Quebec hospitalizations and ICU cases highest since second wave
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting its highest number of hospitalizations and intensive care cases due to COVID-19 since the second wave.
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Niagara police said it will not conduct random vehicle stops to enforce stay-at-home order
The Niagara Regional Police Service said its officers will not conduct random vehicle stops after the Ontario government expanded police powers Friday to enforce new stay-at-home order rules.
Ontario’s new restrictions on outdoor gatherings raise eyebrows
Public health experts are raising their eyebrows at Ontario’s decision to restrict outdoor gatherings, saying the latest evidence suggests the measures won’t do much to cut down on COVID-19 transmission.
Ontarians waking up to tough new pandemic restrictions
The surging COVID-19 caseload has Ontario “on its heels,” prompting the urgent need for tougher measures to regain control of the deteriorating situation.
Highlights of new COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario
TORONTO — Ontario extended a stay-at-home order and announced new restrictions to fight COVID-19 on Friday, while giving police new powers to enforce the measures. Here are the highlights:
Dramatic new restrictions announced as Ford tightens lockdown rules in bid to stop COVID
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his government announced the most extreme lockdown measures yet since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic today. They include a wide-ranging series of new restrictions that will extend police power and further restrict movements of …
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Tennis Canada announces cancellation of six Challenger events due to COVID-19
TORONTO — Six Challenger-tier tennis tournaments scheduled to be held in Canada this year have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
All hands on deck at a Toronto vaccine clinic where student nurses help out
All hands are on deck at one Toronto vaccination clinic where surgeons and students alike are working together to inoculate as many people as possible in an effort to contain a tidal wave of new COVID-19 infections.
Another new single-day COVID case record for the province; Niagara Region reports 154
Ontario reports 4,812 new COVID-19 cases with 25 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 154 cases with no new deaths.
Quebec sets new records for number of daily COVID-19 vaccinations
MONTREAL — Quebec’s health minister says the province set a pair of records for COVID-19 injections.
