Ontario's mask mandate ends Monday for most public sectors. But one school board is already fighting back, saying it won't follow the provincial ...
Anywhere up to two weeks would have been a good compromise,” said Alexander Brown, chair of the TDSB. That hasn’t stopped the Hamilton Wentworth board. Masks can now be removed in schools, restaurants, bars, grocery stores, banks gyms, libraries and pharmacies, to name a few.
Ontario residents were able to shop, see a movie, and take in a hockey game without wearing a mask for the first time in about a year-and-a-half Monday.
“I have a grandchild who has not been vaccinated because she’s too young, so I want to protect her,” he added. “If we get sick we can’t really continue to operate,” she said. “(Boards) should be able to work with a government to do what’s needed in their local community,” he said. “It’s good to be back after spring break, so let’s hope that everything continues in a good sense.” NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said the board was clearly listening to advice from some public health experts and a coalition of children’s hospitals urging the government to keep masks mandatory in schools for a few more weeks. TORONTO — Ontario residents were able to shop, see a movie, and take in a hockey game without wearing a mask for the first time in about a year-and-a-half as the province lifted face-covering mandates for most public spaces Monday.
Meanwhile, Toronto is holding 24 pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics around the city in its new “Vax and Spring” campaign.
A flight ban on most these countries has been in place since January, as authorities sought to stem the outbreak of the highly transmissible Omicron variant in Hong Kong. Such travellers must also be fully vaccinated and test negative for the coronavirus before entering the city. The country added 19,105 new covid cases on Sunday, down from 22,341 a day earlier, according to Health Ministry data. Beginning Monday, the province will end mask mandates in schools, along with cohorting, physical distancing and daily health screening checks. Many have said they will continue to wear one to protect themselves and vulnerable loved ones from getting sick. City Council will be making a decision this Wednesday whether to lift the Mandatory Mask By-law early,” tweeted the city on Monday. So while some boards recommend masks — at the Toronto District School Board they are “strongly encouraged” — it’s up to individuals to decide what to do. She would continue to wear her mask — until the last child takes theirs off. 4 new deaths were reported in the latest numbers. 30 per cent of the province’s 2,343 adult ICU beds remain available for new patients. His group, les Farfadaas, had set up camp in Gatineau during the occupation in Ottawa. He was arrested outside Ottawa on Feb. 26, almost a week after police cleared the convoy occupation in the streets around Parliament Hill.
Ontario residents were able to shop, see a movie, and take in a hockey game without wearing a mask for the first time in about a year-and-a-half as the ...
1 hr ago 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 1 hr ago Your comments may be used in a CTVNews.ca story. "If we get sick we can't really continue to operate," she said. Burns said he doesn't have a set timeframe for when he'll stop wearing a mask while he's out and about. That's my prerogative," Chessa Pirnasar said, while stressing that if people don't feel comfortable taking off their masks, then she respects their choice. "(Boards) should be able to work with a government to do what's needed in their local community," he said. "It's good to be back after spring break, so let's hope that everything continues in a good sense."
Here's are places where you will need to continue wearing your mask as of March 21: Public transit; Hospitals; Medical clinics; Long-term care homes; Congregate ...
- Bars - Restaurants - Schools
Ontario has lifted its masking requirements in most indoor settings including in schools, restaurants, gyms and stores as the province reports 551 COVID-19 ...
They want a safe return from March break ... many people have travelled during this time." Not all hospitals report data over the weekend, however. "Teachers understand they're going to have to live with COVID but they want a cautious approach to the return," Brown said. De Castro said she will continue to wear her mask in school because she wants to protect her six-year-old brother who has not received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and her 80-year-old grandmother who she lives with. Premier Doug Ford has said he plans to keep wearing a mask in the provincial legislature "for the first few days" after the mandate lifts, stressing that people should be allowed to keep wearing masks if they want to. Stephanie De Castro, a Grade 11 student at Senator O'Connor College School in Toronto, said "a lot" of students at her school walked into school wearing masks on Monday despite the mandate being lifted, including herself.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has said he plans to wear a mask for the first few days at the legislature after the mandate lifts.
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