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.
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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.
20 additional deaths reported as Ontario surpasses 300K COVID-19 cases
Ontario reported 1,062 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday as the province passed a sobering milestone.
Ontario lacked updated pandemic response plan before COVID-19 hit
Ontario had no updated plan for dealing with a pandemic when COVID-19 began cutting a deadly swath through the province last spring, a public commission was told.
Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccinations for those 80-years and up to start week of March 15
Ontarians 80 years and older will start to get vaccinated during the third week of March, says the head of the province’s vaccine task force.
Province pulls the plug on pandemic hydro pricing
All good things must come to an end – and that includes cheaper hydro bills.
Ford suggests province will grant Toronto, Peel request for delay easing restrictions
Premier Doug Ford suggested Thursday that his government would grant a request from Toronto and Peel Region to remain under a stay-at-home order for two more weeks.
Snow squall watch issued for parts of GTA ahead of another storm
Environment Canada has issued a Snow Squall Watch for Toronto and parts of the GTA ahead of a second round of snow.
Premier Ford accused of directing ‘misogynistic’ remark at opposition leader Horwath
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is being criticized for directing what’s being called a “misogynistic” remark towards the leader of the Opposition.
All residents of Mississauga condo building tested for COVID-19 variant
Public health officials are testing all residents of a Mississauga condo building for COVID-19 after five people who live there tested positive for a more contagious variant of the virus.