Ontario’s delayed school break on shaky ground amid surging COVID-19 cases

Ford at Niagara Falls

Ontario’s students and teachers have been holding out for their delayed March break since it was deferred six weeks ago amid what was then considered a dangerously high rate of COVID-19 spread. Those numbers are much higher now and that break is …

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Niagara Regional Council extends face-covering by-law

COVID in schools

Niagara Regional Council voted Thursday to extend Niagara’s temporary face-covering by-law, which was set to expire on April 1, 2021.   The by-law requires masks in all enclosed public spaces in Niagara and aligns with orders issued by the province under …

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COVID-19 outbreak declared at Brock University

Brock University campus

Niagara Region Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak in student residences at Brock University. There are currently 12 cases that are part of this outbreak, it said in a news release Friday. After learning the number of individuals testing positive …

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