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It’s a decision by indecision.

Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce this afternoon whether schools in Ontario will reopen to in-person learning this month.

On April 20, when Premier Doug Ford went into quarantine because of workplace exposure to C-19, he was under attack for not listening to the Science Table,…

Article content Ontario reports 733 new cases Wednesday 42 new cases reported in Ottawa We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. COVID-19: Ontario schools to remain closed, but premier considers speeding up other reopening measures Back to video Students won’t return to school before September, Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday. While acknowledging that the pandemic has been hard on children, the premier said if students head back to school, it could...

Concerning delta B.1.617 variant most predominant in Peel Region, top doctor says by Lucas Casaletto Last Updated Jun 2, 2021 at 1:00 pm EDT Peel Region’s Medical Officer of Health says the B.1.617 variant first detected in India is growing across the province revealing that Peel has the highest proportion of the delta variant. Dr. Lawrence Loh said Wednesday that while Peel Region’s vaccination rollout has helped limit the spread of the virus, there are growing concerns about the B.1.617 v...

  TORONTO -- Schools in Ontario could remain closed to in-person learning for the remainder of the academic year as the provincial government scraps a promise to reopen classrooms before the economy, CTV News Toronto has learned. Sources say the governments planning and priorities committee made the initial decision on Monday not to reopen schools for the remaining weeks of June, including on a regional basis. This goes against the advice from the Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David ...

Article content Starting Monday, second doses will be offered to anyone over 80 years of age, followed by anyone over 70 beginning the week of June 14. “Once we’ve provided more protection to our most vulnerable we’ll begin offering more Ontarians their second doses,” tweeted Premier Doug Ford. “This means we’re all getting one step closer to normal.” In Ottawa, 39 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported as of Sunday afternoon for a total of 27,058 cases and 676 active ...

Ontario has announced that it will be the first province to mandate immunization policies for long-term care homes. The requirement, set out in a minister’s directive under the Long-Term Care Homes Act, requires homes to have COVID-19 immunization policies for staff as of July 1. The directive requires that staff members in LTC homes must do one of three things: provide proof of each dose of vaccination; provide a documented reason for not being...

Ford’s gambit of asking for input in a very public fashion has turned the tables on those who urge him to follow the science.