MAYOR PELLEGRINI KEY UPDATES: KING TOWNSHIP, YORK REGION, PROVINCIAL, FEDERAL
COVID-19
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December 17, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau did not address the media today. PROVINCIAL Premier Ford announced details of a provincial long-term care staffing plan; The Ontario government is providing $77 million to help people who were laid off due to COVID-19...
December 16, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Federal health officials provided a COVID-19 vaccine update; Prime Minister Trudeau participated in a year-end interview with Breakfast Television; PROVINCIAL The Ontario government has allocated an additional $695 million to provide...
December 14, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau did not address the media today. Federal health officials provided an update on vaccine procurement and logistical issues; PROVINCIAL Premier Ford provided a video statement on the delivery of Canada’s first COVID-19...
December 11, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau provided an update on COVID-19 vaccines and shared information about Canada’s climate change plan; Federal health officials released updated modelling data; if Canadians maintain current contact levels, more than...
December 10, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau provided an overview of the First Ministers’ meeting. PROVINCIAL Premier Ford will no longer hold daily COVID-19 briefings; he will only address the media to share important COVID-19 information. Provincial health...
December 9, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau did not address the media today. PROVINCIAL Premier Ford did not hold a press conference today; he toured a research facility at University Health Network for COVID-19 vaccine storage. COVID-19 IN YORK REGION: Below is...
December 8, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau did not address the media today. PROVINCIAL Premier Ford did not hold a press conference today; he toured a research facility at University Health Network for COVID-19 vaccine storage. COVID-19 IN YORK REGION: Below...
December 7, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau and health officials announced Canada will receive up to 249,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020; The federal government announced the contract award to FedEx Express Canada and Innomar...
December 4, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL The Federal government is expanding the Canada Emergency Business Account loans; PROVINCIAL Premier Ford did not address the media today; he participated in the first meeting of the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force. The Ontario government...
December 3, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau did not address the media today. Federal ministers and health officials provided an overview of the procurement and regulatory process of COVID-19 vaccines; PROVINCIAL The provincial government provided additional...
December 2, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau did not address the media today. The federal government announced $1.5 billion in new investments for clean drinking water in First Nations communities; PROVINCIAL The Ontario government is expanding home and community...
December 1, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau and federal health officials suggested vaccines will roll out as quickly as possible after Health Canada approvals; PROVINCIAL The Ontario government is collaborating with industry experts to plan the COVID-19 vaccine...
November 30, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau did not address the media today. Prime Minister Trudeau issued a statement on the launch of Christmas Lights Across Canada. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland delivered the Fall 2020...
November 27, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau announced former NATO commander Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin will lead Canada’s vaccine distribution efforts; The governments of Canada and Ontario are committing up to $11.5 million through the Canadian Agricultural...
November 26, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau did not address the media today. Federal ministers and health officials provided an overview of the procurement and regulatory process of COVID-19 vaccines; PROVINCIAL Premier Ford and Minister Lecce announced $13.6...
November 25, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau did not address the media today PROVINCIAL Ontario’s Auditor General released a special report: COVID-19 Preparedness and Management. The Ontario government announced preliminary guidance on safe holiday celebrations....
November 24, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau and Canadian health officials provided an update on Canada’s vaccine strategy; Applications for the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy are open. PROVINCIAL The Ontario government announced the deployment of COVID-19 rapid...
November 23, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau did not address the media today. PROVINCIAL The provincial government announced the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, which will be led by General Rick Hillier; YORK REGION City of Toronto Mayor John Tory...
November 20, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL The federal government shared the latest modelling projections indicating without a sufficient reduction in contact rates, Canada will have 20,000 daily cases by the end of December; PROVINCIAL Ontario has surpassed 100,000 COVID-19 cases. Premier...
November 19, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau announced the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act was introduced in the legislature to help reach the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050; PROVINCIAL The Ontario government is launching a series of education...
November 18, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau did not address the media today. PROVINCIAL Premier Ford announced a potential lockdown for York Region, Toronto and Peel Region; a decision will be going to cabinet and announced in the coming days; Beginning next...
November 17, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau provided an update on the federal government’s PPE response; $25 billion in contributions have been made available to provinces and territories to support COVID-19; Canada’s total COVID-19 cases has surpassed 300,000...
November 16, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau did not address the media today. PROVINCIAL Premier Ford announced the establishment of Supply Ontario, a centralized procurement agency to purchase goods and services; The Ontario government and the agri-food industry...
November 13, 2020
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau announced a $1.5 billion investment to help Canadians in under-represented groups and those in sectors hardest hit by the pandemic; The federal government announced $16 million in funding to support construction of a...