TORONTO — People without a valid Ontario health card have been excluded from booking an appointment at any of Toronto’s mass vaccination clinics for the time being, a situation that at last one public health expert says is a barrier to access that we “just cannot afford” right now. Toronto’sContinue Reading
Amazon said Thursday that 19,816 of its front-line US employees at Amazon and Whole Foods have tested positive or been presumed positive for the coronavirus, shedding light for the first time on how its workforce has been impacted by Covid-19. Amazon had repeatedly resisted sharing comprehensive data with the public and with its ownContinue Reading
York Region will join Toronto, Peel and Ottawa in moving into a modified version Stage 2 as it deals with a surge in new COVID-19 cases, Premier Doug Ford said Friday. The change will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday and stay in place for at least 28 days, he said atContinue Reading
Toronto, Ottawa, Peel Region moving to modified Stage 2 restrictions for at least 28 days THE LATEST: Ontario is implementing targeted temporary measures in Ottawa, Toronto and Peel Region by moving them into modified Stage 2 restrictions for a period of at least 28 days. The measures, which go into effectContinue Reading
Ontario will once again limit COVID-19 testing guidance to those experiencing symptoms, vulnerable populations and contacts of known cases regardless of symptoms, in a bid to reduce ongoing lineups and backlogs. The new guidance signals a complete reversal of provincial messaging over the summer, where Premier Doug Ford and othersContinue Reading
Ontario will begin offering COVID-19 testing in pharmacies Friday, beginning with up to 60 pharmacies around the province, the premier says. The testing will be available by appointment only, for those not experiencing symptoms of the virus, and is expected to roll out to further locations in the coming weeks,Continue Reading
Ontario will lower the limits on social gatherings in a bid to stem a recent increase in COVID-19 cases, but isn’t yet saying when the new health guidelines will be available. The current limit on social gatherings is 50 people indoors and 100 outdoors. As for the specifics around theContinue Reading
Loretta Traynor, left, is still recovering after being shot in her Oshawa, Ont., home last week. Her husband, Chris Traynor, right, was killed as were three of their four children. (Twitter and Facebook) The man suspected of wounding his sister, fatally shooting her husband and three of their kidsContinue Reading
An epidemiologist says the COVID-19 pandemic could have been an opportunity to invest in long-term educational care for Canada’s students, but so far that chance has been “squandered.” Raywat Deonandan, an epidemiologist and associate professor at the University of Ottawa, said he is “a big fan spending [of] the moneyContinue Reading
Premier Doug Ford urged Ontarians not to let their guard down for a second amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced 3M Canada would produce personal protective equipment, including N95 masks, at an expanded facility in Brockville. Ford called the announcement, first reported Thursday by CBCContinue Reading
