Four days after applying the ’emergency brake’, Premier Doug Ford has issued a provincewide stay-at-home order as Ontario grapples with how to get surging COVID-19 cases under control.
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Phase 2 of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination plan underway, essential workers scheduled for mid-May
Ontario is set to receive approximately 3.3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in April as essential workers are scheduled to get their vaccinations in mid-May.
Ontario announcing provincewide stay-at-home order: sources
The Ford government will announce a provincewide stay-at-home order, the closure of non-essential retail and new restrictions for big box stores, sources tell 680NEWS.
Authorities in Ontario, Quebec scramble to contain rapid COVID-19 spread
Ontario and Quebec are continuing to report high numbers of new COVID-19 cases, leaving officials in both provinces scrambling to contain the spread of the virus.
Ornge CEO Dr. Homer Tien replacing Hillier as head of vaccine task force
Dr. Homer Tien, CEO and president of Ornge Air Ambulance, will lead the province’s vaccine task force following the end of retired Gen. Rick Hillier’s term.
Doctor accused of murder in Ontario hospital required supervision for a year
A doctor accused of murdering an 89-year-old man in an eastern Ontario hospital last week had to be supervised at work for a year until recently, The Canadian Press has learned.
Ontario poised to enter month-long lockdown: sources
Ontario is poised to enter a month-long lockdown to try and curb the rise in COVID-19 cases across the province, several sources tells 680 NEWS.
Ontario seniors stuck inside long-term care want to be let out
Though more than 90 per cent of Ontario long-term care residents have been vaccinated and cases inside homes have dropped to near-zero, most living in care are still being forced to stay inside – and they are demanding to be let out.
Critics say Ontario budget doesn’t meet immediate needs during pandemic
TORONTO, Kan. — Critics of Ontario’s $186-billion spending plan say it fails to meet the immediate needs of residents and small businesses struggling through the pandemic.
Ontario to reveal budget Wednesday, spending will focus on COVID-19 recovery
The Ford government is expected to present a budget big on spending Wednesday afternoon at Queen’s Park. Sources tell 680NEWS it will be a plan aimed at getting Ontario through the pandemic.