Tag: pandemic
Ontario to require residents to renew expired driver’s licences, health cards
TORONTO — Ontario will once again require residents to renew driver's licences, ID cards and licence plate stickers that were due to expire during...
Ontario’s vaccine booking portal sees appointments double after passport announcement
TORONTO — Ontario has seen a spike in demand for COVID-19 jabs since announcing a provincial vaccine certificate program, the health minister said Thursday.
The...
Ontario lifts class size, distancing requirements in indoor post-secondary classrooms
Ontario will not require colleges and universities to enforce physical distancing or capacity limits in most classrooms when school resumes, according to new guidance...
Ontario to require proof of vaccination in high-risk settings starting Sept....
TORONTO — Giving in to mounting pressure from experts, businesses and political opponents, Premier Doug Ford announced a vaccine certificate system Wednesday that will...
Ontario to run school-based COVID-19 vaccine clinics as academic year begins
COVID-19 immunization clinics will run in Ontario schools and nearby locations as the academic year begins, the province announced Monday in a bid to...
Final vaccination hurdles remain before Ontario further lifts pandemic restrictions
TORONTO — Ontario marked three weeks on Friday since entering the third step of its pandemic reopening plan but it has yet to hit...
Ontario announces ventilation units for all classrooms without mechanical systems
TORONTO — All classrooms in Ontario schools without mechanical ventilation systems will have a standalone HEPA unit upon students' return this fall, the education...
Business group seeks clarity as Ontario meets first target for further...
TORONTO — A prominent business group is calling for clarity on what's next in Ontario's reopening plan as the province meets a major target...
Ontario earmarks $324M for surgical recovery, ramp-up of hospital capacity
Ontario says it will spend up to $324millionto tackle a waitlist for surgeries that's expected to grow as the province recovers from the COVID-19...
Colleges and universities told to plan for in-person classes and on-campus...
TORONTO — Ontario colleges and universities should prepare for all in-person classes and activities to resume this fall without capacity limits or physical distancing,...
