Created in 1999, Eglinton-Lawrence in situated in the heart of central Toronto. The district is bordered by roads like Highway 401, Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue West. The residents are predominately middle class, and many small businesses are integral to the area’s local economy.
TORONTO – Since today, Ontario has eliminated the vaccination obligation and policies that required testing for Covid-19 in schools, long-term care homes and hospitals.
TORONTO – The Omicron wave seems to be peaking across the country, but it’s hard to predict what will happen next. This is essentially the thought of researchers and experts who are keeping a close eye on the variant of Covid-19 to understand what the next phase of the pandemic will be.
TORONTO – As the days go by, the epidemiological picture of this Covid-19 pandemic becomes increasingly clear. Here in Ontario, Canada, Italy and the rest of the world, the Omicron variant is causing an avalanche of infections that has no precedent in the last two years.
On New Year’s Eve, most people plan to close out the year with a celebration. Unfortunately, that was not the case for the motorists involved in a two-vehicle collision on the evening of December 31.
TORONTO – It is only a first step, but for defenders of the Constitutionally mandated catholic Schools system in Ontario, the vote to establish a new executive at the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) on November 25 augurs positively. (more…)
It is only a first step, but it augurs positively. Last night, trustees at the TCDSB sent a clear message to other woke zealots: “enough with your nonsense”. Those are the words of trustee Di Giorgio. (more…)
TORONTO – The deadline for Ontario’s long-term care homes was set for tomorrow to be fully immunized against Covid-19 but the government has decided to postpone it until December 13. This was announced by the spokesperson of the Minister of Long Term Care Rod Phillips Vanessa De Matteis: by today, however, the staff of these houses must receive at least the first dose of the vaccine. (more…)
The stand-off between Ontario’s optometrists and the provincial government continues with no end in sight. Since September 1, nearly 95% of the province’s 2,500 optometrists have stopped performing OHIP-funded services for people under the age of 20, seniors aged 65 and over and individuals on disability.
Earlier this month, the Ontario government offered a one-time payment of $39 million to indicate a “starting point” in support of optometrists and to further discussions along. A spokesperson from the Ministry of Health (MOH) told the Corriere that, “payments will flow to optometrists across Ontario on October 15”.
TORONTO – New federal crackdown on mandatory vaccination. Starting from October 30, all civil servants and those traveling by plane, train or ship aged 12 and over will have to be vaccinated against Covid-19. The turning point was announced today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his deputy Christya Freeland, following a measure that had already been presented during the electoral campaign that preceded the vote on September 20. (more…)
TORONTO – Restart the hospital system this fall to be able to cope with the backlog of surgeries and procedures that have accumulated during the lockdown caused by Covid-19 in Ontario. It is for this purpose that the provincial government has decided to allocate 324 million dollars by adding, between October and spring 2022, another 67 thousand interventions and diagnostic-therapeutic procedures. (more…)
Life seems to appear a little more normal. Declining daily new infections and increasing vaccinations rates mean easing of more restrictions. A light at the end of a dark tunnel. At the current rate, Canada is on track to exceed its target of having all eligible Canadians fully vaccinated by the end of the summer.
The blame game is on. This week marks the last full week of school for thousands of elementary and secondary students across the province. Covid-related school closures have lasted longer in Ontario than any other province or territory across the nation. (more…)
As four lives ended and one life forever changed because of one man’s heinous act, thousands of people marched through the streets of London, Ontario on Friday evening at 7 pm in a multi-faith rally to honor the victims killed in an anti-Muslim attack earlier this week and call for the end of racism and Islamophobia. (more…)
TORONTO – In Ontario, we are entering the most delicate phase of this long, exhausting, never-ending battle against Covid-19. Virologists and experts point out that how the exit from the third wave will lay the foundations for the developments of the pandemic. In essence, we are at a crossroads: if we are able to comply with health and safety protocols, we could avoid a potential fourth wave. (more…)
Part of Canadian life and reality goes down in history. Founded in 1929, Greyhound Canada has just ceased its operations across Canada, shutting down all connections.
The company ended its operations in the western part of Canada in 2018. (more…)
The holiday charter airline Air Transat has just announced that it is extending the suspension of all flights until July 29, due to existing travel restrictions in Canada and abroad.
The airline, managed by the travel company Transat AT, informed passengers on its website about the (more…)
The Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario (CDCO) calls for united action to end tax fraud in the construction industry. On April 6, the CDCO launched their campaign to stop tax fraud and put an end to illegal worksites: notaxfraud.com
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