Over 100,000 students from several regions across southern Ontario returned to school on Monday for the first time since winter break. But they will have to follow stricter COVID-19 measures to keep themselves and school staff safe, according to the province education minister, Stephen Lecce. In his statement released on Sunday, Lecce told schools in…
It’s Time to Consider Opposing Views on Lockdown Measures
Commentary The pandemic has done much to illuminate how groupthink harms the ability to develop a measured response to society’s challenges. The debate around the pandemic response has been remarkably free of nuance, not to mention unadaptable and unreceptive to new information. Despite the vaccine rollout, lockdowns continue to be the immediate answer to any…
Ontario Children Hospital Calls for Quick Return to In-person Learning
Ontario needs to reopen schools for in-person learning as soon as possible, as the harm of school closures outweigh the likelihood of COVID-19 spreading among children, according to Canada’s largest child health hospital. A guidance document for school operations was released on Jan. 21, conducted with the lead of the Toronto-based Hospital for Sick Children…
Lockdowns Are ‘Not Supported by Strong Science’: Ontario’s Former Chief Medical Officer
Ontario’s former chief medical officer criticized the province’s lockdown measures in an open letter sent to Premier Doug Ford on Monday. “Our well-intentioned but misguided efforts to control Covid are only compounding the tragedy,” Dr. Richard Schabas wrote. “We need to change course.” Schabas served as Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health from 1987 to…
Two Provinces Hardest Hit by COVID-19 See Cases Trend Downward Over Last Week Totals
The two provinces hardest hit by COVID-19 are seeing a decline in new cases this week as Canada grapples with delays in its immunization plans. Quebec and Ontario, which account for the bulk of the country’s COVID-19 cases, have both seen new infections trend downwards compared to last week’s totals. Quebec is reporting 1,467 new…
Ontario to Implement Digital Evidence Management System for Police
TORONTO—Ontario plans to implement a digital evidence management system for police that it says will allow officers to focus on crimes and prevention rather than pushing paper. Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said the cloud-based system will allow police to securely capture, store, manage and share digital evidence. “With this new system in place, more time…
Ontario Patients to Be Ranked for Life Saving Care Should ICUs Become Full
Hospitals in Ontario have received a much-anticipated document that lays out the criteria to be used if intensive care units fill up and medical resources are scarce. According to the document, titled “Adult Critical Care Clinical Emergency Standard of Care for Major Surge” and prepared by the province’s critical care COVID-19 command centre-patients will be…
9 Deaths, Over 100 COVID-19 Cases at Barrie Long-Term Care Home
An outbreak of COVID-19 at a Barrie long-term care home has taken the lives of nine residents, and infected over 100 people since the first case was reported on Jan. 8. Testing is also underway to confirm if the outbreak was caused by the UK variant strain. To date, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of…
Ontario and Quebec Report Drop in Number of New COVID-19 Cases
MONTREAL—Ontario and Quebec each reported a significant drop in the number of new COVID-19 cases today, but an expert warns it’s too soon to draw conclusions from the data. Quebec reported 1,634 new COVID-19 cases, which included about 200 from the previous day that weren’t noted because of a delay. The province had broken the…
Ontario Announces New Hospital Dedicated Solely to Treating COVID-19 Patients
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Jan. 18 that a new hospital in Vaughan will be dedicated solely to treating COVID-19 patients in order to support the province’s pandemic response. The Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital, scheduled to open on Feb. 7, will be solely devoted to treating COVID-19 patients to relieve pressure on nearby hospitals due…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`