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Ontario will let regions take lead on tougher COVID-19 pandemic measures for now: Ford

COVID-19 infections rise in the province.Health units covering Sudbury, Ont., and the Algoma region in northern Ontario have reintroduced pandemic measures as cases spike, including business capacity limits the province lifted last month.Ford says that local approach makes sense because the risk is lower than in previous infection waves now that more people are vaccinated.

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COVID-19: Saskatchewan adds 2 deaths, 97 new cases

Saskatchewan officials reported two more COVID-19-related deaths and 97 new cases.After 139 recoveries were logged on Monday, the province has 1,201 active cases. 110 new Saskatchewan COVID-19 cases, one death reported Sunday The Saskatoon region reported the highest amount of new cases with 2, followed by Regina with 17 cases.The seven-day average of daily new cases is 110 or 9.1 per 100,000 people.

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Ontario LTC staff must present proof of 1st dose to attend work Monday

Monday marks the first day that long-term care workers in Ontario must have received their first dose against COVID-19 or else they will be unable to work. Morganne Campbell has more

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New COVID-19 modelling shows increase in cases across most Ontario regions

Ontario has released on Friday its latest modeling for the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it shows an increase in cases across most regions. Cases are ticking upward and could continue without increased caution and vigilance.

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Toronto school moving to remote learning after 18 COVID-19 cases detected

COVID-19 cases were detected.The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) said Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School, located on Saffron Crescent in Etobicoke, near Highway 427 and Rathburn Road, is dismissed effective Monday.TCDSB spokesperson Shazia Vlahos said in a statement that 17 COVID-19 cases are among students and one is a staff member.

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COVID-19: Saskatchewan adds 8 deaths, 182 cases

Saskatchewan officials reported eight more COVID-19-related deaths and 182 new cases.After 120 recoveries were logged on Thursday, the province has 1,428 active cases. Declared COVID-19 outbreaks in Saskatchewan The South East zone reported the highest amount of new cases with 38, followed by Regina with 36 cases.The seven-day average of daily new cases is 137 or 11.4 per 100,000 people.In hospital there are 178 patients with COVID-19, including 49 in ICU.

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As COVID-19 cases rise in Canada, officials say not to worry

COVID-19 cases and some bumps in reopening plans.On Wednesday, Canada added 2,576 COVID-19 cases and 33 deaths.That marks an increase of seven per cent in the rolling seven-day average of cases in the country compared to a week earlier, according to Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam.Tam said that though cases are on the rise, hospitalizations and ICU levels are still going down — six and 12 per cent, respectively.2/2 Applying caution when we’re out & about and keeping up with measures to slow the spread can help prevent severe illness trends from rising again.

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Ontario won’t change course on reopening plans yet despite COVID case bump, health minister says

COVID-19 infections.Health Minister Christine Elliott says a bump in cases was anticipated during the colder weather as people move indoors, and that was factored into the province’s plans.Experts told The Canadian Press this week that cold weather and the lifting of provincial crowd restrictions on some venues like stadiums and restaurants might be behind the growth in cases.Tuesday saw 441 new cases reported in the province and seven-day average of 492 daily infections, up from 371 a week ago.

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Experts say no need to panic as COVID numbers rise in Ontario

COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in Ontario in a trend experts attribute to cooling temperatures, lifting capacity limits and less stringent precautions among the public.“We’re definitely out of the honeymoon phase and back in the fourth wave,” Dr. Peter Juni, scientific director for Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, said Monday.The seven-day average for infections has risen to 476 from 362 a week ago, with daily counts ranging from the mid-400s to the mid-600s since late last week.

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COVID-19: Eligible populations in Ontario can now book booster shot

A number of people in the province are getting ready to roll up their sleeves for the third time as various groups are now eligible to book their COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. Brittany Rosen has more.

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COVID-19: How do you get a vaccine booster shot in Guelph?

expanding eligibility for those who can get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, many Guelph residents may be wondering how they go about accessing the extra dose.Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is one of a few jurisdictions in Ontario that uses its own booking system.

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Not mandating COVID-19 vaccines for hospital workers ‘right decision for right now,’ says Elliott

Ontario Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Christine Elliott said Wednesday that the decision not to implement a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for hospital workers is the “right decision for right now,” based on a risk assessment.

