Category: Education

Travis Dhanraj reports on the province’s response to Peel Region’s medical officer of health ordering the closure of schools in the municipality for two weeks.

The medical officers of health for Toronto, Peel Region, and Ottawa have sent a letter to Ontario’s chief medical officer requesting that the provincial government implement a provincewide stay-at-home order and consider additional restrictions amid the third wave of COVID-19. Global News obtained a copy of the letter sent to Dr. David Williams on Sunday. […]

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a Western University residence six days after its previous outbreak was declared over. The MLHU declared the outbreak Sunday at Western’s Essex Hall residence. There are fewer than five cases associated with the outbreak. Read more: Active COVID-19 outbreak declared at fifth Western University […]

A COVID-19 outbreak at a Catholic public school on Hamilton’s Mountain will send close to 400 students home to virtual learn starting Tuesday. The Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) has closed Sts. Peter and Paul on Fennell Avenue East near Upper James Street until further notice. The board says an outbreak at the […]

TORONTO – Ontario is expected to reveal two days’ worth of COVID-19 statistics today after foregoing yesterday’s data drop for Easter Sunday. Health Minister Christine Elliott is due to share the number of new diagnoses and vaccinations this morning. The province also opted not to share statistics on Good Friday, but on Saturday reported there had […]

A London, Ont., elementary school will close for four days due to staffing and COVID-19 concerns. In a statement issued Saturday, the London District Catholic School Board (LDCSB) announced that Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School will be closed from April 6-9. The LDCSB said half of the students and two-thirds of staff are self-isolating due […]

As schools stay open amid the third wave of the pandemic, Ontario teachers say they should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccines as soon as possible. “It feels heavier and harder this time around,” said Ottawa-based grade 7 & 8 teacher Eleri Morgan. Read more: Ontario school board group calls for teachers to get COVID-19 vaccination […]

Jump to: Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Schools – Vaccinations and Testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is once again reporting more than 100 new coronavirus cases. Saturday’s COVID-19 update is the same as Friday’s where 122 new cases were reported. A […]

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Western University‘s Delaware Hall residence. This is the fifth residence at the university to have an active coronavirus outbreak. The outbreak was declared Friday and is linked to five cases, according to the MLHU. Read more: Western University students grapple with COVID-19 outbreaks and […]

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 3, 2021 9:18 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Public health restrictions have tightened across Ontario as the province is now under a “shutdown.” The measures were introduced to combat what Premier Doug Ford calls an “alarming” surge in […]

Long gone are the days where people stay up to date with worldly events solely from an evening newscast or a local paper. A survey from the Canadian Journalism Foundation suggests 60 per cent of respondents get their news online. That’s not hard to imagine if you use platforms like Facebook, Twitter, TikTok or Snapchat […]

Jump to: Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Schools – Vaccinations and Testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton For the first time since Jan. 15, the London and Middlesex region is seeing a triple-digit number of new COVID-19 cases in its daily update. The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) […]