The convoy, driven by a group of truckers and their supporters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, worked its way through Saskatchewan and Manitoba on Tuesday, and is now heading for Toronto. It marks a return for Collision to the in-person format organizers cancelled in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic struck and the conference moved online. 12:02 p.m. Ontario child-care operators and staff are calling on the provincial government to take steps to make those settings safer during the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the sector’s long-term viability. The 92 new COVID-19 deaths Ontario is reporting Wednesday are second-most of the pandemic, after 100 on Jan. 15, 2021, reports the Star’s Ed Tubb. 9 a.m. January isn’t over, but with 1,144 COVID-19 deaths reported this month in Quebec, it’s already the fifth deadliest month of the COVID-19 pandemic in the province.

Source: thestar January 27, 2022 00:08 UTC