As more Canadian provinces start reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, some businesses and cities are being left out. Heather Yourex-West explains why the cities of Calgary and Brooks, Alta. aren’t reopening with the rest of Alberta. Plus, Eric Sorensen explains what’s coming back slowly in Ontario, when, and what’s still cut off.
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Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced Wednesday that the provincial government had reached an agreement with school boards and unions to allow for the “voluntary” redeployment of education workers to facilities struggling during the novel coronavirus pandemic, including long-term care homes, hospitals and shelters.
Lecce made the announcement Wednesday, during a daily briefing alongside Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Deputy Premier and Health Minister Christine Elliott.
Ford also addressed questions regarding Stage 1 of the province’s relaunch strategy, which he has said will be unveiled on Thursday.
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams provided an update Friday on the latest COVID-19 cases in the province and discussed the public health agency’s ongoing response to the pandemic.
Ontario reported 477 new cases of the COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 19,598 cases. The death toll has risen to 1,540, as 63 more deaths were reported. Meanwhile, 13,990 people have recovered from COVID-19, which is 71.4 per cent of cases.
In a news conference at Queen’s Park, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and provincial cabinet ministers Christine Elliott (health) and Jeff Yurek (environment, conservation and parks) provide an update on their government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to make an announcement Saturday and discuss the province’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside Deputy Premier and Health Minister Christine Elliott and Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks Jeff Yurek.
Ontario reported 477 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 19,598 cases. The death toll has risen to 1,540, as 63 more deaths were reported.
Meanwhile, 13,990 people have recovered from COVID-19 which is 71.4 per cent of cases. Friday’s report marks an increase of 2.5 per cent in total cumulative cases. It also marks the highest number of cases in a single-day since the beginning of the week.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and other officials are expected to make an announcement and discuss the province’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday.
Ford announced on Wednesday the gradual reopening of select non-essential businesses to begin at the end of this week, from nurseries and garden centres this Friday, hardware and safety supply stores on Saturday, and retail stores with street entrances will be allowed to open for curbside pickup only starting on Monday.
The government also extended all emergency orders until May 19 and hydro rate relief for residences, farmers and small businesses have been extended until May 31.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to make an announcement and discuss the province’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday.
Ford announced on Friday that the province would allow a small, select number of businesses to reopen on May 4.
They would include seasonal businesses such as garden centres and nurseries with curbside pick-up and delivery only, as well as lawn care and landscaping services. Also included are automatic and self-serve car washes, and auto dealerships by appointment only.
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams released the province’s latest COVID-19 numbers on Saturday, confirming that there were 511 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 17,119.
He added that there were 55 new deaths reported in the province, bringing the total fatalities attributed to the virus to 1,176.
Over 11,300 cases are considered revolved, which makes up 66.5 per cent of all confirmed cases in Ontario.
Saturday’s report marks an increase in cases of 3.1 per cent compared to the day prior, while Friday saw an increase of 2.6 per cent.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Saturday the province is busy preparing for flooding season even as it continues to deal with the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.
Ford was joined by Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry John Yakabuski, Solicitor General Sylvia Jones and Health Minister Christine Elliott during a briefing on Saturday, May 2.
The premier said his government has set up a command centre in Peterborough, Ont., where water flow levels are monitored and has also sent surveillance flights over the northern parts of the province to monitor ice breaks.
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams and associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe are expected to provide an update on the latest COVID-19 cases in the province and discuss the public health agency’s ongoing response to the pandemic on Friday.
Dr. Williams reported Thursday that Ontario saw 459 new COVID-19 cases to bring the total to 16,187. The province also had 86 additional deaths to bring that total to 1,082.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford, alongside Minister of Health Christine Elliott and Minister of Education Stephen Lecce announced Wednesday that Ontario would be expanding its list of those eligible for emergency child care.
Lecce said those now eligible would also include grocery store workers, pharmaceutical workers, retirement home staff, Ontario truckers, the Canadian Armed Forces, and those who support those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Ontario reported 347 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, the lowest single-day increase in more than three weeks, bringing the provincial total to 15,728 cases.
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams and associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe provided an update on the latest COVID-19 cases in the province and discussed the province’s ongoing response to the pandemic.
During the briefing, Yaffe announced that as of 4 p.m. on Monday, there were 525 new COVID-19 cases in Ontario, bringing the total number of cases to 15,381. In addition, there have been an additional 59 deaths in the province, which brings the death toll to 951 people.
