Tag: pandemic
Ontario public accounts show spending increase, relief from COVID supports
TORONTO — Ontario reported a record spending increase in the first fiscal year of the pandemic but that figure was still lower than anticipated,...
Ontario increases sporting events capacity, ahead of baseball playoffs, NHL season
TORONTO — Ontario is opening the door wider for fans at sporting events, just in time for the NHL season and baseball's stretch drive.
Attendance...
Ford urges patience with proof-of-vaccination system as Ontario policy takes effect
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford urged Ontarians not to take their frustrations out on businesses and their staff as a proof-of-vaccination system went into...
Businesses, enforcement bodies brace for learning curve on vaccine certificates
TORONTO — Pub manager Crystal Meikle is used to pivoting with the shifting rules for businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
But Ontario’s proof-of-vaccination policy, set...
‘It’s terrifying’: Police on hand as pandemic protesters picket hospitals
TORONTO — Two police officers escorted Faye Doiron and Randy Longaphie as they left Toronto General Hospital on Monday, helping the pair make their...
Hospital says protests against pandemic measures ‘demoralizing’ for health-care staff
TORONTO — A Toronto hospital where protesters denouncing COVID-19 measures rallied Monday afternoon said such demonstrations are demoralizing for health-care workers who have cared...
Ontario details rapid testing protocol for school boards as schools report...
TORONTO — Ontario school boards have received more details from the province regarding protocols for unvaccinated staff who must take twice-weekly rapid COVID-19 tests.
A...
Parents describe nerves, excitement as Ontario’s largest boards resume class
TORONTO — Parents said they were excited but nervous as they dropped kids back at the first day of classes in Ontario's largest school...
Ontario court finds province broke law on lack of public consultations
TORONTO — An Ontario court has found the provincial government broke the law by failing to adhere to the Environmental Bill of Rights.
Several environmental...
Ontario legislature prorogued until after federal election
TORONTO, Kan. — Ontario's Progressive Conservatives have prorogued the legislature until after the federal election, a move the Opposition called an "abdication of responsibility"...
