Tag: Ontario government
Ontario will lift mask mandates by end of March if COVID-19 keeps declining: Moore
Mask mandates in Ontario will be removed by the end of March as long as positive public health trends continue, the province’s chief medical officer of health said Thursday, while acknowledging there may be more than 20,000 new COVID-19 cases per day.
‘A little confusing’: COVID vaccine passports are done as of Tuesday. Sort of
Don’t think you can toss your paper COVID vaccine certificate or delete it from your smartphone just yet.
Doug Ford clears path to get much-needed tradespeople into Ontario
Queen’s Park is introducing legislation to get out-of-province tradespeople into Ontario jobs faster, a move it hopes will make a dent in the “largest labour shortage in a generation.” Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Labour Minister Monte McNaughton announced plans Friday to fast-track the registration process for skilled workers moving to the province. “For skilled […]
Premier Ford visits region, coy on support for anti-Islamophobia bill
Premier Doug Ford is not committing to passing an anti-Islamophobia bill inspired by the killing of a London Muslim family, but hinted during a Friday swing through the region at a future announcement on combatting hate against Muslims. “We’re always open to sitting down. I don’t care where the legislation comes from,” Ford said at […]
Over to you, Doug Ford: MP says childcare ball in premier’s court
As far as a childcare funding agreement between Ontario and Ottawa goes, the ball is in Premier Doug Ford’s court, a federal cabinet minister told The Free Press Wednesday. “We are still waiting for Ontario to submit their action plan,” said Karina Gould, the minister of families, children and social development. “We really can’t move […]