Premier Doug Ford, joined by Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Prabmeet Sarkaria, Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction, provided an update on the province’s COVID-19 response and made an announcement.
Sarkaria announced the launch of an online portal called COVID-19: Tackling the Barriers, which is intended for the province to collect feedback from Ontarians, including small business owners or health-care workers, on the best response during the pandemic. He said “particularly, we are looking for temporary rule or regulation changes to assist our health-care system and meeting emergency needs.”
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced on Sunday that all publicly-funded schools in the province will remain closed until at least May 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an extension of the previous order. The provincial government made the decision to extend the closures based on advice from Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. David Williams, and the command table. Lecce indicated May 29 in the media briefing, as May 30 and 31 fall on a weekend.
Lecce clarified that all private schools and daycare centres will also remain closed, but those are managed under the province’s emergency order.
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams provided an update on the latest COVID-19 cases in the province and discussed the public health agency’s ongoing response to the pandemic.
Ontario reported 476 new cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday morning, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 13,995. Forty-eight new deaths were reported, bringing the total fatalities attributed to the virus in the province to 811. Over 7,500 cases are considered resolved, which makes up over half of all confirmed cases.
The provincial government announced a $4 per hour raise over the next four months for front-line workers who are helping fight COVID-19.
Workers will also receive a monthly bonus of $250 if they work more than 100 hours in a month over the next four months.
The premier said the bonus will be eligible for workers with long-term care homes, retirement homes, emergency shelters, supportive housing, social services congregate care settings, corrections institutions and youth justice facilities, home and community care providers and some staff in hospitals.
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams and associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe provided an update on the latest COVID-19 cases and discussed the ongoing coronavirus outbreaks in long-term care homes across the province.
Yaffe announced 634 new cases of the novel coronavirus, marking the highest single-day increase in positive cases on Thursday and 54 additional deaths, bringing the provincial total to 12,879 cases. The reported death toll has risen to 713.
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams and associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe provided an update on the latest COVID-19 cases in the province and discussed the public health agency’s ongoing response to the pandemic on Wednesday.
Ontario reported 510 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday and 37 additional deaths, bringing the provincial total to 12,245 cases.
The death toll has risen to 659.
Meanwhile, 6,221 people have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, which is 50.8 per cent of cases.
In a news conference at Queen’s Park, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and provincial cabinet ministers Christine Elliott (health), Todd Smith (social services), and Dr. Merrilee Fullerton (long-term care) provide an update on their government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford was joined by Health Minister Christine Elliott, Ross Romano, minister of colleges and universities, and Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, minister of long-term care on Saturday to announce that the province would be investing $20 million towards “Ontario-based research into COVID-19” to help find a vaccine for the virus.
Ford said that a novel coronavirus vaccine is required to “go back to normal,” and that they will be funding “the most advanced medical research” in Ontario.
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams provided an update Saturday on the latest COVID-19 cases in the province and discussed the government’s ongoing response to the pandemic.
Williams reported that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ontario had surpassed 10,000 as 485 additional cases were reported Saturday morning. Thirty-six new deaths were announced, bringing the death toll in the province to 514.
He also stated that the Greater Toronto Area has over 56 per cent of the cases within the province, and that 108 long-term care homes in Ontario had COVID-19 outbreaks.
In a news conference at Queen’s Park, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and provincial cabinet ministers Christine Elliott (health), Stephen Lecce (education), and Dr. Merrilee Fullerton (long-term care) provide an update on their government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford provided an update on Wednesday regarding the province’s efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. The premier was joined by Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Long-Term Care, and Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health.
Ford announced enhanced safety measures for long-term care facilities due to the high-risk seniors face of contracting COVID-19. The new plan entails that long-term care homes in the province facing novel coronavirus outbreaks will be targeted for testing and surveillance, the staff who work at these facilities will have expanded education on infection prevention and control, and the priority when it comes to personal protective equipment distribution will go toward long-term care facilities – in addition to other measures the Ford government hopes will ease the strain on these facilities.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday his government would deploy extra resources to long-term care homes battling serious COVID-19 outbreaks, as provincial legislators met to extend a state of emergency declaration for another 28 days.
Ford said he wanted “specialized teams” deployed to these facilities and added that his administration would issue an emergency order declaring that employees of long-term care homes will not be able to work in multiple facilities.
Ford also said Tuesday that schools would not reopen on May 4th, marking the second time the Ontario government has pushed back the date for schools reopening.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford gives an update on efforts to get medical supplies and PPE shipments to where they are needed across the province.
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