’60s Scoop class action expands call centre to deal with backlog of inquiries
A high volume of phone and email inquiries from hundreds of Sixties Scoop survivors looking for information about the status of their claims in a class action settlement has resulted in an expansion of the claims administrator’s call centre. However, a growing number of survivors say they are still feeling frustrated with the process and lack […]
Ontario Identifies Key Groups for Distribution of Initial COVID-19 Vaccines
TORONTO — The Ontario government is ready to distribute COVID-19 vaccines as soon as they are received, beginning with vaccinating vulnerable populations and those who care for them. As recommended by the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force and in alignment with the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, the province has identified key populations to receive […]
Coronavirus: 45 cases in London-Middlesex as region officially moves to orange restriction level – London
Jump to: Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Schools – Testing – Ontario Forty-five people have tested positive for the coronavirus while another 19 have recovered, the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported Monday. The jump brings the region’s total case count to 1,864, of which 1,482 people have recovered. Seventy-six deaths have been reported since the pandemic began, […]
257 days: Edmonton woman warns of chronic and debilitating COVID-19 symptoms
For Ashley Antonio, a mild case of COVID-19 has become a long-lasting misery. She has been sick for 257 days. “Some days I feel OK, other days I wake up and I can’t breathe, I can’t move,” Antonio said in an interview from her Edmonton home. “I was extremely healthy. I had no pre-existing conditions, […]
UPDATED: Premier Ford to Provide an Update at Queen's Park
Premier Doug Ford will be joined by Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Solicitor General Sylvia Jones and General Rick Hillier (retired), Chair of the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, to provide an update on the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
Ontario narrowly sets single-day coronavirus case record for 3rd straight day
Ontario reported 1,925 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, marking another single-day record, bringing the provincial total to 129,234. Monday’s case count sets the province’s new one-day high by one case after Sunday saw 1,924 new infections and was the previous record. On Saturday, 1,859 cases were recorded which was the third highest and 1,780 […]
Trudeau set to make announcement as O’Toole pushes for details on vaccine rollout plan
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will make an announcement today at a news conference on Parliament Hill, joined by key players in the COVID-19 vaccine procurement and distribution process. Trudeau is scheduled to hold a news conference at 11:30 a.m. ET along with Minister of Public Services and Procurement Anita Anand, who has been leading the government’s […]
Ontario Creates and Restores Wetlands
Toronto — The Ontario government is providing $30 million to help conservation organizations create and restore wetlands in priority areas across the province. The new Wetlands Conservation Partner Program will focus on restoration projects in the Great Lakes watersheds and support municipalities with stormwater management.
Bar owners feel frustrated, ‘picked-on’ as London and Middlesex enters orange-tier – London
The London and Middlesex region has shifted into the orange-restrict level of Ontario’s colour-coded COVID-19 Response Framework, but local bar owners aren’t happy. The move to orange increased restrictions for restaurants and bars. They must close at 10 p.m. (compared to midnight under yellow-protect) and can only serve alcohol between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., […]
How a high-stakes gambler set authorities on the trail of accused Canadian spy Cameron Ortis
A high-stakes American gambler who is an FBI informant and goes by the nickname Robin Hood 702 played a key role in a series of events that eventually led the RCMP to charge their head of intelligence, Cameron Ortis, with leaking secrets. R.J. Cipriani, whose nickname incorporates the 702 Las Vegas area code, built his […]
New Union Station Bus Terminal to Officially Open
TORONTO — The Ontario government is enhancing passenger safety and customer experience with the official opening of the new Union Station GO Bus Terminal. Beginning tomorrow transit riders will have full access to the new two-level, indoor terminal located on the north-east corner of Bay Street and Lake Shore Boulevard. It will provide riders travelling […]
Strange pandemic recession means retailers’ biggest season is only a bust for some
Boarded-up shop fronts and well-publicized cries of pain from retailers might leave you thinking the pandemic is the Grinch that stole Christmas shopping. But in what is the most peculiar recession in at least a century — and despite research by accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) that suggests Canadians planned to spend 31 per cent less this holiday season — some of the results so […]