Rob Ferguson
toronto.com
Canada
Contact Rob
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Rob:
Doug Ford accepts Ontario nurses’ invite to meet after mistakenly saying he couldn’t
Ontario’s nurses are getting the ear of Premier Doug Ford as the province approaches the two year mark of a pandemic that has left them frustrated, exhausted and burned out. → Read More
Ontario plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions on Jan. 31
The countdown is on. → Read More
Ontario will offer COVID-19 booster shots to everyone 18 and older starting Monday
Ontarians 18 and older can start getting COVID-19 booster shots Monday as the province scrambles to blunt the rapid advance of the Omicron variant. → Read More
Ontario keeps capacity limits on night clubs, wedding venues
Ontario is extending capacity limits on night clubs, wedding venues with dancing and strip clubs as COVID-19 cases continue rising and the science table warns hospitals will be “under strain” early next year as intensive care admissions increase. → Read More
Ontario extends COVID-19 booster shots to those 50 and older
Booster shots will be available to Ontarians over 50 starting Dec. 13 as the province steps up the fight against COVID-19 with the advent of the Omicron variant. → Read More
Ontario preparing ‘enhanced strategy’ to fight COVID-19’s Omicron variant
Ontario is investigating two more suspected cases of COVID-19’s Omicron variant in Ottawa and another two in Hamilton as it prepares an “enhanced strategy” to fight the virus, says chief medical officer Dr. Kieran Moore. → Read More
COVID-19 vaccination data was used to send spam text messages, OPP say
A man who worked in Ontario’s vaccination booking call centre is one of two facing criminal charges in a security breach of the provincial COVID-19 immunization system. → Read More
Ontario expands COVID-19 booster shots to 2.75 million residents
Ontario is offering COVID-19 booster shots to another 2.75 million citizens at higher risk of infection, including those over 70 years of age, anyone who got two doses of AstraZeneca or one of Janssen and front-line health-care workers. → Read More
Ontario will double fines and order takeovers at nursing homes that break new rules
Nursing homes breaking the rules would see maximum fines doubled and the worst performers could face temporary takeovers under long-awaited legislation proposed Thursday in the wake of a pandemic that saw almost 4,000 vulnerable residents die. → Read More
Ontario putting $100M into adding 2,000 more nurses in the next few years
It’s earn-while-you-learn time in nursing homes as the province works to improve care and boost staffing levels that have taken a hit in the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More
Ontario will double its staff of nursing-home inspectors
Ontario is doubling the number of nursing home inspectors in the wake of COVID-19 to keep a closer eye on living conditions in long-term care and to zero in on infractions. → Read More
Keep COVID-19 mask rules and vaccine passports, Ontario science table tells Doug Ford
As Premier Doug Ford prepares to ease COVID-19 capacity limits on restaurants, bars and gyms starting next week, the science table advising him says public health measures like masking and vaccination certification should remain in place. → Read More
Liberal MPP sought COVID-19 vaccination exemption for personal support worker
Ontario’s Liberals are being accused of saying one thing and doing another after their Thunder Bay MPP sought special treatment for a personal support worker who was about to become unemployed for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19. → Read More
Ontario lifts capacity limits for theatres and pro sports venues, but not gyms or restaurants
Just in time for the hockey and basketball seasons, Ontario is lifting COVID-19 capacity limits in some places where proof of vaccination is required — such as movie theatres, concert halls and the Scotiabank Arena — but not in restaurants and gyms. → Read More
Doug Ford defends decision to let unvaccinated MPPs sit as Progressive Conservatives
Premier Doug Ford is defending his controversial decision to allow two Progressive Conservative MPPs who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 to remain in his caucus with undisclosed... → Read More
Ontario makes COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for workers in long-term care
Ontario is making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all nursing-home workers to improve safety levels in the face of the Delta variant. → Read More
Fake COVID-19 vaccine exemptions could be a problem, Ontario officials say
Fake exemptions could be a problem when Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine certificate system takes effect in restaurants, bars, sports stadiums and other venues next Wednesday, officials say. → Read More
Doug Ford rejects initial proposals for COVID-19 vaccination passports
Ontario is scrambling to pull a promised COVID-19 vaccination passport plan together after Premier Doug Ford sent proposals back to the drawing board. → Read More
COVID-19 vaccination passports coming to Ontario ‘within weeks’
Premier Doug Ford is reversing course and bringing a COVID-19 vaccination passport system to Ontario, the Star has learned. → Read More
Ontario tells school boards to set up clinics to boost student, teacher vaccinations
In a push to get more COVID-19 shots into students and teachers as the Delta variant surges, Ontario is directing school boards and regional public health units to set up vaccination clinics at or near schools. → Read More