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Doctors outraged as Ontario, Quebec deny COVID-19 vaccine mandates for health workers

Quebec and Ontario to not make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for health-care workers has drawn sharp criticism from doctors in those provinces, who say the move is not backed by science.Both provincial governments announced Wednesday that they will not require health-care staff — hospital workers in Ontario and current health-care employees in Quebec — to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, pointing to the negative impact of such a mandate on the health-care system. Polling the unvaccinated: Why Canadians say they won’t get a COVID vaccine Experts say this puts both health-care workers and patients at an increased risk amid the fourth wave of COVID-19.Dr.

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Reaction to Ontario expanding COVID-19 booster eligibility

Starting Saturday, booster eligibility will expand in Ontario to include people 70 years and older, those who received a viral vector vaccine, frontline healthcare workers and First Nations people and their non-Indigenous household members.

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Ontario will not mandate COVID-19 vaccines for hospital workers

COVID-19 vaccination policy for hospital workers.The province said it made its decision after speaking to hospitals and health-care partners about the potential impact a policy of that magnitude would entail and based on “real-world evidence here in Ontario and across Canada.”In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, the Ford government said it is a complex issue but pointed to the negative impact a similar policy had on the healthcare system in B.C., where more than 3,000 workers were terminated, forcing the cancellation of surgeries and diagnostic tests.

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Ontario lifts capacity limits for outdoor public events

Capacity limits have been eased in Ontario for organized public events such as upcoming parades or Remembrance Day memorials. The province stated that if physical distancing is not possible, wearing a mask is still necessary.

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Ontario reports 409 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths

report, 54 cases were recorded in Toronto, 45 in Peel Region, 25 in York Region, 27 in Ottawa and 26 in Sudbury.All other local public health units reported 25 or fewer than new cases in the provincial report.The death toll in the province has risen to 9,865 as three new deaths were recorded.As of 8 p.m. on Wednesday, 20,408 vaccines (6,883 for a first shot and 13,525 for a second shot) were administered in the last day.There are more than 10.9 million people fully immunized with two doses, which is 84.2 per cent of the eligible (12 and older) population.

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Ontario to introduce legislation on long-term care standards Thursday

long-term care sector.Full details of the proposed law will be laid out this afternoon.

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Could COVID vaccine boosters be made available to general public in Ontario?

British Columbia is the first place in Canada to announce plans to make booster available to the general public. As Erica Vella reports, experts say it’s something we could see happen in other provinces as well.

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Province aims to add 2,000 more nurses in Ontario’s long term care home sector

Ontario’s long-term care minister says the province is putting $100 million toward adding 2,000 more nurses to the sector in the next few years.Rod Phillips says it will support Ontario’s commitment to increasing direct care for long-term care residents to four hours a day, on average.Phillips says he will introduce legislation Thursday to set long-term care standards.

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Advocates call for provincial plan to end ‘she-cession’ in Ontario

Advocates and organizations from across the province issued an open letter to all Ontario political parties calling for immediate action to end the she-cession, which has severely impacted women’s labour market participation.

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OMA writes ‘prescription for better care’ in Ontario

Analysis from the Ontario Medical Association has found a backlog of nearly 20 million health-care services, ranging from surgeries to doctor’s visits. They’ve written a “prescription for better care” for the provincial government.

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Advocates, organizations call for provincial plan to end Ontario’s ‘she-cession’

COVID-19 pandemic.“We are a coalition of 11 member associations across the province, and we’ve gathered together to draw attention to some of the pressing social and economic issues that our communities face, who are primarily women,” explained Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, director of advocacy and communications at YWCA Toronto.“We recently launched our ‘SheCovery’ campaign to draw attention to the uneven impact of the pandemic on various communities of women in Ontario and to call for a gender responsive, inclusive, economic recovery plan for the province,” she added. ‘Not going to wait.’ The pandemic is prompting more women to be their own boss The letter, dated Oct.

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Ontario 2021-22 winter forecast by Anthony Farnell

After a hot August and warm fall in Ontario so far, you might be turning your attention to winter. Global News chief meteorologist Anthony Farnell has been studying the trends for his annual winter forecast.

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Ontario, B.C. lift pandemic capacity limits as Saskatchewan struggles

Although Canada is not out of the pandemic yet, parts of British Columbia and Ontario are lifting their COVID-19 capacity limits as of midnight Monday. The easing of rules for both provinces comes while Saskatchewan’s hospitals are still grappling with the strain of COVID-19 patients.

