"The easy part of this is to cut a cheque and order the vaccines ... the toughest thing for all provinces is logistics and distribution."

Health Minister Christine Elliott says today that the government has asked Dr. David Williams to stay on as chief medical officer of health until September.

For Canada to reverse the course of the virus, it will require a 'combined effort' of actions by individuals and public health authorities, Tam said.

"We know even from the latest literature that when schools were closed, there were harms associated with it," Toronto's associate medical officer of health said.

“Surgery is particularly important in children in terms of time because of growth and development … and surgery is often timed critically with certain stages of development."

Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital will not only address Mackenzie Health's own backlog, but it will provide assistance to William Osler Health System and Southlake Regional Health Centre.

“It’s just not fair, not fair to families. We need to have answers and accountability."

Toronto police say a 27-year-old woman was fined $750 for failing to comply with the Reopening of Ontario Act, which limits indoor gatherings to 10 people per facility.

 It comes just shy of a month after Canada hit 200,000 cases nationally. 

St. Thomas Mayor Joe Preston was blunt in his message to the organizers of the so-called Freedom Rally planned for his community this weekend: "We don't want you here … stay home."