The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Tuesday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives ignored recommendations from the province’s top scientific advisers that several postal codes with a high risk of COVID-19 infection be included in the government’s 114 vaccination “hot spots.”
The wrong people are in charge. That is the lesson of this chaotic, stupid, childlike weekend in Ontario, and of these last three weeks, and beyond. This government fed the province’s most vulnerable people to this ravenous COVID-19 third wave until it grew out of control. That was a choice.
Ontario long-term care homes will be funded in full through the end of the summer regardless of how many residents they have or how badly they were hit by COVID-19, after the provincial government quietly extended an occupancy agreement due to expire at the end of March.
VANCOUVER—Days after the Ontario government reversed course over allowing police officers to stop people to request their home addresses, B.C. said Monday it will restrict non-essential travel of British Columbians outside their own provincial health regions.
Toronto tennis courts, soccer fields, basketball courts and golf courses are being closed to comply with a provincial order issued Friday, while the city’s top doctor called on Premier Doug Ford on Monday to provide workers with paid sick leave to help address the issue of COVID-19 transmission in the workplace.
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York's comptroller has asked the state attorney general's office to launch a potential criminal investigation into whether the governor used state resources to write and promote his book on leadership in the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Monday morning, Shefali Patel, a technician at Morelli’s Pharmacy in downtown Toronto, had to reboot the pharmacy’s online vaccine booking system. People digitally clamouring for appointments crashed it. That’s never happened before.
The pandemic marriage of convenience between Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives and Justin Trudeau’s Liberals may not be over, but the honeymoon is ending.
The federal government has extended several support programs for Canadians facing unemployment and loss of income during the pandemic, including extending temporary changes to Employment Insurance.
Not everyone’s delighted, but the negative buzz surrounding the Attic Pizza Parlour’s conversion of its former dining area into a pot shop seems to have eased now that it’s been open for nearly four months.
OTTAWA—The Liberal government is betting big on economic growth to cover the significant costs of COVID-19 emergency spending and billions in federal stimulus spending.
During National Volunteer Week, Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Hamilton recognizes the efforts of its many volunteers, who continue to provide essential services to clients during the pandemic.
Hamilton police and the Ontario Fire Marshall’s Office are investigating an explosion that destroyed a home at 279 Bonaventure Dr. on the west Mountain.
Ancaster Community Services, (ACS) is celebrating National Volunteer Week by giving the community an inside look at the dedicated volunteers who are the power behind their programs.