TORONTO More than 100 employees of a Canada Post facility in Mississauga, Ont. have tested positive for COVID-19 so far this month. The Crown corporation confirmed Wednesday that there had been 121 cases at its Dixie Road location. Public Health has confirmed that Canada Post is able to maintain its operations. Any employees who do test positive will leave the workplace and self-isolate, Canada Post said in a statement. According to the Crown corporation, more than 4,500 employees are working in mail processing, technical services, transportation, casual and administration at the facility. Canada Post noted that Peel Public Health had also directed them to test one shift of employees at its Gateway East facility for the novel coronavirus. Testing began on Tuesday.
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Joe Biden since he was formally sworn into office yesterday, which is tentatively booked for Friday.
As the Canadian Press notes, “the two have a lot to talk about,” what with Biden having followed up his swearing-in by signing off on an opening day executive order “effectively cancelling the US$8-billion Keystone Xl pipeline expansion” despite a frantic eleventh-hour lobbying push by Canada to get him to reconsider his campaign pledge to pull the plug on the project.
But Santa always puts a smile on people’s faces.
Calling it the Superfan Golden Ticket, Super Santa handed out gifts to children who may not have received one in this difficult year.
“I love being Santa,” he said. “It was so much fun.”
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It was kind of nice because the kids didn’t get to see Santa in the malls or in the local parades in this year of the pandemic. But as Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie reminded, the Erin Mills Auto Centre has teamed up with partners to offer free virtual visits with Santa in a “fantastic way to keep the joy and magic of Christmas alive for kids.”
Published Friday, December 18, 2020 7:26AM EST Last Updated Friday, December 18, 2020 5:54PM EST Hamilton has been placed under a lockdown in the province’s tiered framework for COVID-19 restrictions and Premier Doug Ford says that an announcement is coming Monday on additional measures to curb the spread of the virus. Ford made the comment as he delivered prepared remarks prior to an emergency meeting via teleconference with 113 Ontario hospital leaders on Friday afternoon. He said that the lockdown orders in Toronto and Peel that are set to expire next week will also be extended and will now be re-assessed on Jan. 4. “The trends that we are seeing throughout Ontario are very, very concerning and nothing is more important to our government than making sure we protect the health and safety of each and every person,” he said. “We are going to have an emergency meeting over the weekend and we will make a decision (on what is next) on Mon
Published Wednesday, December 16, 2020 5:49PM EST Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie says a GTA-wide lockdown is needed to bring the number of COVID-19 cases down as there is evidence that people are region-hopping. During her weekly COVID-19 briefing, Crombie said aggregate cellphone data showed that people continue to cross regions to shop, dine out, and visit family and friends, more so than during the first wave. She believes that it has led to more community spread. I know this holiday season is not what any of us wanted. But we all have to continue to listen to the advice of public health. I know how tempting it will be to make some exceptions, like going over to your neighbour s house for a cup of coffee or a casual drink or having extended family over for a small gathering or going to visit a loved one or to the family cottage, she said.