‘A light at the end of the tunnel’: COVID-19 vaccine begins arriving in Manitoba First Nations communities
The arrival of the first shipment of the Moderna vaccine in Pimicikamak Cree Nation Thursday evening is “a light at the end of the tunnel,” Chief David Monias said. About 10 elders in the northern community became some of the first people in Manitoba First Nations to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “I’m quite ecstatic about it,” […]
Alberta students to resume in-person learning on Monday
Experts say there’s growing evidence schools can contribute to the spread of the coronavirus in communities. As Heather Yourex-West explains, Alberta students are days away from returning to classrooms.
Castara family homeless again after sixth fire
News Corey Connelly 5 Hrs Ago The Parlatuvier Light House of Praise Ministries church in Tobago which was being used as a shelter for a Castara family. – DAVID REID The latest shelter found for a Castara family was burnt down on Wednesday night in the sixth fire in five weeks. The Parlatuvier church in […]
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday
The latest: As COVID-19 cases continue to rise post-holidays, Ontario is extending online learning for some elementary students until Jan. 25. Meanwhile, Alberta has decided that schools will resume in-person learning on Jan. 11 as planned. Ontario’s change in schooling plans came as the province reported 3,519 new cases of COVID-19 and 89 more deaths on Thursday, both daily highs for the […]
London, Ont., assessment centres to no longer offer testing for those who need it to travel – London
Starting on Jan. 15, people will no longer be able to get a COVID-19 test for travelling out of the county at any of London’s assessment centres. In a statement, the Thames Valley Family Health Team, which co-runs the assessment centres with London Health Sciences Centre, said the move is due to a change in […]
Photos of the day: January 7, 2021
News 47 Minutes Ago A flock of birds at the Hollows, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain. – Ayanna Kinsale Newsday photographers captured some of these images reflecting the past 24 hours in Trinidad and Tobago. Other photos were submitted by readers like you. If you’d like to be featured in our daily photo galleries, […]
Ontario Extends Teacher-Led Online Learning Until January 25 to Keep Students and Staff Safe in Southern Ontario
TORONTO — As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at an alarming rate throughout the province, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, is extending certain measures to keep students, education staff, and residents of Northern Ontario safe. This includes extending online teacher-led learning until January 25, […]
Ontario reports record-high 3,519 new COVID-19 cases on deadliest day of pandemic so far
Ontario reported a single-day record of 3,519 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as well as 89 more deaths of people with the illness — the deadliest day so far of the entire pandemic for the province. “This has been a significant week for us,” said Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams, noting […]
Northern Ontario COVID-19 lockdown extended until at least Jan. 23
The lockdown in northern Ontario has been extended for two weeks as the province continues to battle a surge in COVID-19 cases, although northern Ontario students will continue in-person learning on Monday. The lockdown extension comes as the province has announced the continuation of online learning for southern Ontario students until Jan. 25. Read more: […]
Active covid19 cases total 309 after 14 new positive results
News Andrew Gioannetti 57 Minutes Ago Image courtesy CDC FOURTEEN more people have tested positive for covid19 over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health has reported in its daily afternoon update on Thursday. Including the 14 new cases, which resulted from samples taken between Monday and Wednesday, there are 309 active cases. Of […]
Should churches be able to keep their doors open? Why the lawyer defending them says yes
The Calgary-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is representing a number of Ontario pastors and church elders who have been charged for holding church services in contravention of the Reopening Ontario Act. Just yesterday, police issued a summons to Pastor Henry Hildebrandt at the Church of God in Aylmer, Ont., for a service held on Dec. 27, 2020. The court date […]
Peterborough-area man charged in connection with November gathering in London
Nearly two months after launching an investigation, London police have laid charges under the Reopening Ontario Act in connection with a large gathering on Thurman Circle near Fanshawe College. Police said on Thursday that a 20-year-old man from Campbellcroft, just north of Port Hope and south of Peterborough, was charged within the last week with […]