The province, Hamilton Community Foundation and the community have helped Interval House Hamilton pay off more than half of the $28,000 needed to cover the remaining cost of the flat roof that was replaced at the west Mountain shelter in December.
When Rene Vlahovic talks about his family’s 85-acre farm in the north end of Vaughan, he describes the hilly terrain he walks on his weekend hikes, the deer and wild turkeys he sees daily, and the fertile farmland that grows soybeans.
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Wednesday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
Simcoe Muskoka’s top public health official warned Tuesday that travel within Ontario should be restricted and school reopenings could falter if community transmission of extra-contagious COVID-19 viral variants takes hold — a reality that may be already be underway after a rash of new positive results.
The University of Guelph has boosted security and is considering a curfew to help curb student parties after unauthorized gatherings led to a COVID-19 outbreak that has now hit 49 people.
There’s a COVID-19 variant loose in Ontario, so Doug Ford, like Rod Phillips before him, went to the airport. If you were to discern the three major planks to Ontario’s current pandemic plan, one is a province-wide lockdown of sorts that still often fails to protect the most vulnerable, but is finally bending the curve; a second is vaccine distribution, and associated complaints.
There’s a COVID-19 variant loose in Ontario, so Doug Ford, like Rod Phillips before him, went to the airport. If you were to discern the three major planks to Ontario’s current pandemic plan, one is a province-wide lockdown of sorts that still often fails to protect the most vulnerable, but is finally bending the curve; a second is vaccine distribution, and associated complaints.
The Ontario government computer specialist fired after the alleged theft of millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds has about $12.4 million in cash in Indian banks, the Star has learned.
The “window of opportunity” is closing to contain the spread of new, more contagious COVID-19 variants in Canada, health experts say, which leads to the question:
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is working to avoid further disruptions to the flow of COVID-19 vaccines as politicians in Europe – where Canada's entire current supply of approved shots is made – discuss controlling vaccine exports to prioritize their own citizens.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says a voluntary testing program has found more than two per cent of international travellers arriving at Pearson airport have COVID-19, making it crucial for the federal government to make tests mandatory at air and land border points.