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COVID-19: New Brunswick QR code vaccine passport launching mid-November

Trudeau unveils Canada’s international proof-of-vaccination for COVID-19 On Sept. 15, he made it an official policy in the province.

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‘No middle ground’: How children’s COVID-19 vaccination is polarizing parents

COVID-19 vaccines are approved and made available for young kids in Canada, Ontario mom Alyssa Beauchamp will not be rushing to get her five-year-old son jabbed.The 22-year-old mother of three from Hamilton, Ont., who is fully vaccinated herself, is concerned about how her oldest would react to the vaccine.“I would prefer to maybe just wait a little bit to see how other kids react before I put it in my son,” she said.“My kids are fully vaccinated with everything else. They’re up to date on their shots.

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Ontario in process of accepting at least 6 COVID-19 ICU patients from Saskatchewan

Ontario Health says they are prepared to accept up to 12 COVID-19 ICU patients from Saskatchewan by the end of the week should the need arise. Six patient transfers are scheduled to be completed by end of day Wednesday.

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‘We’re not prepared’: What it takes to recover from long COVID

COVID-19 and her life hasn’t been the same since.“Everything came to a halt,” she said. “I had people cooking meals.

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COVID-19: London, Ont. restaurants, gyms ready for reported further reopening

COVID-19 reopening plan late next week.Sources tell Global News the first phase of the plan will determine when capacity limits can be lifted for remaining venues already under a proof-of-vaccination policy that weren’t included in the latest round of eased restrictions.Since Saturday, cinemas, theatres, spectator sports venues, concert venues, meeting and event spaces, horse racing and car racing tracks in Ontario have been allowed to operate at 100 per cent capacity. Ontario to announce plan for exiting Step 3 next week, lifting more capacity limits In a media briefing on Thursday, Dr.

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Ontario to announce plan for exiting Step 3 next week, lifting more capacity limits

COVID-19 reopening plan late next week.A source, not authorized to speak publicly, said the first phase of the plan will determine when capacity limits can be lifted for the remaining venues, such as restaurants, that are already under a proof-of-vaccination policy.A revised plan is expected late next week that will be a pathway to exiting the Roadmap to Reopen in Ontario, the source said.Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Kieran Moore, is expected to give a weekly COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon.

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COVID-19: Health care staffing shortage looming in Ontario

There is a dire warning from the president of a health-care workers’ union in Ontario about a massive staffing shortage. Caryn Lieberman reports.

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St. Joseph’s Health Care London implements mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for all staff

COVID-19 vaccine policy, requiring all staff and physicians to be fully vaccinated or not be allowed to work.The new mandatory COVID-19 immunization policy will take effect Nov. 30 and those that are not fully vaccinated or have a valid medical exception will be considered “unfit to work.”“These individuals will not be scheduled to work and their employment contract with St.

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Ontario reports 429 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths

report, 108 cases were recorded in Toronto, 55 in Peel Region, and 47 in Ottawa.All other local public health units reported fewer than 35 new cases in the provincial report.The death toll in the province has risen to 9,757 as four more deaths were recorded, however, the ministry of health said one of those were removed for the cumulative count due to data cleaning. Ontario announces ‘targeted’ COVID-19 rapid test program in schools As of 8 p.m.

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Ontario reports 511 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

report, 85 cases were recorded in Toronto, 88 in Peel Region, and 46 in Ottawa.All other local public health units reported fewer than 35 new cases in the provincial report.The death toll in the province has risen to 9,754 as two more deaths were record. Strippers’ challenge of Ontario COVID-19 pandemic measures to be heard in court Meanwhile, 573,854 Ontario residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19.

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Could Ford’s unfulfilled promises point to new ones in Ontario throne speech?

throne speech expected to focus on pandemic recovery, but may hint at new policies ahead of the next election, as some major promises from 2018 remain unfulfilled.The speech, which comes after he prorogued the legislature, ending a more than three-year session, marks Ford’s first real chance to reset his roadmap for the province since his Progressive Conservatives won a majority government.Since then, he has accomplished much of the roughly 60 promises in his election platform, though most of the signature ones are not checked off.

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Ontario reports 580 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

report, 110 cases were recorded in Toronto, 85 in Peel Region, 47 in Ottawa, 42 in York Region, and 38 in Windsor-Essex.All other local public health units reported fewer than 35 new cases in the provincial report.The death toll in the province has risen to 9,752 as two more deaths were record.As of 8 p.m. Saturday, 21,870,930 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered in Ontario, marking an increase of 23,884.

