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En réponse à une hausse prévue de l’approvisionnement en vaccins par le gouvernement fédéral, le gouvernement de l’Ontario se prépare à accélérer sa distribution des vaccins contre la COVID-19 pour mieux appuyer les collectivités à risque. Cela comprend un engagement ciblé pour attribuer 50 pour cent des prochains envois de vaccins aux collectivités considérées comme des points chauds telles qu’identifiées ...

In response to an expected increase in vaccine supply from the federal government, the Ontario government is preparing to ramp up its rollout of COVID-19 vaccines to further support at-risk communities. This includes a targeted commitment to allocate 50 per cent of upcoming vaccine shipments to hot spot communities as identified by postal code, to help decrease COVID-19 transmission and ...

On April 29, 2021, members of the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Great Northern Road in the City of Sault Ste. Marie.   Police initiated a traffic stop and determined the driver had been consuming alcoholic beverages. The driver was then arrested and transported to ...

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is actively investigating planned public gatherings. During the current provincial lockdown, indoor and outdoor gatherings are restricted. “In recent days we have been clear with the community, anyone found to be violating the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA) will be fined accordingly.” Chief Hugh Stevenson says. “A large public gathering goes directly ...

On this difficult stretch through the COVID-19 crisis, we can gain strength from good news and focussing on the things we’re grateful for. Over the course of National Volunteer Week, I have been reflecting on the many ways Canadians are helping to support their community. In Saskatchewan, the Regina Community Fridge is aimed at supporting neighbours, by providing free, fresh ...

SAH has been notified by the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre and the Ontario Critical Care Command Centre to expect critical care patient transfers from across the Province. Our capacity has been expanded to support this work. At this time, SAH has a planned admission for a COVID-19 positive patient from the GTA (Greater Toronto Area). SAH expects to receive 1-2 ...

Peter Bethlenfalvy, Ontario’s Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board, issued the following statement in response to the release of the federal budget: “Over the past year, we have valued the level of partnership between Ontario and the federal government in order to support the people of Ontario during this unprecedented time. From the Safe Restart Agreement to ...

With the escalating third wave of COVID-19, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said the following in a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau: “I know you share my deep concern at the escalating third wave of COVID-19. Health care workers and others are sounding the alarm bell – warning us that as ICUs fill up, the ability of our health care system ...

Doug Ford’s government has informed the NDP it intends to shut down the legislature by Wednesday. Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath and the NDP MPPs will refuse to cooperate until the government has reversed its dangerous police-state orders in their entirety, and replaced them with public health measures to stop COVID-19. “People are laying in crowded hospital hallways, struggling to ...

Cornwall. Peterborough. Guelph. Ottawa. Niagara. Peel. Toronto. And now police forces right across the province are refusing to make use of the new powers authorized by the Ontario government yesterday. And with good reason; randomly stopping citizens and ticketing those who don’t comply won’t stop the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures could lead to racialized, homeless and vulnerable communities already disproportionately ...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement celebrating the life of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: “Canadians were deeply saddened to hear last week of the passing of The Duke of Edinburgh. Our thoughts continue to be with Her Majesty and the members of the Royal Family as they mourn the loss of a beloved ...

On Friday, April 16, 2021 the Government of Ontario announced additional restrictions, which includes a two-week extension of the current provincial shutdown, in order to stop the spread of COVID-19 cases. Along with the new restrictions, the Government of Ontario enhanced enforcement authorities for designated law enforcement officers under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA). After reviewing the ...

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh continued to call on Justin Trudeau’s Liberals to immediately take action to help Laurentian University, their staff, students and the wider community. The University that has given generations of francophones, Indigenous and working-class youth access to quality education is being ripped apart and it will have devastating impacts in Northern Ontario. “People in Northern Ontario depend ...

Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes says the loss of the midwife program at Laurentian University is a blow to the north that will increase health care costs and send students away from the region. Hughes raised the issue in the House of Commons after Laurentian slashed the midwife program under the auspices of the federal Companies Creditor Arrangement Act (CCAA) earlier ...

La députée d’Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, Carol Hughes, affirme que la perte du programme de sages-femmes à l’Université Laurentienne est un coup dur pour le Nord qui augmentera les coûts des soins de santé et éloignera les étudiants de la région. Hughes a soulevé la question à la Chambre des communes après que la Laurentienne ait sabré dans le programme des sages-femmes sous ...