Provincial news for Ontario
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.
TORONTO — Ontario’s cabinet is set to meet later today to consider new measures to combat skyrocketing rates of COVID-19. A government source says officials worked on new recommendations through the weekend that will be presented to cabinet tonight. The …
Read MoreOntario cabinet to meet Monday to consider new pandemic measures
Growing flowers may not seem like tough business, but as many aspiring pandemic green thumbs can now likely attest, there’s more involved than simply adding a little water and sunlight. As the coronavirus began stifling businesses back in March last …
Read MoreNiagara flower growers blooming with optimism into 2021 growing season after pandemic wilt
New requirements of air travellers to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result before boarding a plane to Canada are proving to be a barrier for temporary foreign workers from Mexico. Announced Dec. 31, the Transport Canada regulations came …
Read MoreDelayed arrival of migrant workers causing worry among some Niagara greenhouse growers
Niagara’s mayors and the Regional Chair say the Region is at a critical point in the COVID-19 pandemic and they are calling on the provincial government to increase the role of municipalities in vaccine distribution. They also say that paramedics …
Read MoreNiagara’s municipal leaders call for increased municipal role in vaccine rollout
TORONTO — The CEO of a Toronto hospital running COVID-19 vaccination clinics says the facility will run out of shots today and urgently needs more. The University Health Network executive made the plea on social media ahead of thousands of …
Read MoreToronto hospital CEO says COVID-19 vaccines are running low ahead of clinics
A southwestern Ontario hospital has been forced to store bodies in a trailer unit amid a surge in deaths due to COVID-19. It’s the second hospital to do so in recent weeks as the province’s health-care system strains under a …
Read MoreSome Ontario hospitals use temporary morgues as COVID-19 deaths rise
The Ford government has extended in-class school closures and the move to online learning only for elementary students until Jan 25. Students in the 27 Southern Ontario public health unit regions and extending the shutdown in Northern Ontario for another …
Read MoreSchool in-class shutdown extended for two more weeks for elementary students
Ontario faced a shortage of personal protective equipment at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in part because it did not replenish its stockpiles over the previous years, an independent commission examining the impact of the health crisis on long-term …
Read MoreOntario government didn’t replenish PPE stockpiles before COVID-19: LTC commission
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — A physician who travelled internationally over the holidays against public health advice was out of his CEO job at one Ontario hospital Thursday while another hospital board was reconsidering his executive position. Niagara Health said Wednesday …
Read MoreOntario physician out as hospital CEO after Dominican holiday travel