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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 […]

Surgeons say early ramp-down procedures are happening at hospitals in Toronto within the University Health Network, meaning some procedures could be delayed. The action comes as hospitals try to manage their capacity given rising COVID-19 cases across the province. Katherine Ward speaks with one surgeon about the patients who will be most affected.

Jump to: Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Schools – Vaccinations and Testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton For the second day in a row, the London and Middlesex region set a staggering new single-day coronavirus case record Tuesday after local health officials reported 184 new infections along […]

Cogeco is reporting internet outages affecting several regions across the province. This is the second day of remote learning in Ontario. On Monday, students in Ontario began online learning due to the rising cases of the coronavirus across the province. Many have taken to social media, saying the outages have interrupted remote learning. Yup …#cogeco […]

Hamilton reported 94 new COVID-19 cases and a pair of deaths on Monday. The city’s total number of active cases is now at 1,603 with a weekly case rate of 161 per 100,000 over the last 10 days. Public health says the two deaths were people in their 70s. Hamilton now has 179 coronavirus-related deaths […]

A long-time London radio personality is adding his name to the list of local residents who have contracted the coronavirus during the pandemic. FM96 DJ Chris George, known on-air as Taz, revealed his positive diagnosis publicly for the first time Monday morning, telling listeners and co-host Jim Kelly that he had been tested for the […]

While many health-care workers eagerly wait for their turn to get the COVID-19 vaccine, not everyone is enthusiastic. Medical experts say vaccine hesitancy is an issue that is playing out across Canada. Advocates like Sabina Vohra-Miller are calling on the government to take steps to find solutions that come from a place of transparency and […]

The London Health Sciences Centre is “looking to get up to 1,000 vaccinations per day in the near future” and is announcing an expansion in access to coronavirus vaccines. According to LHSC’s chief medical officer Dr. Adam Dukelow, the vaccination program started with about 150 vaccinations each of the first two days before quickly doubling […]

Jump to: Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Schools – Vaccinations and Testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton The London and Middlesex region set another single-day coronavirus case record on Monday after local health officials reported two new deaths and 135 new cases. The case jump surpasses the […]

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 4, 2021 12:33 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ TORONTO — An Ontario health-care worker is the first person in the province to receive both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Anita Quidangen was given her second shot today at […]