Danielle Smith proposes vaccine mandate ban for post-secondary schools
As a string of Canadian universities and colleges prohibit unvaccinated students from attending their studies, United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership candidate Danielle Smith says she would make vaccine mandates illegal for post-secondary schools in Alberta
Western University students protest vaccine mandate
Hundreds of Western University students, along with their parents and former faculty, have begun their protest against the institution’s sudden, discriminatory, and wholly unnecessary vaccine mandate.
Ontario Science Table will be dissolved on September 6
The Ontario Science Table, which is responsible for producing provincial COVID reports, will be dissolved on September 6. However, Premier Ford says this isn’t the end.
McMaster University and the University of Waterloo say no vaccine mandate
McMaster University and the University of Waterloo announced that, unlike U of T and Western University, they would not have a vaccine mandate for the fall semester.
Western University students speak out against vaccine mandate
Several Western University students have spoken to the student advocacy group Students4Agency about the return of the vaccine mandate and why it can’t be reimplemented.
Ontario’s spending on temporary nurses is out of control
Amidst a critical nurse shortage in the province, Ontario’s spending on temporary nurses has reached levels never before seen.
Laurentian University says no plans to reinstate vaccine mandate
A recent email from Laurentian University confirms that, barring changes to public health guidelines, the school has no intention of reinstating its vaccine mandate in the fall.
Masks deemed unnecessary in Ontario schools
The Ontario Education Ministry announced that masks are no longer needed in schools as a safety measure for COVID.
U of T vaccine mandate to return in fall, boosters required to live on campus
The University of Toronto (U of T) has announced it’s bringing back its vaccine mandate for students living on campus for the Fall semester and will require they all receive boosters.
Four Toronto doctors die within one week of COVID booster expansion
Four doctors in the Greater Toronto Area died within the same week after COVID vaccine booster eligibility was expanded.