Coronavirus: Doctors weigh in on extended school closures in southern Ontario
Schools across southern Ontario will remain closed until at least Jan. 25 and an emergency physician in Toronto says parents should consider keeping their children at home even longer. “Sending your kids now is dangerous to you, dangerous to your older relatives, and dangerous a little less to the kids,” said Dr. Kashif Pirzada. In […]
APT James first official trip in 2 weeks
News Ryan Hamilton-Davis 5 Hrs Ago The new Tobago fast ferry, the APT James, arriving at the Cruise Ship Complex in Port of Spain. – SUREASH CHOLAI The APT James will begin operations in about two weeks, after its crew undergoes quarantine, after travelling for 30 days at sea from Australia. Minister of Works and […]
London Health Sciences Centre CEO has travelled to U.S. five times since pandemic began
The head of the largest hospital in southwestern Ontario has travelled outside of Canada five times since the COVID-19 pandemic began, including most recently over Christmas while staff were working to contain outbreaks at two London hospitals and case counts were climbing across the region. London Health Sciences Centre’s President and CEO Dr. Paul Woods travelled […]
Former London, Ont., councillor Virginia Ridley launches lawsuit over websites scandal – London
A defamation lawsuit filed on behalf of Virginia Ridley against Blackridge Strategy and others allegedly involved in the 2018 municipal election websites scandal is seeking $400,000 plus other damages. A statement of claim obtained by Global News Friday alleges defamation over the contents of a website and Facebook page discovered Oct. 2, 2018. The allegations […]
Photos of the day: Jan 8
News Marshelle Haseley 4 Minutes Ago V.S Agricentre and Plant Shop CSR Anand Ramdhanie waters a bunch of Marigold flowers on Montrose Main Road, Chaguanas. – 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 […]
Halton police chief apologizes after trip to Florida for personal business
An Ontario police chief is apologizing after traveling to Florida in late December to address a personal property business matter. Halton’s police chief Stephen Tanner had approval from police board chair and Oakville mayor Rob Burton. Tanner said in a statement it was a poor decision to travel despite government advisories not to leave the country. “I am returning […]
London, Ont., NICU nurse who travelled to Washington, D.C., on unpaid leave
A hospital network in London, Ont., says a nurse who works in its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) who recently travelled to Washington, D.C., has been placed on unpaid leave. The nurse in question is Kristen Nagle, who is listed as a licensed registered nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO), as of […]
Active covid19 cases fall below 300
News Paula Lindo 9 Minutes Ago The number of active covid19 cases fell below 300 for the first time in months on Friday, with 260 being reported. There were nine new cases from samples taken between January 5 and 7, the Ministry of Health said on Friday afternoon. The number of deaths remains at 127. […]
Manitoba approves NHL in Winnipeg, clearing way for play across Canada
The NHL’s one-time-only, all-Canadian division has cleared its final hurdle. Next stop, puck drop. The Manitoba government said Friday it will allow the Winnipeg Jets to play home games during the COVID-19 pandemic, joining Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia in giving the NHL’s plan to resume action north of the border this season the […]
Coronavirus: London-Middlesex region records 3 new deaths, 91 new cases, health unit says – London
Jump to: Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Schools – Vaccinations and Testing – Ontario Three people have died and 91 others have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported on Friday, continuing a disturbing surge in cases in recent weeks that has local health officials sounding the alarm and urging people to follow […]
‘Businesses at airport will be yours’
News Corey Connelly 15 Minutes Ago Farley Augustine. – THA Outgoing Speyside/L’Anse Fourmi/Parlatuvier representative Farley Augustine has promised that a Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP)-run Tobago House of Assembly (THA) will ensure Tobagonians own and manage all the businesses in the new ANR Robinson Airport. He was addressing the opening of the PDP’s Canaan/Bon Accord office […]
WestJet cutting jobs and slashing flight capacity by 1/3
WestJet is cutting jobs and slashing its flight capacity by a third because of what the airline calls “instability in the face of continuing federal government travel advisories and restrictions.” The Calgary-based airline said in a release Friday that up to 1,000 of its employees will be impacted by “furloughs, temporary layoffs, unpaid leaves and […]