Ontario surpasses 200,000 cases, as hospitalizations rise; Niagara Region death count jumps by 29
Ontario reports 3,328 new COVID-19 cases and 51 deaths. The Niagara Region reports 89 new cases and no new deaths.
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Voluntary pilot program will support COVID-19 detection
TORONTO — The Ontario government is launching a new innovative, voluntary and free border testing pilot program at Toronto Pearson International Airport for eligible international travellers returning to Ontario to help quickly identify and stop the spread of COVID-19 in the province. Details were provided today at Pearson airport by Premier Doug Ford, Christine Elliott, … Read more
What happens to all those discarded Christmas trees?
Real Christmas trees were in demand this year, as more of us played it safe and hunkered down at home for the holidays. But after the ornaments are boxed away and another year has turned over, have you ever wondered what happens to all those curbed Christmas trees? For the past 15 years, Niagara … Read more
Vaccine supply for Niagara to start next week
Niagara communities will be receiving shipments of the COVID-19 vaccines early next week, with more each week thereafter, said Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff. In a press advisory, Oosterhoff said: “Many in Niagara have raised the urgent need for COVID-19 vaccine in our region. I have spoken with Premier Ford, the Ministry of Health, and the … Read more
Lower yields as challenging season comes to close for Niagara corn growers
The end of the year makes for long days as farmers like Jeff Barlow slog away the hours in behemoth combines to get crops off the fields before night consumes day and Christmas arrives. On a recent Tuesday, Barlow’s crew, with two harvesters, two grain buggies and two grain trucks, were tackling some of the … Read more
‘A year like no other:’ Out of the Cold pushes through pandemic season
As the winter season rolls in, Niagara’s Out of the Cold program continues its work providing meals and accommodations to those in need — although just a little differently this year. Sue Venditti, director of Start Me Up Niagara, which oversees the region’s Out of the Cold said the program opened its doors Nov. 1 … Read more
Ontario’s seven-day average above 3,000 as it reports 3,128 new COVID-19 cases; Niagara Region reports 89
Ontario reports 3,328 new COVID-19 cases and 51 deaths. The Niagara Region reports 89 new cases and no new deaths.
Ontario reports 8,803 COVID-19 cases on the weekend as Saturday sets record
Ontario reported 3,270 today and 8,803 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend. There were 100 new cases today and 244 over the weekend in the Niagara Region.
West Niagara to start the New Year with freezing rain
It looks like the beginning of 2020 with be welcomed with freezing rain, with 10-15 mm of rain headed for West Niagara on Friday.
Victims of Niagara Region COVID-19 death spike are ‘our most vulnerable fellow citizens’: Hirji
Niagara Region has seen two spikes in its COVID-19 death toll in recent days and the people who are dying are residents of retirement and long care facilities, said the region’s acting medical officer. Through the fall, the death toll was holding at around 99. However, over the Christmas weekend, Niagara Region Public Health reported … Read more