Tag: pandemic
Long-term care residents get green light for social outings starting next...
TORONTO — Ontario long-term care residents who have been fully immunized against COVID-19 will be able to go out for day-long and overnight outings...
Ontario schools staying closed but economy could reopen sooner, Ford says
TORONTO — Ontario schools will remain closed for in-person learning for the rest of the academic year, Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday, while hinting...
Opposition calls on Ford to provide clarity on school reopening decision
TORONTO — Calls mounted on Tuesday for Premier Doug Ford to announce whether Ontario schools will reopen for the rest of the month.
Opposition politicians...
Uncertain path ahead to next year’s Ontario election, experts say
TORONTO — With exactly one year until Ontario heads to the polls, experts and political observers say the cloud of uncertainty surrounding pandemic life...
Ontarians 80 and older start booking second COVID-19 vaccine appointments
TORONTO — Many Ontarians aged 80 and older became eligible to book their second COVID-19 vaccine doses on Monday, though some regions said a...
Criticized Williams out as Ontario top medical health officer; Kieran Moore...
TORONTO — Ontario's chief medical officer of health is set to be replaced in the coming weeks, the province announced on Sunday, in a...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford: Can schools open safely given COVID-19?
TORONTO — The impact of COVID-19 variants and relatively low rates of vaccinated teachers and students raises serious concerns about reopening schools, Ontario Premier...
Ontario boards would be able to resume in-person learning with few...
Several Ontario school boards said Wednesday that they would be able to resume in-person learning with a few days' notice if the government decides...
Ontario two years behind goal of 15,000 new LTC beds by...
TORONTO — Ontario will not meet its goal of creating 15,000 new long-term care beds by 2024, the province's fiscal watchdog said in a...
Ontario’s top doctor wants students back in classrooms before provincial reopening
TORONTO — Ontario's top doctor said Tuesday he would like to see students return to their classrooms before the province starts reopening in mid-June.
Dr....
