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Updated 2025-02-02 07:00
CAMH confirms possible outbreak of COVID-19
CAMH confirmed Saturday “a unit” is being monitored for a suspected COVID-19 outbreak but is coming under fire for secrecy at a time when it is urging the public to be fully informed about the deadly virus for self-protection.
100-plus coronavirus cases between Guelph, Wellington and Dufferin
Largest number of confirmed local cases in Guelph with 46
Ottawa hit with 2.4 million claims for employment insurance
The federal government has processed one million claims for employment insurance, just under half of the claims received so far as unemployed Canadians flood the system with applications.
What should I do when I see someone ignoring physical distancing despite COVID-19?
Despite repeated admonitions from government officials for people to stay two metres apart and not gather in large groups during the COVID-19 pandemic, some Canadians continue to flout the rules.
Inmates locked down at Kitchener women’s prison; Canadians aboard Coral Princess cruise ship return home today; 14,457 COVID-19 cases in Canada
New York secured a planeload of 1,000 ventilators from China on Saturday, and Oregon was sending 140 of its own to battle the coronavirus pandemic at its U.S. core, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
Advocates warn of ‘disaster’ if Canada doesn’t do more to protect migrant agricultural workers
The warning comes days after 14 migrant workers at a Kelowna, B.C., nursery tested positive for COVID-19.
City poised to give Hamilton taxpayers COVID-19 relief
Proposed 60-day grace for payments is on council’s agenda Wednesday
Essential workers on how COVID-19 affects them
Essential workers talk about how COVID-19 affects them
Five things to watch for in Canadian business
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
‘Well, I’ve got a phone. Why don’t we FaceTime?’: Nurse connects ICU patient with his family
As her elderly father lay in the ICU recovering from two brain surgeries in a week and a half, Tanya Evers-Jordan worried how the family would comfort him in the era of COVID-19.
UPDATE: Oakville retirement home has confirmed case of coronavirus, not long-term care facility
BREAKING NEWS: Halton's public health department is reporting coronavirus outbreaks in five long-term care and retirement homes throughout the region.
Ford blasts Trump protectionism: ‘When the cards are down, you see who your friends are’
Blasting U.S. President Donald Trump for slapping an embargo on the shipment of crucial pandemic supplies to Canada, Premier Doug Ford says Americans should remember “united we stand, divided we fall.”
Hajdu takes lead role in pandemic fight
Hajdu brings anthropology, public health experience to COVID-19 fight
Feds eye fast track for training programs
With workers at home, feds eye ways to fast-track training program, groups say
Scugog store supporting community that keeps it in business
A small Scugog store is supporting the community that helps keep it in business.
Ajax group wants province to loosen rules for gardeners
Saint Andrew's Community Garden wants to plant a seed in the mind of Premier Doug Ford about the importance of such gardens.
No winning ticket for Lotto 649 jackpot
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $10 million Lotto 649 jackpot
Canadians aboard Coral Princess to come home today
Canadians aboard COVID-19 stricken cruise ship to start coming home today
City owned parking lots and garages in Brampton closed but street parking enforcement suspended
The City of Brampton has closed city owned parking garages and lots as a measure aimed at controlling the spread of the coronavirus.
Brampton COVID-19 assessment centre screening roughly 150 patients per day
William Osler Health System (WOHS) says an average of 153 people are being screened or tested per day at the Peel Memorial COVID-19 assessment centre in Brampton.
Mississauga pilot reflects on storied career after being grounded by coronavirus
Air Canada pilot captain Jim Adam planned to retire early to let someone else keep a job.
Newfoundland and Labrador minister removed from provincial cabinet after being served with warrant
Premier Dwight Ball said Sherry Gambin-Walsh’s role in cabinet, as the minister responsible for Service NL, would be assumed by Finance Minister Tom Osborne.
Will New York rebound from the coronavirus pandemic?
New York has endured numerous catastrophes and always bounced back.
Toronto COVID-19 cases reach 1,026, up 101 in one day; Trudeau expects ‘millions of masks’ within 48 hours; New York lands planeload of ventilators
Two more deaths at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, bringing total to 22. Community spread is responsible for 27 per cent of the cases in Toronto.
Long-term-care homes welcome emergency staffing order at a critical point in the pandemic
Ontario facilities caring for seniors might need 30,000 temporary workers over the next six months, drawn from a labour pool that could include laid-off dental hygienists, cleaners and certified food handlers.
Photos: Albion Falls, Spencer Gorge quiet, but bylaw on the prowl for physical distancing defiers
Municipal enforcement officers were out Saturday ticketing at popular Hamilton outdoor areas.
