Tag: Coronavirus
Sims: Time to scrap testing rules, again, at Canada-U.S. border
I felt badly for those hard-working, fully vaccinated truckers lined up to get to the Blue Water Bridge after re-routing from the anti-government protests in Windsor. A transport traffic jam was backed up 10 kilometres at one point. By contrast, the cars-only lanes were practically empty. That’s not surprising since the federal government re-instated the […]
Two more COVID-19 deaths recorded in London-area
While COVID-19 hospitalizations in the London-area held steady on Tuesday, the death toll rose by two.
Encouraging trends emerge in London hospital’s latest COVID figures
The number of London Health Sciences Centre patients being treated primarily for COVID-19 on Tuesday hit the lowest level since Jan. 13, per unofficial tracking – one of several encouraging new figures from the hospital.
Sims: Booster shot campaign needs big boost, especially among young kids
We’ll have to wait until Tuesday before we see the latest in COVID-19 vaccination stats for Middlesex-London, but I have a sneaking feeling that they won’t be that much different than a week ago. Even though vaccination centres have flung open their doors to walk-in traffic and community hub clinics are popping up in schools, […]
Ambassador Bridge to U.S. reopened after protester blockade
WINDSOR – Protesters choked off access to the Ambassador Bridge Monday, wreaking havoc at the border and leaving countless travellers stranded in gridlock, as the self-proclaimed freedom fighters waved flags and played hockey in the middle of a nearby road.