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Tuesday, April 22, 2025
COVID-19
New Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine now available in Niagara
The newly approved Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine will be available for…
Niagara Health reinstating mask mandate for staff starting Monday
All staff at hospitals in the Niagara region will be…
Hamilton Health Sciences to reinstate mandatory masking for staff
Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) says they will reinstate masking in…
Doctors recommend getting the updated COVID-19 shot
Public health officials say the number of COVID-19 infections are…
Health Canada approves updated Moderna vaccine for COVID-19
Health Canada has approved an updated Moderna COV-19 vaccine for…
Reinfection possible for seniors after contracting Omicron: McMaster study
A new study out of McMaster University has found that…
St. Catharines bridal shop closure leaves brides stranded without gowns
Dozens of brides in the Niagara area are left scrambling…
Ontario government plans to recoup COVID-19 loans to province’s doctors
Ontario doctors who received loans from the province during the…
Ontario to stop free COVID-19 rapid test program in pharmacies, grocery stores
TORONTO — An Ontario program that distributes free rapid tests…
Ontario hospitals prepare and brace for summer ER staffing challenges
Hospitals in smaller and rural Ontario communities have been recruiting,…
Hamilton pauses mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for workers
The City of Hamilton is putting a pause on its…
Lack of Ontario long COVID strategy risks care: ministry documents
Ontario’s lack of a long COVID strategy has led the…
St. Catharines libraries to lend carbon dioxide monitors to check air quality
Niagara Region Public Health and St. Catharines Public Library created…
Transport Minister proposes tighter consumer rules for airlines
VIDEO: Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra proposed changes to strengthen…
Niagara Health lifts mask mandate as other hospitals also ease rules
Niagara Health says mask requirements will be lifted on Wednesday…
Several southwestern Ontario hospitals lift mask mandates
Several southwestern Ontario hospitals say that starting next week staff,…
High-risk people should get next COVID-19 boosters: Ontario’s top doctor
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says people who are…
COVID-19, flu, cold clinics close today around the Golden Horseshoe
COVID-19 assessment centres, cold and flu care clinics around the…
Flu, COVID-19, and cold clinic closes at McMaster Children’s Hospital
Hamilton Health Sciences announced plans to close the flu, COVID…
Ontario to nix temporary paid sick days, lift some COVID measures in LTC homes
Ontario will soon end its temporary paid sick day program,…
