With just over three weeks left in the school year, the Ontario government has announced students will not be returning to schools for in-class learning until September.
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Advocates call for extension of Ontario eviction ban as stay-at-home order lifts
Housing and tenant advocates are calling on Ontario to reinstate a ban on residential evictions that lifted Wednesday as the province’s stay-at-home order expired.
Ontario will release reopening plan ‘very soon’ says health minister
Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said Tuesday that a plan to reopen the province will be released soon, noting that she’s been working with the chief medical officer of health and medical experts on a “safe and careful reopening of Ontario.”
Ontario expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to 18+ starting Tuesday
Ontario says starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday, anyone aged 18 and over will be able to book their COVID-19 vaccine appointment through the province’s online booking portal.
Greyhound Canada to cut all routes, end operations
Greyhound Canada is permanently cutting all bus routes across the country, shutting down the intercity bus carrier’s operations in Canada after nearly a century of service.
Ontario could reopen more outdoor spaces, science table advisor says
Ontario’s science advisors say the province could safely reopen many outdoor recreational facilities even if it extends a stay-at-home order in the coming weeks.
Ontario to expand workplace vaccinations, offer Moderna in select pharmacies
Ontario will begin offering the Moderna vaccine in select pharmacies across the province as it continues to focus its attention on COVID-19 hotspot communities for the next two weeks.
People 18+ in COVID-19 hotspots can book appointments Monday, province says
The province says people aged 18 and over and who live in a COVID-19 hotspot zone will be able to book to get their coronavirus vaccine starting at 8 a.m. Monday.
Union representing Ontario’s Ornge paramedics in favour of strike if necessary
Ontario’s air ambulance paramedics have raised the possibility of going on strike – an “absolute last consideration” if they can’t land an exemption from a provincial law that caps their salaries.
Variants responsible for 90 per cent of COVID-19 cases, ICU levels to remain high: latest modelling
The latest data reveals that over 90 per cent of COVID-19 cases in Ontario are caused by a variant of concern, with almost all being the B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the U.K.