TORONTO Ontarians aged 80 and older became eligible to move up their second COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday, but securing an earlier appointment was a bit challenging in some health regions due to a lack of supply. The government announced last week that it would shorten the minimum interval between doses to just four weeks, starting with some of Ontario s oldest residents. Joyce Grant was able to move her mother’s second dose appointment up to June 5 from early July, but she couldn’t find an appointment in her Peterborough, Ont. where her mother lives and received her first dose. “They were like an hour and a half away,” she said.
One woman is without vital signs and two men have been rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a collision on the southbound Don Valley Parkway.
The Canadian real estate market has seen soaring prices, bidding wars and a lack of supply throughout the pandemic. There is a concern some home buyers may be stretching their mortgage budgets to the max, which is why a new mortgage stress test will be coming into effect on June 1. The new rules will reduce the buying power for some home buyers, protect people in the event that interest rates go up and potentially cool the Canadian housing market, which has seen record prices this year. “Tomorrow, it gets harder to qualify for a mortgage for most people according to Rob McLister, mortgage editor for Rates.ca.