COVID-19 Local News

WATCH: Public Health Ontario briefing to highlight vaccine prioritization, distribution

Dr. Barbara Yaffe will be joined by vaccine distribution task force members

Dec 30, 2020 12:30 PM Read more >

Ontario reports record 2,923 new COVID cases today

There are more than 20,000 active cases in Ontario and 1,177 people are hospitalized with COVID-19

Dec 30, 2020 10:48 AM Read more >

Chill out on New Year's Eve, says Ontario associate chief medical officer

Celebrate within your own household, Dr. Barbara Yaffe urges

Dec 29, 2020 6:15 PM Read more >

One new case of COVID-19 reported by Public Health Sudbury & Districts

There are currently 10 active cases in the Sudbury region

Dec 29, 2020 5:50 PM Read more >

Can you repeat that? Why COVID-19 face masks make it so hard to hear

Different mask materials impact speech more than others. The best ones, Wilson said, are the disposable medical masks (blue masks)

Dec 29, 2020 5:00 PM Read more >

WATCH: Associate chief medical officer to provide pandemic update

Dr. Barbara Yaffe is joined by Dr. Vanessa Allen, chief of microbiology and laboratory science with Public Health Ontario

Dec 29, 2020 2:30 PM Read more >

Vaccines for Northern Ontario citizens not likely to be distributed until the spring

Priority is for health-care workers and long-term care residents

Dec 29, 2020 2:00 PM Read more >

Ontario Northland continues to operate for essential travel through lockdown

Those with previously purchased tickets will not be charged cancellation fees should they choose not to travel

Dec 29, 2020 1:03 PM Read more >

Ontario reports record 2,553 new COVID cases today

There are three known active cases in the Algoma District

Dec 29, 2020 11:32 AM Read more >

Watch: Hillier provides an update on vaccine rollout

Watch the livestream of the media briefing here

Dec 29, 2020 10:30 AM Read more >