Ontario reports more than 3,400 new COVID-19 cases, 16 deaths
Ontario is reporting 3,436 new COVID-19 cases on Monday. The provincial total now stands at 473,901.
Monday’s case count is lower than Sunday which saw 3,732 new infections. On Saturday, 3,369 new cases were recorded.
Church of God, defiant despite contempt ruling, faces new charges
Aylmer police say more charges loom for members of the town’s Church of God, where a large service was held Sunday despite a recent contempt finding against the church and its pastor.
Monday morning, Aylmer’s police chief, Zvonko Horvat, announced that charges “against the organization and directors who actively participated and organized the service are pending.”
Canada is holding back its 1-shot J&J COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s what you need to know
On Friday, Health Canada announced it is holding back the J&J vaccine, a one-shot dose that experts and health officials touted as crucial in stemming the spread of the virus amid a devastating third wave of the pandemic, after it was revealed that parts of the batch were made in the same Baltimore plant where millions of other doses meant for the U.S. market had spoiled.
