Tag Archives: Ontario COVID-19

[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is expected to release guidelines this afternoon on the type of gatherings Ontario residents will be able to hold over the holidays. Toronto and the Peel region are currently on a 28-day lockdown, which will expire a few days before Christmas. Under current restrictions, restaurants can …

[ad_1] The Ontario government is expected to spell out its guidelines today to celebrate the upcoming winter holidays as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Toronto and the Peel region are currently below the gray level or blockade in the province’s tiered COVID-19 alert system, with such restrictions to remain in effect …

[ad_1] Ontario is reporting 1,009 new cases of COVID-19, but the province says a mistake in reporting yesterday’s data led to an underestimate of today’s case count and an overestimate of Monday’s total. On Monday, Ontario reported 1,589 new cases of the virus, a new one-day record, but the province …

[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford and his long-term care minister will make an announcement this afternoon in Toronto. On Monday, the premier, who provides daily updates on Ontario’s response to the pandemic, released details about the province’s new COVID-19 vaccine task force, which will be led by retired General Rick Hillier, …

[ad_1] OTTAWA – A new survey suggests many Canadians are gaining weight because they eat more and exercise less during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly a third of respondents in the survey conducted by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies said they had gained weight since March, compared with 15% …

[ad_1] An Ontario teenager, whose wish to shake hands with LeBron James came true last Christmas, has died following a battle with cancer. At the age of 17, Corey Groves of Brampton was diagnosed with very aggressive stage four sarcoma cancer in the summer of 2019. He was told he …

[ad_1] The Bay says it will close its Queen Street headquarters on Tuesday after leaving it open on Monday, despite a provincial lockdown in place in Toronto and the Peel region. The Queen Street location remained fully open on Monday despite orders for non-essential retailers to close their stores for …

[ad_1] The Bay says it will close its Queen Street headquarters on Tuesday after leaving it open on Monday, despite a provincial lockdown in place in Toronto and the Peel region. The Queen Street location remained fully open on Monday despite orders for non-essential retailers to close their stores for …

[ad_1] Crowds of people line up outside an electronics store in Toronto on November 22, 2020. Frank Gunn / The Canadian Press Two provinces are temporarily withdrawing from the Atlantic bubble in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, as stricter restrictions – including short-term lockdowns – come into …

[ad_1] Ontario is reporting a record number of new COVID-19 cases just as Toronto and Peel enter a lockdown to control the rapid spread of the virus. The Ministry of Health says there were 1,589 new cases of the disease caused by the new coronavirus confirmed on Sunday, all of …