OTTAWA-NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has condemned Quebec’s plan to impose a tax on unvaccinated people, calling it a threat to the fundamental principle of universal access to health care in Canada. At his first news conference in the new year, Singh told reporters that he … Read More

Premier Doug Ford signals that restrictions imposed two weeks ago to curb the spread of COVID-19’s super-infectious Omicron variant will soon be eased. Five days later, Chief Physician Dr. Kieran Moore, that he “Could not guarantee” the restrictions will begin to be lifted next Tuesday … Read More

OTTAWA — Canada’s Head of Public Health, Dr. Theresa Tam, says the COVID-19 pandemic could end with an endemic form of the virus as opposition MPs on Tuesday grilled government officials over the country’s ability to ride out the Omicron climb. “I think a lot … Read More

OTTAWA – The global Omicron wave is too severe to drop mandatory COVID-19 tests for air travelers arriving in Canada, says Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, despite calls to do so from top airlines, the country’s largest airport and some health experts worried about limited test … Read More

In a major setback before the election of Premier Doug Ford’s progressive conservatives, long-term care minister Rod Phillips is withdrawing from politics. Phillips, a central minister who has represented Ajax since 2018, announced on Friday that he would not run in the June 2 election. … Read More

Do not make dinner reservations yet. The closures of restaurants for indoor dining, gyms, movie theaters, plus other restrictions may remain in place beyond their scheduled expiration date, as Ontario sets daily records in COVID-19 hospital admissions, Chief Physician Dr. Kieran Moore Thursday. “I can … Read More

Internationally trained nurses will now be able to put on their scrubs and start working in the field right here in Ontario. But even with Tuesday’s announcement that the province is turning to this group for help amid Omicron’s crushing blow to the healthcare sector, … Read More

The Ontario government is betting on COVID-19 rapid tests, free masks and increased access to vaccinations to get two million school children back in classrooms and keep them safe there. From Monday, millions of rapid antigen tests will be delivered to students, teachers and staff … Read More

Ontario throws hundreds of internationally trained nurses into the fight against COVID-19, while thousands of hospital staff report sick or isolate daily and an Omicron wave of admissions expected to peak in early February. About 300 nurses are being sent to 50 hospitals in dire … Read More

In the wake of Premier Doug Ford‘s decision to reopen all 4,800 Ontario schools for personal learning from Monday by toppling critics. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, which represents 83,000 educators, complained on Tuesday that its members “learned by journalists on social media, that the … Read More