Sep 25 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The Ontario government's move to axe its out-of-country health insurance program violates the Canada Health Act, a court ruled this week as it ordered the province to reinstate the coverage. The province overstepped its bounds in eliminating the Out of Country Travellers' Program at the beginning of 2020, which reimbursed Ontario residents who […]
Sep 25 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The Ontario government's move to axe its out-of-country health insurance program violates the Canada Health Act, a court ruled this week as it ordered the province to reinstate the coverage. The province overstepped its bounds in eliminating the Out of Country Travellers' Program at the beginning of 2020, which reimbursed Ontario residents who […]
Sep 18 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — Rapid increases in new COVID-19 cases could quickly spiral out of control, public health officials said Friday as some provinces continued to impose new and tougher measures to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. Canada's top public health official, Dr. Theresa Tam, said it's too soon to declare a second wave of the pandemic in […]
Sep 18 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — Rapid increases in new COVID-19 cases could quickly spiral out of control, public health officials said Friday as some provinces continued to impose new and tougher measures to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. Canada's top public health official, Dr. Theresa Tam, said it's too soon to declare a second wave of the pandemic in […]
Sep 18 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — Rapid increases in new COVID-19 cases could quickly spiral out of control, public health officials said Friday as some provinces continued to impose new and tougher public health measures. Canada's top public health official, Dr. Theresa Tam, said it's too soon to declare a second wave of the pandemic in the country, but daily case counts are […]
Sep 17 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — More than two dozen students at Western University have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the school to shut down many non-academic activities. The school in London, Ont., said most of the 28 students who received positive tests live off-campus, though one is in isolation in residence. "We know our students desperately want to have some on-campus […]
Sep 16 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — A prominent university has threatened to discipline students caught partying through the pandemic as part of an effort to cut down on "superspreader" events. The most serious offenders — those who "flagrantly" disregard public health measures meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 — will be formally reviewed, said Patrick Deane, the principal of Queen's in Kingston, Ont. […]
Sep 16 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — A prominent university has threatened to discipline students caught partying through the pandemic as part of an effort to cut down on "superspreader" events. The most serious offenders — those who "flagrantly" disregard public health measures meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 — will be formally reviewed, said Patrick Deane, the principal of Queen's in Kingston, Ont. […]
Sep 4 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario's government had no right to "stick it to" the federal Liberals by forcing gas stations to display anti-carbon tax stickers, a Superior Court judge said Friday as he struck down the law as unconstitutional. Justice Edward Morgan said Premier Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative government overstepped in mandating the stickers, saying the Federal […]
Sep 4 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario's government had no right to "stick it to" the federal Liberals by forcing gas stations to display anti-carbon tax stickers, a Superior Court judge said Friday as he struck down the law as unconstitutional. Justice Edward Morgan said Premier Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative government overstepped in mandating the stickers, saying the Federal […]
Aug 28 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — Ontario teachers are denouncing what they describe as the botched implementation of the province's new math curriculum, saying they've had little guidance on material they're expected to teach in just a few weeks. It would be a challenging task in the best of times, they said, but the uncertainty brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Aug 28 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — Ontario teachers are denouncing what they describe as the botched implementation of the province's new math curriculum, saying they've had little guidance on material they're expected to teach in just a few weeks. It would be a challenging task in the best of times, they said, but the uncertainty brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Aug 26 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Officers who were in the home of Regis Korchinksi-Paquet when she fell to her death from a Toronto balcony were cleared of wrongdoing by Ontario's police watchdog on Wednesday, bringing to a close what the woman's family called a flawed investigation. The lengthy report from the Special Investigations Unit found Korchinski-Paquet fell to […]
Aug 26 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Officers who were in the home of Regis Korchinksi-Paquet when she fell to her death from a Toronto balcony were cleared of wrongdoing by Ontario's police watchdog on Wednesday, bringing to a close what the woman's family called a flawed investigation. The lengthy report from the Special Investigations Unit found Korchinski-Paquet fell to […]
Aug 23 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Landlords are lining up to sign Rees Nam and their partner as tenants, even though the two have already found an apartment in Toronto — a far cry from when Nam was last on the hunt, two years ago. Back then, it took a personal connection for Nam to secure a lease, but this time […]