The elderly, the high risk, health-care and essential workers should be first in line when an initial COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, says a national advisory body tasked with giving immunization advice in Canada.
Toronto will remain in modified Stage 2, even as gyms and restaurants in other regions reopen for business, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday.
OTTAWA––Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lamented Tuesday how COVID-19 has been politicized in the United States, as Americans decide whether to replace a president who confronted Canada on trade and shook the international order the Liberal government has tried to defend.
Restrictions could ease in Toronto, Peel, York and Ottawa under new guidelines outlining when Ontario’s 34 public health units should tighten or lighten COVID-19 measures.
On Saturday, Oct. 31, Ancaster Tennis Club (ATC), put the courts, and the 2020 season, to bed for the winter. In a season like no other in the club’s history, ATC had to adapt very quickly to the realities of COVID-19.
Physical distancing measures have been proven to significantly reduce the spread of COVID-19, and many people can achieve a safe physical distance from others by working from home.
Hamilton’s public school board says it’s working to prevent a repeat of transgender students being inadvertently outed by its Microsoft Teams group-chat platform.
As cooler weather clips the patio season that has been a COVID lifeline to many local restaurants, Winona’s renowned Memphis Fire Barbeque Company is adding something a bit unexpected to its survival menu: custom photo collages.
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.
The Town of Aylmer, Ont., has declared a state of emergency less than a week before an anti-mask rally planned for Saturday. This would be the second demonstration of its kind in the community of about 7,500 people in southwestern Ontario.
With a major pharmacy chain suspending its Ontario flu shot program because of supply problems, experts warn that the province may be missing its chance to boost vaccine uptake in a critically important year and beyond.
Toronto’s rate of new COVID-19 infections appears to have stabilized, the city’s public health chief says, but it’s unclear if bars, restaurants and gyms can soon invite patrons back inside.
The Toronto school board will fund the $2.4 million in extra pay being given to principals and vice-principals for their pandemic planning work by using savings from budgets for supply teachers and professional development.