Tag: Christine Elliott
about 2 years ago
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Free COVID-19 rapid tests will be available until July 31, Ontario says

Free rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 are being extended until “at least” July 31 as infection levels jump following ...

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about 2 years ago
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Opinion | Money and vote-splitting both favour Doug Ford in Ontario’s June election

Unless the anti-Ford vote coalesces around the NDP or Liberals, Ford could easily romp to a second majority victory.

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about 2 years ago
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Doug Ford says current PC candidates a ‘better slate,’ but insiders say team weakened by loss of ...

Of the 76 Progressive Conservative MPPs elected in Premier Doug Ford’s landslide victory four years ago, 19 of them w...

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about 2 years ago
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Ford government offers Ontario nurses a $5K ‘retention’ bonus

Ontario nurses are being offered a $5,000 “retention” bonus by Premier Doug Ford’s government — half before the June ...

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about 2 years ago
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Ontario backs down on plan to deregulate traditional Chinese medicine

The Ontario government is backing down on a controversial plan to deregulate acupuncture and other forms of tradition...

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about 2 years ago
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Opinion | Without Christine Elliott, will Doug Ford revert to form?

The deputy premier was one of the main guardrails keeping Ford in his lane and on course, Martin Regg Cohn writes.

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about 2 years ago
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Health Minister Christine Elliott officially announces she’s no longer running for re-election in...

Premier Doug Ford is losing another key member of his cabinet as Health Minister Christine Elliott — also his deputy ...

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about 2 years ago
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Deputy Premier Christine Elliott will not seek re-election, sources say

Premier Doug Ford is about to lose another key member of his cabinet as Ontario’s spring election approaches.

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over 2 years ago
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Ontario plans to resume non-emergency surgeries and procedures within days

As the Omicron wave of COVID-19 subsides, non-emergency surgeries, including cancer and heart procedures, are resumin...

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over 2 years ago
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Parents can get back-to-back vaccine appointments for their kids, Christine Elliott says

Parents seeking to book more than one child for a COVID-19 shot can use the provincial telephone hotline to get appoi...

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over 2 years ago
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Eye exams back on Tuesday as Ontario and optometrists agree to talks

Eye exams for children, seniors and social assistance recipients are back on starting Tuesday in a truce between opto...

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over 2 years ago
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Opinion | Boosters will help in our war of attrition against COVID. But Ontario should prepare fo...

More than anything, boosters are a reminder of the obvious: vaccines still work, the pandemic isn’t over, and governm...

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over 2 years ago
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Ontario will ‘stay the course’ with current COVID-19 restrictions despite surge in new cases, Chr...

Ontario will “stay the course” with its less restrictive COVID-19 measures despite a 41 per cent increase in infectio...

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over 2 years ago
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Ontario will unveil its plan for COVID-19 booster shots on Wednesday

Ontario will unveil its plan for more COVID-19 booster shots Wednesday, clearing the way for AstraZeneca recipients a...

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almost 3 years ago
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Christine Elliott wants Ontario to take a ‘very cautious approach to opening up further’ because ...

Amid encouraging vaccination rates, low case counts, and the first day without a COVID-19 death in Ontario since Octo...

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almost 3 years ago
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Ontario is accelerating COVID-19 shots for kids aged 12 to 17

Ontario is boosting COVID-19 shots for kids aged 12-17, and will open booking slots for them Monday at 8 a.m.

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almost 3 years ago
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Early reopening for Ontario is uncertain, health minister says

An earlier reopening from third wave COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario remains up in the air with Health Minister Chri...

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almost 3 years ago
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‘It has been an incredibly difficult year’: Children’s mental health services get funding boost f...

Mental health agencies serving children and youth are getting a five per cent boost in provincial funding to improve ...

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about 3 years ago
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Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to be offered in more pharmacies after AstraZeneca doses are halted

Ontario is moving Pfizer and Moderna vaccines into almost 2,500 pharmacies and into more primary care settings across...

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about 3 years ago
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Ontario to send half of COVID-19 vaccines to hot spots and 18 years and up can book shots by end ...

Ontario is putting half of all COVID-19 vaccine shipments into designated hot zones, and adults 18 and up will be eli...

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about 3 years ago
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Ontario about to reveal which pharmacies will get vaccines for seniors aged 60 to 64

On Wednesday, Ontario will reveal an initial list of 380 pharmacies getting AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, setting th...

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about 3 years ago
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Some pharmacies in Toronto, and the Kingston and Windsor areas will soon be offering COVID-19 vac...

Pharmacies in Toronto, the Kingston and Windsor areas expect to be swamped with interest in for COVID-19 shots when t...

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about 3 years ago
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Ontarians will soon find out ‘when and where’ they can get their COVID-19 vaccines, Christine Ell...

Ontarians will soon learn “when and how” they can get COVID-19 shots, Health Minister Christine Elliott said Tuesday ...

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over 3 years ago
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Opinion | Crisis? Ontario’s COVID-19 response is just adequate enough to say that others are worse

According to Doug Ford’s government, Alberta is in crisis. Here, there’s not much to get overly worried about, includ...

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over 3 years ago
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Ontario marks a fourth straight day with more than 1,700 new cases of COVID-19

Ontario has marked its fourth day in a row with more than 1,700 new cases of COVID-19, pushing the seven-day average ...

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