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Quebec faces challenges in vaccine rollout but should still hit targets: expert

Quebec faces challenges in vaccine rollout but should still hit targets: expert

MONTREAL — Quebec's vaccine rollout is off to what may appear to be a slow start, but the province should still be able to meet its goal of vaccinating most citizens by the latter months of 2021, a supply-chain expert said Wednesday.
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Ford says he knew of Phillips' trip 2 weeks ago, should have asked him to return then

Ford says he knew of Phillips' trip 2 weeks ago, should have asked him to return then

TORONTO — Ontario's premier acknowledged Wednesday that he made a mistake in allowing his finance minister to continue a vacation abroad over the holidays as experts warned the incident undermines the government's messaging regarding COVID-19 measure
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Ontario to release order, timeframe for population groups to get COVID-19 shots

Ontario to release order, timeframe for population groups to get COVID-19 shots

Ontario will lay out the order and timeframe in which specific population groups will be immunized against COVID-19, possibly within the next few weeks. Dr.
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Toronto plans further restrictions on businesses as city braces for COVID-19 surge

Toronto plans further restrictions on businesses as city braces for COVID-19 surge

Toronto is bracing for surging COVID-19 rates in the new year, starting with further restrictions on businesses. Dr.
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Sudbury police seeking witnesses in homicide investigation

SUDBURY, Ont. — Police in Sudbury, Ont., say they are seeking witnesses as they investigate the city’s fourth homicide of the year. The Greater Sudbury Police Service says 75-year-old Robert Keskinen died from multiple stab wounds.
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Cargill resumes work at Ontario plant after shutdown over COVID-19 outbreak

Cargill resumes work at Ontario plant after shutdown over COVID-19 outbreak

GUELPH, Ont. — Work has resumed at a Guelph, Ont., meat-processing plant that temporarily shut down this month during a COVID-19 outbreak. Cargill says operations resumed Tuesday morning and continued Wednesday after a deep cleaning of the facility.
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Windsor, Ont., hospital postpones elective surgeries after Jan. 4 due to COVID surge

Windsor, Ont., hospital postpones elective surgeries after Jan. 4 due to COVID surge

WINDSOR, Ont. — A Windsor, Ont., hospital will indefinitely postpone all non-urgent elective surgeries starting early next month as it grapples with COVID-19 hospitalizations that are rising “at an alarming rate.
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Ontarians warned of wintry weather, heavy snowfall in some northern regions

Parts of northern Ontario are being warned of heavy snowfall expected today. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for several northern communities including Elliot Lake, Sault Ste. Marie and Manitoulin Island and the surrounding areas.
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Ontario to start COVID-19 vaccinations in long-term care within days: Hillier

Ontario to start COVID-19 vaccinations in long-term care within days: Hillier

TORONTO — Residents in long-term care will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines within days, and more than half of Ontarians — including some in the general population — are slated to be immunized by midsummer, the head of the province's inoculation cam
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Quebec asks feds for more airport testing as province finds case of COVID-19 variant

Quebec asks feds for more airport testing as province finds case of COVID-19 variant

MONTREAL — Quebec urged the federal government Tuesday to increase surveillance of returning travellers as the province confirmed its first case of a more contagious COVID-19 variant that was first identified in the United Kingdom.
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