As the federal and provincial governments race to ramp up testing for COVID-19, a Richmond Hill company is breaking ground on a rapid, cheap and easy-to-use device to detect infection.
A union representing Ontario health-care workers says it will announce “political action” this morning in response to the province potentially extending its emergency powers.
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.
Big number: 665 square feet, the average size of a condo unit in Toronto built in 2017, a reduction of close to half from an average of 1,144 square feet in 1997. Despite more people living in smaller spaces, Toronto still bans people from enjoying a beer in a public park.
After a weekend when Disney World in Orlando opened its doors for the first time since March, Premier Doug Ford announced amusement parks would not be making the cut for Stage 3 reopenings slated to begin Friday in most of Ontario.
No karaoke rooms, no standing. Keep tables six feet apart, with a maximum of 50 people. Absolutely no dancing (unless you’re dancing by yourself for everyone else).
More than 2.5 million Ontarians live with some kind of disability. Many are seniors, who are the most vulnerable group when it comes to contracting COVID-19. Living with a disability is challenging enough but many in the disabled community say they have felt forgotten during this pandemic.
Canadian business organizations welcomed Monday’s extension of the federal wage subsidy, but say changes are needed to the program so that more employers can use it.