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COVID-19 rapid antigen tests: Everything you need to know

COVID-19 are quicker and easier, but also less accurate, than the PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests that Canada has relied upon during the pandemic.But as various provinces make rapid antigen tests more widely available to businesses, schools and other groups, here’s what you need to know about how to use them.Rapid tests are for people who have no symptoms of COVID-19, like coughing or fever, said Sarah Mostowich, program lead for the StaySafe Initiative, which provides rapid test kits in Waterloo Region in Ontario.She said it’s important to note that rapid tests are generally offered as part of a frequent testing program and aren’t normally administered just once.“This is something that should be done two to three times a week or so

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Ontario recommends Pfizer vaccine over Moderna for ages 18 to 24 due to ‘low incidence of cardio issues’

COVID-19 vaccine over Moderna due to a very low incidence of cardio issues in some younger people.The recommendation was made based on the advice of Ontario’s Children COVID-19 Vaccine Table, Ontario Vaccine Clinical Advisory Group and Public Health Ontario.“This is due to an observed increase in Ontario of the very rare heart condition called pericarditis/myocarditis following vaccination with Moderna compared to Pfizer in the 18 to 24 year old age group, particularly among males,” the government said on Wednesday.

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How to take a COVID-19 rapid test

Sarah Mostowich from the StaySafe initiative in Ontario’s Waterloo Region demonstrates how to take a rapid antigen test for COVID-19.

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Most Ontario miners rescued after being trapped for days

Rescue efforts are ongoing in Worthington, Ontario, near Sudbury, after a mining elevator became damaged, trapping 39 workers underground. Most escaped by Tuesday afternoon.

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Ontario’s science table set to release new COVID-19 projections Tuesday

COVID-19 projections today.The new modelling is set to be posted online about an hour before Ontario’s chief medical officer of health holds his weekly briefing.Ontario’s daily case counts have so far remained under 1,000 during the fourth wave, and the graph of Ontario’s seven-day average roughly shows a plateau since the beginning of September. Ontario reports 613 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths That’s well under the worst-case scenario in Ontario’s previous modelling, which showed about 4,000 daily cases by now.Reality is more in line with the best-case scenario, in which cases would have steadily fallen since Sept.

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Ontario’s COVID-19 rates lower than expected due to public health measures, experts say

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.For much of the summer, the province’s top doctor warned of a September surge, followed by a bleak fall and winter. That has not materialized – yet – as the daily case counts remain under 1,000 and the graph of Ontario’s seven-day average roughly shows a plateau since the beginning of September.That’s well under the worst-case scenario in Ontario’s most recent modelling, which showed about 4,000 daily cases by now.

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Small businesses in Ontario say new capacity limits won’t help their recovery

While Ontario’s chief medical officer of health announced capacity limits will ease for some indoor venues, some small businesses say the rules only benefit big companies with large spaces. Katherine Ward reports.

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Union calls for province to institute distancing, capacity limits at Ontario universities

union representing workers on university campuses in Ontario is calling for the government to put classroom capacity limits and distancing requirements in place.Ontario announced earlier this month that it wouldn’t require distancing or class caps when post-secondary institutions resume in-person learning.

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COVID-19 vaccine certification system for some non-essential businesses in effect for Ontario

Starting this Wednesday, customers in Ontario will have to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination for some non-essential businesses. Many people affirm they feel safer with the enforcement, but some business owners have concerns about it.

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Ontario COVID-19 vaccine certificate system takes effect Wednesday

Vaccine certificates will have to be presented at many non-essential indoor businesses starting Wednesday in Ontario. As Catherine McDonald reports, not all businesses are prepared.

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Waterloo Region COVID-19 vaccine distribution task force is disbanding

COVID-19 shifts to the maintenance phase, it is disbanding the vaccine distribution task force.“We were the first region in Ontario to achieve 80 per cent first-dose coverage in all age groups, which demonstrates the commitment and passion of our task force members,” Regional Chair Karen Redman stated. 17 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo Region on Tuesday “I want to take this opportunity to thank each member for an extremely successful rollout of vaccine that has seen 844,214 doses administered in the region to date.”The task force will wind down this week as 416,765 residents of Waterloo Region have now been fully vaccinated.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0