Toronto Mayor John Tory wants the Ontario government to immediately impose an almost total lockdown on the region and says he supports some restrictions on people’s movements.
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Monday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
Since COVID-19 first arrived in Ontario and began spreading in long-term-care homes, it shed light on an area of the health-care system that has laid broken for decades. In 2003, the Star spent a year investigating the cracks in the long-term-care system, and in years since, has kept tabs on issues of neglect, understaffing, poor wages and more. We asked residents’ family members, health-care workers, lobbyists and thought leaders what one thing is that they would like to see happen in order to bring change to long-term care.
TORONTO—Two of Canada’s four federal party leaders joined a rally at a Toronto long-term care home this afternoon to press the provincial government to do more to protect seniors from the ravages of COVID-19.
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Sunday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
Jed Tallo, an art director, and Jeff Johnston, a landscape designer, met a decade ago on OkCupid, despite living just 10 minutes apart in Toronto’s west end. For their first date, the pair strolled through Trinity Bellwoods Park, bonding over their shared interests in design and art. “The connection was instantaneous,” says Johnston, 40. “Jed is quite a creative spirit, and he really inspires me in that way.” Johnston points to a recent birthday gift from Tallo to illustrate his point: “Jed commissioned a piece of art for me. It’s a hidden skill Jed has to come up with gifts that are just so perfect.”
The Ontario government is expanding the eligibility for emergency child care in a bid to help parents working in critical sectors while the province’s schools remain closed to in-person learning.
COVID-19 vaccines are finally here, but the challenge to get a dose to everyone in Canada who wants one — and hopefully, bring the pandemic to heel in the process — has only just begun.
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Saturday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
COVID-19 cases are rising, politicians across Canada are being shamed for travelling over the holidays, and the federal government is increasing restrictions on flights, requiring negative tests from all passengers flying to Canada.