The City of Toronto staged a virtual commemorative ceremony Sunday night to remember the more 2,700 Torontonians who lost their lives to COVID-19 in the past year.
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Toronto won’t rule out outdoor haircuts, but some salons say it would be difficult
As Toronto approaches four months of strict pandemic measures that have kept hair salons shuttered, health officials in the city say they aren’t ruling out allowing haircuts and other such services to resume outdoors.
U.S. confirms plan to lend 1.5M doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Canada
Canada’s procurement minister says a deal is close to receive Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses from the U.S., while the military commander in charge of the rollout here says all adults who wish could be able to get their first shot by July 1.
Williams says province in ‘third wave’, Ford considers loosening some dining, gym rules
Ontario could loosen some restrictions for Toronto and Peel Region to allow outdoor restaurant dining and fitness while keeping a lockdown in place, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday as the province tightened measures for another region.
York Region expanding COVID-19 vaccinations to residents 75 years-plus
York Region says residents who were born in 1946 and before can begin booking appointments beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 18.
Toronto’s top doctor says city not ready for red zone of COVID-19 reopening framework
Toronto’s top doctor says the city is not ready to enter the red zone of the province’s COVID-19 reopening framework yet.
3 mass COVID-19 vaccination centres opening doors in Toronto on Wednesday
Three mass vaccination centres in Toronto are set to open their doors on Wednesday.
Ontario COVID-19 vax portal launches with tens of thousands of bookings, some errors
Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine portal launched Monday with tens of thousands of people aged 80 and older booking their appointments, while the province promised to resolve technical issues many users reported.
Province’s hospital association says Ontario now in 3rd wave of COVID-19
As Ontario attempts to ramp up its vaccination efforts, the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) says the province is now in a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to be recommended for those 65+: source
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is set to change its guidelines for the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and will recommend it be given to those 65 years and older, a government source confirmed.