Ontario Reports More Than 2,000 COVID-19 Cases for a Fourth Consecutive Day
On Fridays, Ontario reports a total of 2,290 cases of COVID-19 and over 68,200 completed tests. The Province has reported over 2,000 new cases for a fourth consecutive day and the fourth time ever since the beginning of the pandemic. The surge in new cases also comes with a breaking number of completed tests, reporting […]
57 Positive New COVID-19 Cases Found in Ontario Schools
According to government officials, a total of 57 COVID-19 cases were found in Ontario schools through the use of asymptomatic testing in staff, students, and their families. In late November, the Progressive Conservatives announced that they would begin asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in schools all over Ottawa, Toronto, York Region, and Peel Region, which are the […]
Premier Doug Ford Calls Emergency Meeting with Health Officials
Ontario’s premier Doug Ford has called an emergency meeting with health officials to talk about the surge in hospitalizations due to the coronavirus. According to Ford, the meeting held with the Province’s health minister, hospital leaders, and the chief medical officer will help break the trend. So far, a total of 919 people are hospitalized […]
Ontario Reports more than 2,400 New COVID-19 Cases in a Single Day
On Thursday, Ontario reported more than 2,400 new cases of COVID-19, which is the highest number recorded in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. 2,432 new cases were reported, marking a third straight day in a row in which the province logs more than 2,000 cases of the virus. The report also […]
Oil Companies Become Eligible for Millions in Federal Grants
According to the Alberta government, some of Canada’s gas and oil companies will be eligible for federal grants to pay contractors to clean up their sites as part of the COVID-19 job creation program. According to a Provincial government website, there will be grants available for oil companies such as Cenovus, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., […]
Calls Increase for a Tighter Holiday Lockdown
As new cases of COVID-19 surge rapidly in Ontario’s biggest cities, calls for the Province’s lockdown measures to be extended through the holidays keep growing. The calls come as Ontario battles the second wave of COVID-19 with more than 2000 new cases being reported for the last two days in a row, the death toll […]
Toronto Receives $1.2 Billion in Additional Funding
Toronto and other Ontario cities battling the COVID-19pandemic will receive a significant financial boost. On Wednesday, the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Steve Clark, announced new funding for municipalities. The city of Toronto will receive $1.2 billion on top of the $669 million already provided, which will serve different areas, including housing and transit. Read more […]
Ontario Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 4,000
Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 4000 people have died from COVID-19, as Ontario records more than 2000 new cases of COVID-19 for the second day in a row. On Wednesday, Health Officials reported 2,139 new cases of COVID-19 and 43 deaths, which brings the total death toll to 4,035. 22 of the […]
Canadian Astronaut Locks in Seat on NASA’s Artemis Program
A Canadian astronaut will join a voyage around the moon in NASA’s Artemis program, which is expected to launch in 2023. On Wednesday, Navdeep Bains, Innovation Minister, announced that the Canadian and American governments signed a new treaty locking in a seat for a Canadian astronaut in the launch scheduled in 2023. Read more from […]
Retirement Homes Ask Ontario for Mandatory COVID-19 Testing
A group representing retirement homes in Ontario asks the Province to make COVID-19 testing mandatory for all the caregivers and support workers who work there. Cathy Hecimovich, CEO of the Ontario Retirement Communities Association, said, “It’s about keeping our seniors safe, right at the end of the day, we want our seniors to be as […]