The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is urging long-term care homes to give boosters to residents immediately, as the Delta variant breaks out in facilities across the country.
Author: LAURA OSMAN, THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario’s COVID-19 situation stable for now, but will be ‘fragile’ heading into winter: Science table
Ontario seems to have a handle on COVID-19 for the time being, with no marked increases in cases, hospitalizations, and ICU occupancy, but the situation will be “fragile” as colder weather approaches, forcing more people indoors.
Canadians not thrilled but not angry either about federal election outcome: Poll
Canadians may not be thrilled with the outcome of last week’s federal election but a new poll suggests few are angry that it produced an almost identical result to the 2019 nation-wide vote.
Voter turnout in federal election about average despite pandemic challenges
OTTAWA — Sixty-two per cent of eligible voters cast ballots in last week’s federal election — about average turnout for recent Canadian elections despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ontario’s science table set to release new COVID-19 projections Tuesday
Ontario’s science advisory table is set to release new COVID-19 projections today.
The two Michaels are home, but Canada still doesn’t have a foreign policy on China
In today’s Big Story podcast, it’s wonderful that two Canadians caught in the middle of geopolitics are home and safe after more than 1,000 days detained in China.
Two people arrested after violent anti-vaccine protest outside Eaton Centre
Two people have been arrested following an anti-vaccine, anti-mask protest outside the Eaton Centre on Saturday.
Tensions high between vaccinated and unvaccinated in Canada, poll suggests
A new poll suggests tensions over COVID-19 vaccines in Canada are high as frictions grow between those who are vaccinated against the virus and those who are not.
Ontario’s COVID-19 rates lower than expected due to public health measures: experts
Ontario’s daily COVID-19 case counts are lower than what many experts had expected by now, and while they point to a number of factors for the relative relief, they say now is not the time to ease up on those measures.
It’s like Uber, but for Health Care Workers
In today’s Big Story podcast, the app is called Staffy and it was created to help the hospitality industry fill gaps in scheduling when a server or cook couldn’t work.