West Niagara towns are reacting in a variety of ways – from full guidance to no mention of it – to the state of emergency and stay at home order issued by the province that came into effect today.
The Ontario government will immunize up to 8.5 million people before the end of Phase Two of the government’s vaccine implementation plan.
Ontario reports 2,961 COVID-19 new cases with 74 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 190, with nine new deaths, surpassing 200 total deaths in the region.
Since Monday, students with special educational needs have been back in the classroom for Niagara public and Catholic schools.
The Ontario government has declared a second provincial emergency and has imposed a stay-at-home-order as well as tighter restrictions in the current province-wide lockdown.
The first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were delivered to the Niagara Region Tuesday afternoon and distribution will begin shortly, said Niagara Health. However, no vaccine clinics have been announced for west Niagara yet. “We are prepared to get …
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Ontario reports 2,903 COVID-19 new cases with 41 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 120 with no new deaths.
Community Care of West Niagara has received $20,000 to help provide food to its clients from a Government of Canada fund. The funding is a grant via the Emergency Community Support Fund which supports qualified non-profit organizations working with vulnerable populations impacted …
OTTAWA — Skate Canada announced on Monday that the 2021 National Skating Championships and Skate Canada Cup have been cancelled. Skate Canada says the two events are being cancelled because of the “evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic across Canada.” The …
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