Ontario government providing another $200 per child payment for school expenses
Starting today, parents can apply for a second payment of at least $200 to help with school expenses.
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Ontario reports 3,530 COVID cases over the weekend; Niagara reports 43
Ontario reported 1,746 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, and 3,530 new cases over the weekend. Niagara Region reported 14 cases today and 43 cases over the weekend.
New COVID-19 case detected at a Port Colborne high school
An individual at Port Colborne High School has tested positive for COVID-19.
Haldimand-Norfolk among five regions moving to more restrictive tiers of COVID framework
The Ontario government is moving Haldimand-Norfolk, and four other regions to new levels of its COVID framework.
Visitor to Grimsby’s Peach King Centre tests positive for COVID-19
On Friday evening, the Town of Grimsby was notified that a visitor at the Peach King Centre has tested positive for COVID-19.
Grimsby university student uses books to empower at-risk youth here and abroad
Local non-profit organization, BookWorm Initiative, will be selling self-care boxes to residents in the Niagara and Halton areas to raise money to purchase school books for at-risk youths in Uganda.
Ontario reports 1,855 COVID-19 cases, a new record high; Niagara reports 26
Ontario reports 1,855 COVID-19 cases, a new daily record, with 20 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 26, no new deaths.
Updated COVID-19 modelling shows flattening, but Ontario still in “fragile situation”
The Ontario government released new COVID-19 modelling in a press conference Thursday afternoon showing that key indicators for the pandemic are flattening in some regions, ICU occupancy is increasing, long-term care mortality rates are increasing, and access to care is continuing to decrease.
$13.6M provincial fund will help support red-tier zone schools
The Ontario government is providing $13.6 million to school boards in the Red-Control tier to hire more teachers and staff.
Grimsby teen arrested for failing to comply with release conditions as police arrest second teen in connection to Welland robbery
A Grimsby teen has been arrested for failing to comply with Undertaking and a Welland teen has been arrested, both in connection to a Welland robbery.