider...
Inspectors wouldn’t go into long-term care homes fearing for their safety:...
TORONTO — Inspectors refused to go into long-term care homes in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic because they feared for their safety,...
No mask, no service? Businesses have the right to require masks...
TORONTO — If you were hoping to get out of putting on a face mask to visit stores and other businesses demanding customers wear one, think again.
Experts agree...
Premier says anyone who wants a COVID-19 test will be able...
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford announced that asymptomatic people can get tested for COVID-19 on Sunday, as cases continued to mount in Ontario and...
Ontario to start expanded testing this weekend, Premier Doug Ford says
TORONTO — Ontario will be testing asymptomatic front-line health-care workers starting this weekend, doing a second round of COVID-19 testing in long-term care homes...
