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Article content A physician who travelled to the Dominican Republic over the holidays has resigned from a group of experts that help guide the Ontario government’s response to COVID-19. Dr. Tom Stewart is chief executive officer of the Niagara Health System and the St. Joseph’s Health System. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or After Dominican vacation, hospital CEO resigns from Ontario’s COVID-19 advisory panel Back to video In Marc...

The City of Ottawa is instituting a 25-person limit at its outdoor rinks and other recreation venues, CBC reports. On Tuesday, Ottawa’s medical officer of health said large crowds at rinks, toboggan hills and ski trails are concerning because it’s impossible to maintain a safe physical distance in such environments. Incidents of anti-Asian racism have been on the rise, according to report data from the Ottawa Police Service’s hate and bias crime unit, the Ottawa Citizen reports. The uni...

Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. Hospital CEO and Ontario COVID-19 advisory panel member Dr. Tom Stewart is the latest Canadian official to be outed for embarking on unnecessary travel — and to lose at least one of their positions because of it. It was confirmed on Tuesday that Stewart, who helms multiple hospitals through St. Josephs Health System and Niagara Health, had taken a vacation to the Dominican Republic ...

“I regret this non-essential travel and I’m sorry,” Dr. Tom Stewart says. The Canadian Press  | Updated January 7, 2021 Dr. Tom Stewart/Twitter Dr. Tom Stewart is seen here in a photo posted on his Twitter account in November 2018. The physician, who heads the Niagara Health System, travelled to the Dominican Republic over the holidays. UPDATE: This story has been updated to reflect the news about Niagara Health Services, Jan. 7, 2020. A physician who travelled to the Dominican Republic...

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There's growing consensus that offering the COVID-19 vaccine to as many people as possible may have more impact than holding back supplies to give recipients their second dose — but in Ontario, officials still plan to maintain the two-dose timeframe to ensure immunity.

Ontario Health Officials Present Updated COVID-19 Modelling – December 21, 2020 At Queen’s Park, Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Ontario’s associate chief medical officer of health, and Dr. Adalsteinn Brown, the dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto and the co-chair of Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, present the latest modelling data concerning the possible impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic in the province. The presentation comes a...

Glen Reedus Glenn E. Reedus will serve as the Interim Editor and Publisher until a permanent replacement is selected. *Interviews available upon request* The Community Renewal Society has named Glenn E. Reedus as Interim Editor and Publisher of the Chicago Reporter. Mr. Reedus comes to the Reporter with decades of experience as a journalist, with deep roots as a reporter at The Chicago Defender, Ebony Magazine, and the Chicago Crusader covering Black and Brown neighborhoods and issues like p...

Posted: Dec 18, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 18, 2020 Protesters gather outside Hawthorne Place Care Centre in Toronto on May 31, 2020. The home is owned by Rykka Care Centres, a nursing home chain with one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in Ontario.(Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)