Small businesses and charities eligible to receive up to $850 towards their energy bills
Small businesses and charities can receive up to $850 in support of their energy bill through an Ontario government assistance program.
COVID-19
New COVID-19 infection at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School
An individual at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in St. Catharines has tested positive for COVID-19.
Niagara Health limiting COVID testing and moving to appointment only
Effective immediately, Niagara Health is limiting test administration to those more at risk of having COVID-19. Additionally, it is moving to appointment only effective Monday, Sept, 28.
Ontario investing $52.5 million in health care workers as province enters COVID-19’s second wave
The Ontario government is investing $52.5 million to retain and support healthcare workers, and to recruit over 3,700 more frontline workers across the province.
Province reports highest COVID-19 daily cases ever; Niagara cases highest since June
The Ontario government reported 700 new COVID-19 cases today, the highest daily case number ever recorded in the province. There were over 900 new cases reported this weekend.
Three new COVID-19 infections in Niagara schools over the weekend
Over the weekend, the two Niagara school boards reported a total of three new COVID-19 infections in their schools, bring the total infections in the region’s schools to nine.
Two pharmacy testing locations opening in the Niagara Region, plus the province issues new strategies to manage COVID-19 impacts
The Ontario government will be expanding pharmacy testing to locations in two Niagara cities. The government will also be investing $741 million to reduce health care backlog and increase community health care capacity.
409 new COVID-19 cases in Ontario today; Same as Thursday
Ontario is reporting 409 new COVID-19 cases again today, after reporting the same number on Thursday.
Ontario investing over $1B to expand the largest provincial testing initiative in Canada
The Ontario government will invest $1.07 billion to expand COVID-19 testing and contact trace management and $30 million immediately for outbreak management in priority and vulnerable sectors.
Rollercoaster continues as new COVID-19 cases bounce back over 400 in Ontario
Ontario is reporting 409 new COVID-19 cases today, an uptick against yesterday’s drop in cases, but lower than earlier in the week. Still, the trend since August is three to four times what the daily average of that month’s daily new case count.