Tag: pandemic
Variants must be controlled to prevent third wave, say Ontario’s science...
TORONTO — Ontario's ability to control the spread of COVID-19 variants over the next few weeks will determine if there will be a third...
Ontario to deliver its second pandemic budget on March 24
TORONTO — Ontario is set to deliver a budget later this month that the finance minister promises will have no tax hikes or spending...
Ontario to spend $255 million to address COVID-19 outbreaks in homeless...
TORONTO — Ontario says it will give municipalities and Indigenous communities $255 million to address an increase in COVID-19 outbreaks in homeless shelters across...
Poor communications undermine trust in Ontario’s vaccine plan: experts
TORONTO — Poor messaging and confusion over who is leading Ontario's response to the pandemic are undermining public trust in the province's COVID-19 immunization...
Proposals to protect Ontario LTC residents rejected as ‘too expensive,’ docs...
A commission examining the impact of COVID-19 on Ontario's long-term care system has heard the government rejected proposals that could have helped protect vulnerable...
Proof of pre-existing illness not required for COVID-19 shot, health minister...
TORONTO — Ontario's health minister says people won't be asked to provide proof of their pre-existing health conditions to access a COVID-19 vaccine during...
Ontario pharmacy COVID-19 vaccine pilot to begin next week with Oxford-AstraZeneca
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
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
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...
Ontarians need ‘realistic’ guidance on seeing friends, relatives: expert
TORONTO — Ontarians should be encouraged to see friends and relatives outdoors in the coming months, some health experts said Tuesday in stressing the...
