Unions representing Kingston hospital worker say employees are exhausted and burn out, and feel supported by the province during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Province of Ontario says 40 per cent of all care homes across Ontario have had a chance to get the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

"In terms of my list of worries about how we're going to care for the surge of patients .. the problem will be mostly staffing based," said Dr. Brooks Fallis.

The Ford government has ordered a one month lockdown. The second since March.

Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston MPP has held several social gatherings with people opposed to mandatory masks and lockdowns. Now medical experts are explaining the science behind it all.

Brantford and Brant County have received $1.9 million in provincial funding to support COVID-19 safety and keep an isolation shelter open through winter.

London, Ont., was the first municipality in Canada to move to a ranked ballot system.

A spokesman for Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark says municipalities should not "experiment" with changes to municipal votes during the pandemic.

Ontario Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Minister Lisa MacLeod made the announcement on Twitter Monday evening.

"I feel like there should be ... different categories, different modifications for small group classes. We're talking about running less than eight people in a class."