Tag: Coronavirus
Doctor who spoke out against vaccine mandates will turn over records
Former Owen Sound emergency room doctor Rochagné Kilian said she will turn over COVID vaccine exemption and other patient records after a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision. Kilian became the subject of a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario investigation three years ago over COVID-19 vaccine exemptions. She said she will turn over […]
What to know as free flu, COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out ahead of virus season
Ontario’s rollout of free flu and COVID-19 vaccines for the general population has begun.
London clinical trial targets lingering COVID toll on patients – smell distortion
St. Joseph’s Health Care is running a clinical trial of a treatment for a disorder triggered by COVID-19 that distorts the sense of smell.
COVID-19 outbreak affects 14 elderly Parkwood hospital patients
A COVID-19 outbreak at London’s Parkwood Institute has left 14 mostly elderly patients suffering mild systems of the virus, officials say.
London hospital staffer fired over COVID-19 vaccine getting job back
Article content A London hospital worker fired three years ago for not getting vaccinated against COVID-19 will get her job back, an arbitrator ruled. The
COVID lockdown charges stayed against ex-politician and firebrand pastor
A controversial Aylmer pastor and a former Progressive Conservative MP charged for participating in anti-lockdown protests in Southwestern Ontario amid the COVID-19 pandemic have had their charges stayed.
Remote instructor wins fight against Fanshawe College over COVID policy
A labour arbitrator has ruled against Fanshawe College in a dispute over its COVID-19 vaccination policy for staff, finding a move to enforce the rule against a fully remote worker was unreasonable.
London’s only independent movie theatre ‘going month by month’: Co-owner
The last original independent single-screen London movie theatre says it’s “struggling” to stay open in the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic and has a big government loan coming due, casting its future into doubt. London’s Hyland Cinema says its “call to the community” to return to the theatre earned much-needed revenue last month, but with […]
What to know about COVID-19 rates as Christmas gatherings loom
The amount of COVID-19 genetic material showing up in London’s sewage is close to the all-time record and much higher than this time last year, but the virus is not hitting hospitals and long-term care homes the way it once might have.
As London hospital ERs face Christmastime crunch, think twice before visiting
London area hospitals are bracing for a seasonal surge of patients flocking to emergency rooms and are asking people with non-urgent concerns to plan ahead and seek care elsewhere.