Toronto’s medical officer of health is recommending the city move to the “grey-lockdown” zone of the province’s reopening framework next week when the stay-at-home order is set to expire.
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Biden vows enough vaccine for all U.S. adults by end of May
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adults by the end of May, two months earlier than anticipated, as his administration announced that drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved shot.
Ontario won’t administer Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to seniors, health minister says
Ontario seniors won’t receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine since there’s limited data on its effectiveness in older populations, the province said Tuesday, but it remained unclear who those shots would go to.
Unanimous committee report calls on Trudeau not to trigger election during pandemic
A House of Commons committee is unanimously urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to promise he won’t call a federal election while the COVID-19 pandemic rages across Canada.
Raptors rule out several players due to ‘health and safety protocols’ for Detroit game Wednesday
The Toronto Raptors have ruled out five players for “health and safety protocols” for their game against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.
Long-term care minister should have gone public about COVID-19 concerns: Horwath
Ontario’s Opposition says the province’s long-term care minister should have spoken out earlier on the risk COVID-19 posed to the province’s nursing homes.
Raptors-Pistons game Tuesday postponed, tentatively rescheduled for Wednesday
Tuesday’s game between the Toronto Raptors and Detroit Pistons has been postponed and tentatively rescheduled for Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET pending additional test results, the league announced Monday.
280 ‘neighbourhood ambassadors’ to promote vaccination in Toronto
The City of Toronto is rolling out a “neighbourhood ambassador” program to help promote vaccinations in the city.
Online vaccination appointments fully booked within hours: York Region
York Region began allowing vaccination appointments to be booked online for residents aged 80 and over on Monday morning, but within hours all appointments were fully booked.
Toronto Raptors game against Chicago postponed due to COVID-19
The Toronto Raptors game scheduled for Sunday night against the Chicago Bulls in Tampa has been postponed due to the NBA’s “health and safety protocols.”