EDMONTON – While in Ontario and Quebec the situation seems to be improving day by day – or at least, it appears stable – Alberta and Saskatchewan are in full emergency. (more…)
by Marzio Pelù
REGINA – First Alberta, now Saskatchewan: on Sunday, the province broke three negative records, registering the highest number of new daily cases, hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care. In fact, Saskatchewan reported 543 new cases of Covid-19 and 1 death on Sunday and 439 new cases on Saturday, thus adding 982 infections in total over the weekend. And also on Friday there were 472 cases, of which 383 (81%) detected in unvaccinated individuals, 25 (5%) partially vaccinated and 64 (14%) fully vaccinated, as evidenced by the graphic (in the pic above) published on the Saskatchewan government’s Twitter page (https://twitter.com/SKGov). (more…)
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Ford promised it: the plan for the return to school will be presented at the beginning of next week. After all, the days pass faster and faster, the reopening of the new school year is now five weeks away but there is still not even a shadow of a return plan. (more…)
The Ontario government has issued a statement that full-time and part-time workers who need time off due to Covid-19 will be able to get up to three days of paid sick leave. (more…)
TORONTO – The provincial government is under crossfire on two hot fronts: vaccinations and paid sick days. While Premier Doug Ford remains in self-isolation after the positivity of a member of his staff and prefers to remain silent, at Queen’s Park is a battleground between the government and opposition.
After months of building a wall against paying for sick days, the Ford government yesterday hinted that some sort of economic support for workers in Ontario could be implemented. (more…)
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