Beyond Local

A lot has changed for the cruise ship industry in the last year and a half

Last week her government announced new immigration measures for what it described as potentially "several thousand" Afghans, including interpreters who worked with the Canadian Armed Forces, staff currently or previously employed at the Canadian Embassy and their families

The province announced Thursday that 80 per cent of residents aged 12 and older have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, meaning one of three conditions the province has set for moving beyond Step 3 of its reopening plan has been met

The penalty for violating the would-be laws ranges up to five per cent of a platform's gross global revenue or $25 million, whichever is higher

Pandemic-era guidance for child care centres doesn't allow for group sensory play, such as water tables

Ford said the province is looking at more accommodations in the Greater Toronto Area, if evacuees are willing to travel that far

Long-term care residents have accounted for the majority of COVID-19 deaths in Canada

The government first outlined the proposed change to the labour code two years ago in May 2019, but it wasn't until last October that labour officials decided to look at the issue anew when the government was presented with a petition

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says there have been no reports of illness associated with the products

Chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore said that it's complicated work to tie individual cases to vaccination status, but it's important information