A person at a St. Catharines public school, one at a Niagara Falls Catholic high school, and two at a Niagara Falls Catholic elementary school have tested positive for COVID-19.
Ontario reported 1,242 new COVID-19 cases today and 2,460 new cases over the weekend. The Niagara Region reported 18 cases today and 55 new cases this weekend.
The Niagara Region has moved up to the yellow, “Protect” tier of the new COVID-19 response system, meaning that there will be more enforcement, fines and health measures in targeted and at-risk areas.
The Ontario government is introducing new legislation to allow employees to wear poppies in the workplace, in response to Wholes Foods poppy ban.
The Ontario government is providing parents with another payment of $200 or more.
Ontario is reporting 1,003 new COVID-19 cases today, an increase from yesterday’s report of 998.
Students in Grimsby, Lincoln, and West Lincoln will be heading to a new high school in 2022.
Two people at two Niagara public schools in St. Catharine have tested positive for COVID-19.
The Ontario government is setting out a total of $45 billion over three years to support Ontarians and set the province on its path to economic recovery in the new budget plan.
Niagara police say a person has been arrested and charged for fleeing police in West Lincoln Monday. There is speculation he is connected to a Beamsville murder, however, no homicide charges have been laid yet.