Read this. Seriously. Seriously!!!!!!! I am screaming !!!no. God help us. We are done. No. pic.twitter.com/HmAchxmTVq
— Jamie Ott Blom (@jamie_blom) November 21, 2021
Hard to believe the RCC would abuse children.
Ontario
COVID surge, driven by unvaccinated citizens, overwhelms St. Thomas hospital
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital has diverted at least two COVID-19 patients to a London hospital due to dire lack of capacity to care for them, a situation driven by a case surge that’s among the worst in the province.
In a couple days they will retract the ‘unvaccinated surge’ claim.
Ontario reports more than 500 confirmed cases of post-vaccine myocarditis or pericarditis
Ontario reached a new low last week after the government confirmed 521 cases of myocarditis/pericarditis following inoculation with the still-widely-mandated COVID vaccine.
Ontario Science Table to release new COVID-19 projections as cases rise
A group of scientists advising the Ontario government on COVID-19 is to release its latest pandemic projections today.
The COVID-19 Science Table is expected to publish its modelling at 11 a.m.
It comes amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases that prompted the province to put further reopening plans on hold.
GOLDSTEIN: Ontario likely to run deficits until at least 2040, says report
The growing impact of Ontario’s aging population on provincial finances makes it unlikely the government will deliver a balanced budget until at least 2040, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute.
Ontario proposes housing affordability task force amid high prices and sales
Ontario is planning to establish a housing affordability task force, as both prices and the number of home sales have grown in the past year, though it’s a pledge the opposition parties dismiss as meaningless.
Doug Ford’s surprise minimum wage hike somehow angers both workers and restaurants — which warn higher prices are on the way
Doug Ford’s latest election ploy appears to have missed its mark.
Businesses and workers are angry about his surprise plan to raise the minimum wage in two months: businesses want more time to prepare while labour advocates say the bump in pay is hypocritical and years too late.
The Star reported Monday that Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to raise the province’s minimum wage from $14.35 to $15 an hour starting Jan. 1, eliminate the liquor server wage, and tie an annual minimum wage increase to inflation each October. Other workers who are paid subminimum wages, such as students under 18, will also receive pay bumps Jan. 1.
Ontario won’t issue retroactive long-term care fines over pandemic violations
Hefty new fines for Ontario long-term care providers won’t be applied retroactively for violations earlier in the pandemic when new legislation from the Progressive Conservatives takes effect, despite concerns that the worst offenders haven’t been held to account.
The Ministry of Long-Term Care said it has not issued a single fine to operators who broke the rules during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has so far killed more than 4,000 people in long-term care and infected more than 15,000 nursing home residents.
The bulk of those deaths — which make up 40 per cent of all virus deaths in the province — occurred during the first two waves of the pandemic, before most residents in long-term care could be vaccinated. Inspection reports and eyewitness accounts from homes with virus outbreaks described horrific conditions and a failure to follow measures meant to control the spread of COVID-19.
Ontario won’t add COVID-19 to list of nine diseases that elementary and secondary students must be immunized against: official
Ontario’s top public health official says that the province won’t add COVID-19 to the list of nine diseases that public school students must be immunized against after concluding that doing so would place “an additional burden” on public health agencies.
Unvaccinated will force shutdown of sports leagues in Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon by Monday
Hockey and other minor sports leagues as well as fitness and swimming classes that operate out of municipal facilities in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon will be put on hold because not enough coaches, instructors and players have been fully vaccinated.
Take-home COVID-19 tests coming to all Ontario schools
Ontario is expanding its COVID-19 testing options for students and staff at the province’s 4,800 schools as well as increasing rapid testing requirements for unvaccinated staff.
Ontario could see 50,000 education workers fired if COVID-19 vaccines mandated: Lecce
Ontario’s education minister says 50,000 people could lose their jobs if the province mandated COVID-19 vaccines for education workers.
Responding to the NDP in question period today, Stephen Lecce said such a policy would mean pink slips for tens of thousands of educators when Ontario already faces staffing challenges.
Ontario reports nearly 500 new COVID-19 cases as province prepares reopening plan exit
Ontario reported close to 500 new COVID-19 cases on Friday along with 12 new deaths, as leaders prepare to announce an end to some of the last remaining pandemic mitigation measures still in place in the province.
83 per cent of residents 12 and older are now fully vaccinated
The City of Toronto and Team Toronto vaccination partners have now administered two doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 83 per cent of eligible Torontonians age 12 and older, while more than 87 per cent of eligible residents have received at least one dose. To reach this milestone, more than 4.8 million vaccine doses have been administered demonstrating the incredible efforts of the City’s health and community partners and Torontonians’ commitment to protect their health and the health of our city.
Constitutional Challenge to Ontario Vaccine Passport Launched
The legal challenge is brought on behalf of eight Ontario citizens who are exercising their Charter rights and freedoms by not taking one or more doses of the Covid vaccine.
Still unvaccinated in Ontario? Expect a call from the government
‘These calls are legitimate’: Outreach campaigns to reach the unvaccinated now include phone calls to anyone with a health card.