The Scarborough Ontario Health Team (SOHT) is pleased to announce the appointment of four key staff members to support the collaborative in achieving its goal to implement a one-team approach to help keep clients, patients and families in Scarborough healthy and well. SOHT was announced as an Ontario Health TeamContinue Reading
The province says starting tomorrow, children ages 5 to 11 will be able to book their appointment to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, the Ministry of Health confirms. Officials said appointments could start as soon as Nov. 25, as clinics and mass immunization sites begin to receive their supplies of theContinue Reading
Ontario is reporting more than 600 new COVID-19 cases as the number of breakthrough infections surpasses new cases among unvaccinated individuals today. Provincial health officials logged 627 new COVID-19 infections today, down from 741 on Sunday but up from 552 one week ago. Of the new cases reported today, 286Continue Reading
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) – Tens of thousands of climate activists marched Saturday through the Scottish city hosting the U.N. climate summit, physically close to the global negotiators inside but separated by a vast gulf in expectations, with frustrated marchers increasingly dismissive of the talks and demanding immediate action instead toContinue Reading
The Ontario government says it is spending more on schools, students and teachers this year, despite an apparent reduction in base funding for education revealed in the Fall Economic Statement. Thursday’s financial update showed education base funding would be $30.8 billion. That number is down from $31.26 billion earmarked in the initialContinue Reading
An Independent member of Ontario’s legislature has apologized for a post in which he used names and photos of people who had died to suggest without evidence that they had died due to COVID-19 vaccination. Randy Hillier, who represents Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, has frequently posted COVID-19 misinformation and conspiracy theories throughout theContinue Reading
Ontario reported over 500 new COVID-19 cases for a second day in a row as the province expanded eligibility for booster shoots on Saturday. Provincial health officials logged 508 new coronavirus infections today, down from 563 yesterday but up from 356 a week ago. On this date last year, the province reportedContinue Reading
Yesterday (October 18), Don Valley North District Councilman Ke Wenbin issued a statement in the Provincial Assembly, calling for the historical achievements of Chinese railway workers to be remembered and to resolutely oppose deep-rooted racism. He said, “While I am working to eliminate anti-Asian racism, it is heard that inContinue Reading
The province will be making its new vaccine certificate QR code available for download over the next three days, starting today with those who have birthdays in the first four months of the year. As of this morning, Ontario residents with birthdays in the months of January, February, March, andContinue Reading
Premier Doug Ford has written a letter to hospital administrators soliciting their input on the idea of mandating vaccination for all healthcare workers. The Ford government currently requires all unvaccinated healthcare workers to participate in a rapid testing program but it has not yet taken the step of making vaccinationContinue Reading
