Ontario had no updated plan for dealing with a pandemic when COVID-19 began cutting a deadly swath through the province last spring, a public commission was told.
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Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccinations for those 80-years and up to start week of March 15
Ontarians 80 years and older will start to get vaccinated during the third week of March, says the head of the province’s vaccine task force.
Toronto extends cancellation of in-person events through July 1
The City of Toronto has extended the cancellation of a number of in-person spring and summer events through July 1.
Province pulls the plug on pandemic hydro pricing
All good things must come to an end – and that includes cheaper hydro bills.
Toronto schools had highest positivity rate in asymptomatic COVID-19 testing
Among the regions enrolled in the province’s asymptomatic testing program for schools, Toronto had the highest positivity rate, according to new statistics released by the Ministry of Education.
EXCLUSIVE: Federal hotel quarantine rules being ignored by some
Starting Monday, all international passengers arriving at major Canadian airports have to complete a mandatory three-day hotel quarantine once they land, along with a suite of measures meant to prevent contagious COVID-19 variants from entering the country.
Residents asked to put the brakes on region hopping come Monday
As York Region prepares to move into the province’s Red-Control zone on Monday while Toronto and Peel remain under stay-at-home orders for at least two more weeks, concerns are being raised about region-hopping leading to further spread of the COVID-19 variants.
U.S. vaccine rollout vastly outpacing Canada’s: what can we learn from American push?
Canadians perusing social media may be coming across photos of their American peers bearing wide smiles and vaccination cards that show they’ve been inoculated against COVID-19.
Returning to Canada under new quarantine rules brings new challenges
The cost of the mandatory hotel quarantine won’t be quite as expensive as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had warned.
Single vaccine jab appears highly effective against COVID-19, experts say
There is compelling evidence that a single dose of COVID-19 vaccines may provide almost as much protection as giving two doses, Canada’s deputy chief public health officer said Thursday.