The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) confirmed that it shut down nearly 40 businesses during its crackdown on Freedom Convoy protesters opposing COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. In an email to Global News on Feb. 23, Dakota Brasier, a spokesperson for Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney, said the ministry had issued 12 seizure orders to Ontario-based large truck operators which…
Nearly 40 Trucking Businesses Involved in Canada’s Freedom Convoy Protests Have Been Shut Down
Ontario Has No Immediate Plans to Drop Vaccine Passports, Masking: Health Minister
Ontario’s health minister said today that the province will not immediately follow other jurisdictions in dropping its vaccine passport system, while the mask mandate will also remain in place “for some time to come.” Christine Elliott made the remarks during a press conference in Kitchener, Ont., saying that the province will lift its Directive 2 “in the coming…
Teacher Who Questioned Age-Appropriateness of Some Gender-Transition Books in Schools Has Legitimate Concerns: Trustee
January 28, 2022
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An Ontario school board member is calling out the board’s chair for engaging in “moral panic” by shutting down debate about the content in some children’s books on gender transition that deals with sexuality. The issue arose after a teacher’s presentation at a Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) meeting was cut off because she…
Canada’s Ontario to Start Lifting COVID-Related Curbs, Quebec More Cautious
Canada’s most populous province of Ontario has blunted transmission of the Omicron coronavirus variant and will gradually ease restrictions on businesses from end-January, Premier Doug Ford said on Thursday. The health care system is starting to stabilize in the wake of limitations imposed on Jan. 5, Ford told a news conference, saying Omicron cases should…
Ontario Could Soon Ease COVID-19 Restrictions, Ford Says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is signaling an easing of COVID-19 restrictions as public health officials say infection and hospitalization cases are expected to peak by end of January. “We’ll have some positive news. I believe we’re going to make some announcements later this week about going back to other levels of restrictions,” Ford said Tuesday…
Suspects Who Abducted Woman in Wasaga Beach, Ont, Claimed to Be Police
Three suspects who abducted a woman in Wasaga Beach, Ont., last week were dressed in police gear and claimed to have a warrant to arrest her, investigators said on Tuesday. Ontario Provincial Police Det.-Insp. Matt Watson said Elnaz Hajtamiri, 37, was abducted from a home last Wednesday evening by three men wearing police gear, but…
Young Boy Helps Save Elderly Neighbour Collapsed in Ottawa Snowbank
Ottawa paramedics are expressing their gratitude to a young boy for helping save an elderly neighbour buried in an Ottawa snowbank, following a massive blizzard on Jan. 17. After eight-year-old Clayton McGuire notified his parents of the situation, they promptly called emergency services to request assistance. Ottawa Paramedic Service took to Twitter the same day to thank…
Another Snow Day for Toronto Kids, Prairie Provinces Brace for Storms, Ice and Snow
A snowstorm that closed schools in parts of southern Ontario and Quebec on Monday will keep many of them dark for another day, while some parts of the Prairies that were already hit with freezing rain are now contending with plunging temperatures and snow. Several boards in the Toronto area, like the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District…
Remains of Four People Found at Site of Ottawa Truck Plant Explosion
Investigators say they have now located four sets of human remains in the rubble of last week’s explosion at an industrial complex in Ottawa on Jan. 13. However, they are still working on recovering the bodies. Regional supervising coroner Louise McNaughton-Filion says trying to access the remains is still unsafe, as it could pose a safety…
Winter Storm Causing School Closures, Transportation Disruptions in Parts of Ontario
A winter storm plowing through a large swath of southern Ontario is causing widespread school closures and transportation disruptions. Environment Canada has issued snowfall or blizzard warnings for a stretch of the province spanning from the Cornwall area to the east, the Algonquin region to the west, and the Niagara and London regions to the…
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