The province's chief medical officer urged people to hold their Super Bowl parties online. ...
Author Archives: Jessica Smith Cross
Ontario LTC homes in breach of contracts, at risk of closing due to insurance gap: Association
About 60 per cent of homes don't have liability coverage concerning infectious disease, the associations said. ...
People on the move: Supply Ontario, Ontario Health, a special advisor and more
A roundup of recent appointments and job moves. ...
Ontario pushes back vulnerable resident vaccination target over shipment delays
The premier acknowledged vaccination delays have cost lives but said the province is doing all it can. ...
Opposition slams Ford government’s ‘closed-door’ virtual budget consultations
The government house leader cited last year's consultation on COVID-19 and the economy. ...
Long-term care commission probes delay in getting help to hard-hit home
A local public health unit, not the provincial government, first gave a hospital the legal authority to help out a home in crisis, the commission heard. ...
Incorrect immunization numbers used in vaccine task force briefings, public remarks
The province had accidentally been doubling the number of people fully vaccinated. ...
Ford government disputes report on unspent pandemic funds
But the government didn't dispute the finding that it is spending less than other provinces on the pandemic response, on a proportional basis. ...
In brief: Doctors for Justice in Long-Term Care, Buy American, next generation PPE, nurses
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
We’re ‘ever-learning, ever-shifting, ever-changing’ in this pandemic: Your Ontario COVID-19 roundup
As case counts fall, concerns about the new coronavirus variants grow. ...