Trudeau ready to talk to Trump about masks
PM expected to unveil more help for most vulnerable to weather pandemic
Toronto COVID-19 cases reach 1,026, up 101 in one day; two more die at Pinecrest Nursing Home; Trudeau expects ‘millions of masks’ within 48 hours
Community spread is responsible for 27 per cent of the cases in Toronto, where there have been 25 deaths. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces plan to boost supply of masks, plus more financial aid to help the most vulnerable.
Ontario sees 27 more COVID fatalities; 94 dead
Ontario sees 27 more COVID deaths as cases jump; 94 now dead from pandemic
A second Via Rail employee tests positive for COVID-19
Railway says man has not been at work since April 1. He worked in the storage room of a maintenance centre in Montreal.
Canada will get ‘millions of masks’ in the next 48 hours, PM says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has leased a warehouse in China to help collect and distribute the items, which will be shipped by two airlines.
Trudeau to talk to Trump about COVID-19 masks after White House bars export
Much of the pulp for the masks made by Minnesota-based 3M comes from a mill in Nanaimo, B.C. Trudeau says his message to Trump will be that working together benefits both countries.
Canada will get ‘millions of masks’ in the next 48 hours, PM says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will receive a shipment of “millions of masks” in the next 48 hours.
‘They can’t self-isolate in there’: Inmates’ loved ones fear it may be too late to stop COVID-19 in Canadian prisons
As seven inmates at three federal prisons tested positive for COVID-19 this week, prisoners and their loved ones fear that action — if it comes — will be too late.
One in 10 restaurants are now closed forever — and many say the industry will never be the same
The beginning of the year is always quiet in the restaurant industry. After the rush of the holidays, things slow down and money is tight. In 2020 it was no different.
Two more die at Pinecrest Nursing Home; Trudeau announces aid for most vulnerable in pandemic; Ontario COVID-19 cases increase by 393
Ontario’s local public health units are reporting an increase of 393 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Star’s latest count.
Trudeau announces more financial help for country’s most vulnerable to weather pandemic
The breakdown of funding includes $40 million for women’s shelters, sexual assault centres and shelters for women escaping violence; $10 million for Indigenous women and children’s shelters; and $157 million for the homeless.
Ontario strikes deal with educational workers, urges two other unions to talk
The deal with the Ontario Council of Educational Workers is the fifth in a contentious round of negotiations between educators and the province.
Cases of coronavirus on the rise in Halton with 31 new cases announced
Halton Region is reporting 31 new cases of coronavirus as of Saturday, April 4 at noon.
Hamilton officials talking tougher action needed to halt bylaw violations
Councillors to consider proposal to establish a $500 fine for violating six-foot physical distancing order.
Peel Health reporting 448 total coronavirus cases in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon
The number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon has increased by 36 and now sits at 448 total confirmed cases as of Saturday, according to Peel Public Health.
At grocery stores, things are different, very different
There are no scenes of empty produce aisles or home cooks wondering what to do with the obscure pasta shapes because the spaghetti is gone. But there’s still a heaviness in the air at every supermarket.
Essential workers on how COVID-19 affects them
Essential workers talk about how COVID-19 affects them
What are the symptoms of ‘typical’ COVID-19? For those confronting the pandemic firsthand, the answer can be aggravatingly elusive
In an outbreak where scarce test kits are being rationed and patients are increasingly asked to self-screen, the question becomes all the more crucial: what are the symptoms of “typical” COVID-19?
RBC, CIBC and National Bank agree to slash credit card interest rates for cash-strapped customers
RBC, CIBC and National Bank have agreed to temporarily cut the interest rates on credit cards for customers facing financial challenges.
Ottawa firefighters rescue high-rise occupants
Ottawa firefighters rescue high-rise occupants after second-floor fire
Shoppers stabbed in locked-down French town; Trudeau to offer more for vulnerable Canadians; B.C.’s privacy act modified in response to COVID-19
Two people were reported killed in a town south of Lyon, France, after a man with a knife attacked residents out buying groceries during the lockdown.
Toronto could see between 600 and 3,000 deaths by pandemic’s end, based on Ontario forecast of 3,000 to 15,000 deaths; province has seen more than 100 deaths; Ford shuts down more businesses
Ontario can expect 1,600 deaths COVID-19 deaths by the end of April if stricter measures aren’t taken; Trudeau warns U.S. it would be a “mistake” to stop export of 3M masks; death toll at 20 at Pinecrest Nursing Home after four more residents die ovenight
Hamilton’s Mercury Foodservice now selling to the public
‘We are sitting on $500,000 worth of inventory,’ owner George Papalazarou says from the company warehouse in the North End
Norfolk farmers worry labour shortage amid COVID-19 could affect food supply
Migrant workers initially barred from entering Canada in the wake of coronavirus outbreak before Ottawa reversed its position
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