Nova Scotians aged 30 and older are now able to book an appointment to receive a Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. While the change wasn’t announced in a news release or on the province’s vaccine appointment booking website on Monday morning, available appointments were showing up for that age group. Eligible Nova Scotians can […]

A Toronto woman has been charged in connection with an Airbnb rental in Innisfil, Ont., after gatherings were reported to be taking place at the address amid the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under Ontario’s current emergency orders, short-term rentals are only allowed for people who are in need of housing. All gatherings […]

TORONTO — An Ontario court is expected to rule today on if the province’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout was discriminatory. The constitutional challenge turns on whether vulnerable people have had fair access to the vaccine. Those would include some people with disabilities, homebound seniors, residents of hot-spot neighbourhoods and the homeless. David Daneshvar, of Toronto, […]

In what marks a first for Quebec, a new drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic will open at the Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport. The centre, which was unveiled Tuesday morning, comes as the province gradually expands inoculation access to the general population. “It’s a great initiative and it will contribute to the success of wanting to […]

The Canadian Mental Health Association has launched a report that shows most Ontarians are continuing to deal with negative emotions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The report was released in time for Mental Health Week, which launched Monday. The report, which surveyed roughly 3,000 people across Ontario in January, says 84 per cent of […]

Eight people from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) have been charged following a gathering that took place at a cottage in Gravenhurst, Ont., on Saturday night. Under Ontario’s current stay-at-home order, gatherings with anyone outside of one’s household are prohibited in order to curb the spread of the third wave of COVID-19. The fine […]

Three men and five boys have been charged after trespassing at a vacant residence in Adjala-Tosorontio, Ont., and violating the province’s stay-at-home order on Thursday. The order was put in place earlier in the month in an effort to curb the COVID-19 health crisis. Just before 4 a.m, OPP responded to a report of […]

As more Durham residents get vaccinated, those who do not have reliable access to transportation have expressed worry in regards to how they will get to their appointments. However, Community Care Durham is helping to alleviate those concerns by providing access to transportation to and from appointments. Prior to the program, the organization was […]

When Tracy Odell experienced bleeding in her stomach last summer during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, she went to hospital but vowed she would not return. “I don’t feel safe in hospitals and a lot of people with disabilities similar to mine, where you need this much assistance, don’t feel safe in […]

Nova Scotia is entering a two-week province-wide shutdown as the premier warns COVID-19 is “spreading faster than ever in the province.” As well, gatherings indoors and outdoors will be limited to household bubbles. The province recorded 96 new cases on Tuesday. In a news briefing, Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s […]