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COVID-19: Quebec high school students back in classroom after month-long layoff

COVID-19: Quebec high school students back in classroom after month-long layoff

MONTREAL — Quebec high school students returned to classrooms on Monday following a month-long, extended winter break imposed by the government to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
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Ontario must cut COVID-19 cases to 1,000 daily to lift lockdowns: Williams

Ontario must cut COVID-19 cases to 1,000 daily to lift lockdowns: Williams

TORONTO — COVID-19 cases in Ontario must fall below 1,000 per day before lockdown measures can be lifted, the province's top doctor said Monday as he expressed cautious optimism that infection rates may have plateaued. Dr.
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Akwesasne rising to challenge of blending COVID-19 protocols of three jurisdictions

Akwesasne rising to challenge of blending COVID-19 protocols of three jurisdictions

AKWESASNE, ONTARIO, CANADA — Grappling with the unique jurisdictional reality of the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory has always been difficult. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it even more challenging.
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Woman faces charge of indignity to a body after infant found dead in Gatineau

Woman faces charge of indignity to a body after infant found dead in Gatineau

GATINEAU, Que. — A 26-year-old woman was charged with committing an indignity to a corpse Sunday, the day after an infant was found dead in a Gatineau, Que., apartment. Gatineau police say they made the discovery around 11 p.m. on Saturday.
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Rural Ontario doctors await vaccine while big cities move to vaccinate LTC residents

Rural Ontario doctors await vaccine while big cities move to vaccinate LTC residents

Doctors in rural Ontario say they're still waiting to get vaccinated against COVID-19 while big cities have moved to vaccinate residents of long-term care homes after going through front-line health workers.
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Historic St. Catharines, Ont., church gets $100,000 of federal support

Historic St. Catharines, Ont., church gets $100,000 of federal support

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — A historic Black church in St. Catharines, Ont., is getting $100,000 of federal funding. Salem Chapel BME Church was designated a national historic site in 1999 as the home congregation of Harriet Tubman.
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Woodbridge, Ont., long-term care home gets support from local hospital

Woodbridge, Ont., long-term care home gets support from local hospital

WOODBRIDGE, Ont. — A long-term care home in Woodbridge, Ont., and a local hospital have agreed to a voluntary management contract. Mackenzie Health in Richmond Hill, Ont.
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Class at Sudbury, Ont., elementary school sent home following COVID-19 case

Class at Sudbury, Ont., elementary school sent home following COVID-19 case

SUDBURY, Ont. — A class has been sent home from a Sudbury, Ont., elementary school following a confirmed case of COVID-19. Parents of a senior kindergarten/Grade 1 class at St.
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Ontario to expand big-box-retail blitz amid widespread rule violations: McNaughton

Ontario to expand big-box-retail blitz amid widespread rule violations: McNaughton

TORONTO — An enforcement blitz that uncovered numerous violations of COVID-19 prevention protocols across big-box retailers in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas will broaden its scope to include the rest of the province in the weeks ahead, the p
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Vaccination campaign gets underway in nine Cree communities in northern Quebec

Vaccination campaign gets underway in nine Cree communities in northern Quebec

Boxes of doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine arrived by plane in nine Cree communities in Quebec's James Bay region over the weekend and were immediately put to work to protect the community, the head of the regional health board said Sunday.
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