Ontario will “stay the course” with its less restrictive COVID-19 measures despite a 41 per cent increase in infections over the last 10 days, and leave local health units to deal with flare-ups for now, says Health Minister Christine Elliott. “We know that the numbers have gone up somewhat. We anticipated that would happen,” Elliott…
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French health authority advises against giving Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to people under 30
France’s public health authority has recommended people under 30 be given Pfizer’s Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine when available instead of Moderna Inc’s Spikevax jab, which carried comparatively higher risks of heart-related problems. The Haute Autorite de Sante (HAS), which does not have legal power to ban or license drugs but acts as an adviser to the…
CSALC ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – ADA CHAN [陳可盈]
The Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic is pleased to announce the hiring of its new permanent Executive Director, Ada Chan [陳可盈], who will start on November 15, 2021. Ada was called to the Bar in 2010, and most of her career has been at Legal Aid Ontario as a Duty Counsel, first for family…
As Ontario COVID cases rise, there’s a simple strategy to keep things under control (probably)
Nobody wants to say here we go again, but here we are. Ontario has lived a relatively charmed pandemic life since the summer, and it appears to be over. The province’s seven-day case average has risen approximately 30 per cent in a week; vaccination efforts are stalling as we go. One rule of the virus is that…
JOB POSTING FOR STAFF LAWYER
STAFF LAWYER CHINESE AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN LEGAL CLINIC ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH POTENTIAL FOR PERMANENT POSITION November 1, 2021 Funded by Legal Aid Ontario (LAO), theChinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic (CSALC)is a dynamic community legal clinic which serves low-income members of Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian communities in Ontario. CSALC is hiring a Staff Lawyer…
The pandemic may be the perfect time to rethink how we travel
As of Monday, you can travel across the U.S. border — and around the world — if you’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19. But is there a way to inoculate yourself against the menace of mass tourism when it makes a full comeback? Since early last year, most of us have been grounded, suffering from Groundhog Day syndrome…
Ontario COVID cases surge to highest daily count in almost a month
Ontario is reporting 636 COVID-19 cases, according to its latest report released Sunday morning, the highest daily increase in a month. This is about 50 per cent more than last Sunday, and the most since Oct. 9 when the province announced 654 cases. Two more deaths were also reported. Ontario has administered 12,754 vaccine doses since its…
Canadians travelling to Florida should be prepared for the state’s lax COVID-19 rules
Ghosts and goblins were running amok on the suburban streets of Palm Beach County, shrieking with laughter as their candy bags filled up with treats. There were evil princesses and noble superheroes, hundreds of them, swarming driveways and front porches. The grown-ups were dressed up, too. Some were in elaborate costumes, like Civil War uniforms…
Is travelling during a pandemic fun? We sent a Star reporter to an all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean to find out
PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC—You can almost forget about the ongoing collective nightmare of the pandemic when you’re sipping a mojito in the pink twilight on the edge of the undulating Atlantic, and a long arc of surf foams over the distant reef, and a soft breeze rustles the palm fronds and laps against your sun-tender…
Government Takes Further Action to Protect Schools
Expanded Testing Options Will Reduce Disruption and Absenteeism TORONTO — To support safer schools and reduce barriers to testing for all school-aged children, Ontario’s Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, announced increased access to low-barrier testing options to support in-person student attendance at school and reduce disruptions to families. Ontario schools remain safe, according to the…