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Ontario enters third COVID-19 lockdown as efforts to reopen the border continue

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Ontario, Canada implemented a provincewide emergency break on April 3 as a result of a surge in case numbers and COVID-19 hospitalizations across the province. According to a ...

Hospital overcrowding makes flu response in northern Ontario more challenging, says ER doctor

As colder weather settles in, public health agencies across northern Ontario are reporting an early rise in influenza and ...
JD Supra

Ontario Extends COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order to May 20, Tightens Restrictions, and Increases Workplace Inspections

On April 16, 2021, the government of Ontario announced its strictest COVID-19 response measures to date, responding to a continued increase in daily case counts despite a province-wide lockdown. The ...
Yahoo

Canada scraps COVID-19 travel advisory; Ontario to end mask, vaccine rules by March

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada has scrapped an official advisory urging its citizens to shun non-essential foreign travel, given its successful campaign to inoculate people against COVID-19, the country's ...
JD Supra

Ontario’s COVID-19 Response: As Omicron Peaks, the Government Announces a Timetable for Relaxing and Lifting Most Restrictions

On January 20, 2022, the Government of Ontario announced that, beginning on January 31, 2022, restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic will gradually be eased. While the province’s plan could ...
The Hill

Ontario shuts down in-person classes as COVID-19 cases surge

The government of the Canadian province of Ontario on Monday announced that all schools will pivot to remote learning after spring break, following record highs of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Fox News

Canadian truckers react to Ontario easing COVID-19 restrictions: 'That's not enough'

OTTAWA, Ontario – Canadian truckers protesting in Ottawa told Fox News that Ontario's easing of COVID-19 restrictions wasn't nearly enough to get them to leave. "It's like a little piece of bone ...
Reuters

Ontario suspends easing of COVID-19 capacity limits out of 'abundance of caution'

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Political leaders in Ontario, Canada have suspended a plan to lift restrictions on the number of people who can congregate in restaurants, bars and other settings, saying a cautious ...
CNN

Canada military will help out in the province of Ontario as the Covid-19 positivity rate hits an all-time high

Canada has deployed its military to Ontario amid a worsening Covid-19 wave that has caused the positivity rate to hit an all-time high in the province. The government approved Ontario’s request for ...
ABC7

Coronavirus pandemic forces Ontario high school to get creative with graduation ceremony amid physical distancing orders

With the academic year winding down, high schools are trying to find a way to hold graduation ceremonies amid physical distancing orders. ONTARIO, Calif. (KABC) -- With the academic year winding down, ...
Detroit News

Ontario to end COVID-19 vaccine passport system March 1

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday he is ending effective March 1 the province's COVID-19 vaccine passport system that required people to offer proof of vaccination for a multitude of activities, ...