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Ontario Revises School Screening Guidelines, Asking Parents to Keep Kids Home for 24 Hours
Ontario is changing its COVID-19 symptom screening guidance for the province’s schools and child care centres. The province is now asking parents to keep their children home from school… Read more »
Ontario Raises Pay for Personal Support Workers to Boost Pandemic Recruitment Efforts
Ontario says it will give pay raises to personal support workers throughout the health-care system in a bid to recruit and retain them during the COVID-19 pandemic…. Read more »
Markham Teen, Iman Vellani Set to Play Ms. Marvel a.k.a Kamala Khan
Marvel is casting Iman Vellani, a teenager from Markham, Ont. as Ms. Marvel in an upcoming series for Disney Plus. Iman Vellani will play Marvel’s first Muslim… Read more »
Casa Loma Cancels 2020 Legends of Horror a Day Before Opening
The spooky Halloween event held at Casa Loma grounds is cancelled as COVID-19 cases are soaring across Toronto. Legends of Horror is a 2 km self-guided walking… Read more »
Ontario Tightens Long-Term Care Visitor Rules as COVID-19 Cases Increase
Ontario is restricting visitor access to long-term care homes in COVID-19 hot spots as cases surge in some parts of the province. Premier Doug Ford says that as… Read more »
NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning Beats Dallas Stars to Capture Stanley Cup in Six Games
The Tampa Bay Lightning are the 2020 Stanley Cup champions, defeating the Dallas Stars 2-0 Monday to capture the NHL’s top trophy in front of empty seats, sprawling tarps, and no fans at… Read more »
Ontario Is in a COVID-19 Second Wave: Ford
Ontario’s premier says the province is experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 and all options are on the table to combat a surge in cases. Doug Ford… Read more »
Ontario Reports 700 New COVID-19 Cases, One Death From the Illness
Ontario is reporting 700 new cases of COVID-19 today and one new death from the illness. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 344 cases are being reported in Toronto, 104 cases in Peel Region, 89 in Ottawa… Read more »
Quebec Court Acquits Author, Declares Part of Child Pornography Law Invalid
A Quebec author charged with producing child pornography in connection with fictional scenes in a horror novel has been acquitted in a ruling that also declared part of Canada’s law invalid. Quebec Superior… Read more »
Ontario’s Move to Scrap Out-of-Country Health Insurance Was Wrong:Court
The Ontario government’s move to axe its out-of-country health insurance program violates the Canada Health Act, a court ruled this week as it ordered the province to… Read more »
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Cancelled Due to COVID-19
Canadian Pacific has announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CP Holiday Train will not be running this year. Canadian Pacific says CP will donate to food… Read more »
CFL Teams Reveal 10 Players Who Are on Their Exclusive Negotiation Lists
The Calgary Stampeders are taking a flyer on linebacker Marcus Smith II. Smith, a former first-round pick of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, is one of 10 players on… Read more »
Extend CERB and Provide Paid Sick Leave If You Want Our Votes, Singh Tells Trudeau
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party hasn’t decided whether it can vote to support the minority Liberal government’s throne speech. He says he wants to see… Read more »
These are the 60 Pharmacies Which Will Offer COVID-19 Testing in Ontario by Friday, Sept 25 (List)
Premier Doug Ford says up to 60 pharmacies across Ontario will begin to offer COVID-19 tests starting Friday. He says the initiative will reduce pressure on the… Read more »
Ontario to Review COVID-19 Symptoms List for Schools, Minister Says
Ontario’s education minister says he is considering shortening the list of COVID-19 symptoms that require kids to stay home from school. Stephen Lecce says he is working with the province’s… Read more »
Laser Quest Closing Locations Across Canada
One of Canada’s favourite go-to birthday party location is ending its operations across Canada due to COVID-19 economic climate. Laser Quest announced the decision through its website… Read more »
Ontario Officials Report Highest Number of COVID-19 Cases Since Early May
Ontario is reporting 478 new cases of COVID-19 today, along with three new deaths related to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 153 cases reported in… Read more »
Preparations Underway for Pandemic Election in Saskatchewan and Maybe B.C.
Election administrators in British Columbia are ready with hand sanitizer for voters and personal protective equipment for polling station workers as part of a pandemic plan similar to one used recently in New Brunswick. Elections BC… Read more »
Nunavut Reports First Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, Saying Both Are Mine Workers
Nunavut is reporting its first confirmed cases of COVID-19. The territory’s chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, says in a news release there are two cases at the… Read more »
Canada’s Kennedy to Yesterday’s Man: Former PM John Turner Dead at 91
Former prime minister John Turner, whose odyssey from a “Liberal dream in motion” to a political anachronism spanned 30 years, has died at the age of 91. Marc… Read more »
Ontario Limits Gathering Sizes Provincewide as Cases Hit 400-Mark for 2nd Day
Ontario is lowering the number of people allowed to attend social gatherings across the province. Premier Doug Ford announced this morning that the new limits, which were imposed… Read more »
Hospital Workers’ Union Concerned With Ford’s Pharmacy Testing Plan
A union representing Ontario’s hospital workers says it has concerns about the safety of the province’s plan to expand COVID-19 testing to pharmacies, as Premier Doug Ford pushed Friday… Read more »
Silver Lining? Cases of Infectious Diseases Plunge Amid Anti-COVID Measures
Lockdowns and other tough measures implemented to fight the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a dramatic decline in other infectious illnesses such as influenza and sexually transmitted infections, public… Read more »
Sept 18: These are the New Gathering Limits & Rules in Toronto, Peel and Ottawa
Ontario is lowering the number of people permitted at social gatherings in three regions that have recently seen a spike in COVID-19 cases. The new limits will… Read more »