Tag: pandemic
Ontario preparing for military support to help overburdened health-care system
TORONTO — Ontario prepared Monday to receive medical support from the military as the province reached grim new milestones in COVID-19 hospitalizations and spread.
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Ontario introducing harsher penalties for speeding, stunt driving
TORONTO — Ontario plans to increase penalties for speeding, stunt driving and other traffic violations, saying it has seen a spike in the offences...
Rise in sudden COVID-19 deaths at home still a mystery, chief...
TORONTO — An increase in the number of COVID-19 patients dying unexpectedly at home without having called for an ambulance is a troubling new...
Premier Ford apologizes for widely panned rules, pledges paid sick leave
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford issued an emotional apology on Thursday for introducing COVID-19 restrictions that sparked furious backlash as he confirmed his...
Ontario’s child-care workers demand COVID-19 vaccines as daycares remain open
TORONTO — Early childhood educator Jessica Tomas spends all day working with unmasked young kids at a Toronto daycare – helping them eat, getting...
Ontario cabinet finalizing sick-leave plan to be released in coming days
TORONTO — A paid sick-leave program is coming to Ontario in a matter of days, the province said Wednesday as critics accused the government...
Ontario hints at action on paid sick leave amid barrage of...
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford's government said Tuesday it was considering a paid sick-leave program for essential workers amid warnings from its own science...
Ontario police forces to focus on education rather than enforcement of...
TORONTO — Ontario police forces said Monday that they'll focus on educating the public about following new COVID-19 measures after the government expanded their...
Ontario reports 4,362 new COVID-19 cases, record number of patients in...
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 4,362 new cases of COVID-19 today along with a record number of virus patients in provincial hospitals.
There are currently...
Ontario’s new restrictions on outdoor gatherings raise eyebrows
Public health experts are raising their eyebrows at Ontario's decision to restrict outdoor gatherings, saying the latest evidence suggests the measures won't do much...
