Sources familiar with the government’s decision said Ontario will allow restaurants to restart indoor dining with 50 percent capacity from Jan. 31, with other restrictions to be lifted in February.Chris Young / The Canadian Press Ontario’s Prime Minister Doug Ford will on Thursday announce a … Read More

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will address the Prime Minister’s question in the House of Commons in London on 19 January 2022.Jessica Taylor / The Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is defending calls for his resignation with a strong defense of his handling … Read More

Staff from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation are investigating in a pet store closed after some pet hamster authorities said they had been tested positive for coronavirus, in Hong Kong on 18 January.Kin Cheung / The Associated Press Authorities in Hong Kong will … Read More

Five federal departments paid a total of $ 17.2 million to McKinsey during fiscal year 2020-21, compared to $ 9.3 million the year before and $ 3.4 million the year before.CHARLES PLATIAU / Reuters The flow of tax dollars to global consulting firm McKinsey and … Read More

Paxlovid is a combination of two medicines, nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, and works by preventing COVID-19 from replicating.HANDOUT / AFP / Getty Images Health Canada on Monday approved the first oral COVID-19 medication that can prevent serious illness or death in some high-risk individuals, an important … Read More

The three-layer fabric and N95 masks provided by the provincial government were photographed at Willows Walk Public School in Whitby, Ont., On January 14, 2022.Christopher Katsarov / The Globe and Mail Staff at the Toronto District School Board worked over the weekend to prepare COVID-19 … Read More

A traveler stops to be tested for COVID-19 at Vancouver International Airport on December 2, 2021.DARRYL DYCK / The Canadian Press Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer casts doubt on the continued value of the government’s mandatory COVID-19 test policy on arrival for international air travelers. … Read More

BC Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside has said the vaccination rate among teachers is already high.DARRYL DYCK / The Canadian Press The school district of Delta, BC, has become the first in the province to introduce COVID-19 vaccination requirements for its employees, and the president of … Read More

Seven-year-old Lorena Limdao gets her COVID-19 vaccine from Dr. Kevin Evelyn of UHN, while twin sister Mabel and eleven-year-old brother William are waiting to receive theirs at a vaccine clinic in Jane and Finch Mall in Toronto on January 13.Chris Young / The Canadian Press … Read More

Rod Phillips watches as he delivers baked goods and coffee to frontline healthcare professionals at Humber River Hospital in Toronto on November 5, 2020.Nathan Denette / The Canadian Press Ontario’s longtime care minister, Rod Phillips, is stepping down and leaving politics, even as a massive … Read More