Provincial news for Ontario
Lincoln Mayor Sandra Easton has directed that the flags at Town Hall be lowered to half-mast for the month of February to recognize the lives lost as a result of COVID-19 and to express sympathy to these individuals’ families and friends.
Cases of COVID-19 are decreasing across Ontario but the spread of a more contagious variant presents a “significant threat” to controlling the pandemic, the province’s health advisors said Thursday.
Niagara College is acknowledging “the social justice revolution of 2020.” A new 20-member task force, comprising equal representation of students and staff, is set to create a blueprint for equality, inclusion and diversity for the college.
Niagara Region big-box stores were pulled into the province’s enforcement blitz this past weekend.
It may be getting colder out, but stepping inside Rita Pintea’s greenhouse offers a balmy escape from the chill.
While some TV shows affected by lockdowns last March were able to resume production in the summer and air in the fall, many were held up by restrictions, a lack of COVID-19 insurance, and the development of expensive health and safety protocols with officials and unions.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Canadian Press interviewed a group of leading Canadian experts in disease control and epidemiology and asked them what should be done to reduce the harms the next time a germ with similar destructive potential emerges. Here are the five most important lessons they offered.
Eirene.ca, a low-cost cremation services company has expanded into the Niagara region.
It’s at least another week of remote learning students across the Niagara region, and maybe longer.
Brock University and the Labour College of Canada have entered into a partnership that will create a pathway for union leaders and members affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress to pursue a degree or certificate in Labour Studies. Union leaders …
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