Ontario reports 4,227 new COVID-19 cases, the second highest daily record in the province; Niagara Region reports 118
Ontario reports 4,227 new COVID-19 cases with 18 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 118 cases with no new deaths.
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Niagara vaccination clinics to continue during stay-at-home orders
Niagara Region Public Health COVID-19 vaccination clinics will continue to be open during the provincewide state of emergency and stay-at-home orders that started Thursday.
Niagara to begin vaccinating education workers starting Friday
Teachers and other frontline education staff will be able to book a vaccine appointment starting tomorrow, the Niagara Region reports.
Ontario reports 3,295 new COVID-19 cases; Niagara Region reports 114
Ontario reports 3,295 new COVID-19 cases with 19 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 114 cases with no new deaths.
Pandemic turns Grimsby actor and artist into author
Just Isaac, known otherwise as “JI,” is a man who has lived several lives. Part of a New York gang as a teenager, he left that life behind as an adult and is now an actor, hip hop artist, motivational speaker, boxing coach and a retired boxer. His newest addition to that list is author, … Read more
Ontario reports 3,215 new COVID-19 cases; Niagara Region reports 133
Ontario reports 3,215 new COVID-19 cases with 17 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 133 cases with no new deaths.
Ontario reports 12,077 new COVID-19 cases over the long weekend; Niagara Region reports 402
Ontario reported 3,065 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and 12,077 cases over the weekend. There were 70 new cases today and 402 over the weekend in the Niagara Region.
Grimsby pharmacy has Astra Zeneca vaccine available
Shoppers Drug Mart in Grimsby, at the Grimsby Square location, has a limited supply of the Astra Zeneca vaccine as of Tuesday. People 55 years can book an appointment directly through the store’s website at Shoppersdrugmart.ca. There are 15 pharmacies across Niagara that have a stock of the vaccine including at least one in Smithville. … Read more
Controversial Brampton CAO handed $218K in City contracts to former Niagara political ally
Brampton CAO David Barrick, who was fired from his job in Niagara following a series of controversies and a hiring scandal that rocked the region, gave $218,259.50 worth of City contracts to a man named Tony Quirk, one of his closest allies when the two served on Niagara Region Council together.
Ontario reports 2,557 new COVID-19 cases; Niagara Region reports 104
Ontario reports 2,557 new COVID-19 cases with 23 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 104 cases with no new deaths.