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Ontario offering nurses up to $5,000 as job retention incentive
Ontario is offering all nurses incentive pay of up to $5,000 per person to encourage job retention.
Health Minister Christine Elliott said Monday the payments...
Ontario hospitals keeping mandatory vaccination for staff, some for visitors
TORONTO — Vaccination requirements for restaurants, gyms and other public settings in Ontario may soon be lifting, but mandates for staff and even visitors...
Ontario designing ‘portable benefits’ plan for workers who don’t have coverage
Ontario intends to develop a "portable benefits" system for workers who don't have health, dental or vision coverage, with the package intended to move...
Long-term care visitor restrictions under review, new minister says
A policy restricting social visits in Ontario long-term care homes could soon change, the minister responsible for the sector said on Wednesday after other...
Ontario extends booster deadline for long-term care staff until March 14
Ontario long-term care workers will have extra time to get third COVID-19 vaccine doses as the Omicron variant drives up outbreaks and limits access...
Businesses wants more government support amid latest Ontario COVID shutdown
TORONTO — Ontario businesses were hit with another round of pandemic-related closures and capacity restrictions Wednesday, but details of financial support remained scant as...
Ford asks municipalities not to seek own child-care deals amid federal...
CALEDON, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford wants municipalities to wait for his government to strike a deal with Ottawa on child care instead...
Some Ontario health units tighten immunization rules for indoor youth sports
Ontario health units are starting to take a harder line than the province on COVID-19 vaccination rules for youth sports, but some operators say...
Ontario gyms are changing the way they operate to accommodate post-lockdown...
TORONTO — Gyms across Ontario are making changes to the way they operate as they prepare to reopen on Friday.
The fitness facilities, which have...
Waterloo Region leads province for new COVID infections as Delta variant...
A region in southwestern Ontario reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the province on Wednesday, with local health officials saying a...
