Category: Education

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.

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 […]

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: […]

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 […]

Waterloo Regional Police say they are investigating after three people were stabbed at lunchtime in Waterloo on Wednesday. Police say they were called to Sunview Street, near University Avenue, for reports of stabbings. They say the victims were transported to hospital by unknown individuals before officers got to the scene. Trending Stories “This investigation has […]

Hamilton reported 78 new cases of COVID-19  Wednesday, as well as new outbreaks at a shelter and health facility. The city’s total number of active cases dropped from 1,714 on Tuesday to 1,641 on Wednesday. The city’s case rate also dropped from 168 per 100,000 to 161. Public health reported just one new death on […]

TORONTO — Ontario is consulting experts on whether some students should return to schools next week, Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday, as teachers called on local public health units to reconsider the resumption of in-person learning. All students are currently learning online as part of a provincial lockdown, but those in northern Ontario and elementary […]

As the cross-Canada roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines continues this week, it’s still unclear whether the injections can actually prevent the spread of the virus. While both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna products have been shown to be about 95 per cent effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 illness, there is not much evidence they can protect those […]

The London Health Sciences Centre says it is making an effort to complete as many surgeries as possible, but some surgery cancellations have occurred due to “constrained resources.” Cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in the London, Ont., region with the Middlesex-London Health Unit recording at least 599 cases in January — more than each […]

Jump to: Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Schools – Vaccinations and Testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton The London and Middlesex region reported 114 new coronavirus cases and two new deaths Wednesday. This number of new cases is 70 less than the record set the day before […]

The Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) has identified four more confirmed cases of COVID-19 within its schools. On Tuesday, the school board reported a single case at Strathroy District Collegiate Institute, Lord Dorchester Secondary School, Stoney Creek Public School, and Louise Arbour French Immersion Public School. Read more: LHSC requires mobile unit to store […]

During the first lockdown in March 2020, then 27-year-old Kelsey Peters was staying with her parents and siblings at their St. Catharines home. Unable to return to her work as a physiotherapist in England, Peters began to consider how difficult the lockdown must be for children who needed to remain away from friends, school and […]