Ontario hospitals allowed to transfer patients without consent
The Ontario government’s health agency has issued two emergency orders to help hospitals cope with a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations and intensive care admissions that is threatening the province’s critical care capacity, the Ministry of Health said in a news release Friday. One order allows hospitals to transfer patients without their consent if those facilities are in danger of being overwhelmed. This is the first time […]
COVID-19: How a memo to ‘ramp down’ certain surgeries will affect London, Ont., hospitals – London
Service changes are on the way for some London hospitals after the Ontario Hospital Association directed members to “ramp down” all elective surgeries and non-emergency activities starting Monday amid the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The directive aims to help “provide care for a large wave of COVID patients requiring hospitalization,” according to a […]
Photos of the day: April 9, 2021
News Newsday Reporter 23 Minutes Ago Five year old Victoria Baquero stands in front the cart of Delicious Sweet at the launch of Flavourama Festival on Barbados Road, St. Clair. – Photo by Ayanna Kinsale Newsday photographers captured some of these images reflecting the past 24 hours in Trinidad and Tobago. Other photos were submitted […]
Vancouver Canucks says ‘no culprit’ in team’s COVID-19 outbreak
The Vancouver Canucks team physician said the player who first contracted COVID-19 and then brought it into the team acted within NHL and provincial health protocols. “There’s no culprit here other than the COVID virus itself,” said Dr. Jim Bovard. “We know that the individual had gone to a place within the guidelines, and that […]
COVID-19: 139 cases in London-Middlesex as region records sixth triple-digit day in just over a week – London
Jump to: Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Schools – Vaccinations and Testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton For the third day in a row, and for the sixth time since the month began, the London and Middlesex region has recorded a single-day COVID-19 case jump in the […]
UK envoy hails the late Prince Philip
News Sean Douglas 35 Minutes Ago UK High Commissioner Harriet Cross. Photo by Sureash Cholai – BRITISH High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago Harriet Cross fondly recalled a visit to TT by the late Prince Philip as she paid tribute to the queen’s husband on Friday in a tweet on Twitter. A Buckingham Palace statement […]
Canada and Ontario Invest in Improved Recreation Infrastructure in Peterborough City and County
Joint federal, provincial, and recipient funding through the Investing in Canada plan will support four community and recreational infrastructure projects in Peterborough County. The Government of Canada is investing more than $3.3 million toward these projects, with the Government of Ontario providing over $2.8 million through the Community, Culture and Recreation Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada plan. […]
Ontario reports 4,227 new cases of COVID-19, nearly topping single-day record
Ontario reported another 4,227 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the second-most on a single day at any point during the pandemic. The province logged 4,249 new infections on January 8, but 450 of those were attributed to a data delay. The Ministry of Health has not indicated that today’s figure includes any older cases. New cases […]
Prince Philip: A look in photos where the Duke of Edinburgh visited in Canada
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has died at age 99, Buckingham Palace said Friday. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip have lavished much attention on Canada throughout their lives, each visiting the country more than 20 times over the years. Read more: Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, dies at 99 The list below includes […]
Caribbean Airlines cancels all flights to/from St Vincent and the Grenadines
News Narissa Fraser 11 Minutes Ago In this file photo a Caribbean Airlines plane takes off. – CARIBBEAN Airlines has cancelled all flights to and from St Vincent and the Grenadines after the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano. The volcano erupted on Friday morning and evacuation is under way in the north of St […]
Canada and Ontario invest in Improved Community, Culture and Recreation Infrastructure in Southwestern Ontario
Joint federal, provincial, and recipient funding through the Investing in Canada plan will support 10 community, culture and recreational infrastructure projects in southwestern Ontario. The Government of Canada is investing more than $6.9 million toward these projects, with the Government of Ontario providing over $5.8 million through the Community, Culture and Recreation Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in […]
Canada adds jobs, unemployment falls to 7.5% despite 3rd wave of COVID-19
Despite a third wave of COVID-19, Canada’s unemployment rate fell to a post-pandemic low of 7.5 per cent in March as the economy added 303,000 jobs, Statistics Canada said this morning. That compares to a gain of 259,000 jobs in February, when the unemployment rate was 8.2 per cent. Canada’s statistical agency said the economy added […]