Coronavirus: Ontario’s top doctor urges people not to rely on vaccines alone, push back on pandemic fatigue
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Ford faces cross-provincial push to back down from Crown Royal ban
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Snowstorms smother Eastern Canada, cause power outage
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Doug Ford slams Carney EV deal with China, says PM was using ‘burner phone’ on trip
05:18 | January 19, 2026
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Carney offers assurances to auto workers after controversial Canada-China EV deal
03:47 | January 18, 2026
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‘I don’t trust what the Chinese put in these cars’: Doug Ford unhappy about Canada-China EV deal
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‘People are frustrated’: First Nation leaders call for action amid Kashechewan’s water crisis
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Coronavirus: Ontario’s top doctor urges people not to rely on vaccines alone, push back on pandemic fatigue
Description
January 4, 2021
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams urged people on Monday to not to just rely on COVID-19 vaccines and stop following public health measures, and said people must push back on pandemic fatigue before measures can safely be lifted. He said Ontario still has to wait a couple of months for vaccines to be more widely distributed.
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Coronavirus: Ontario’s top doctor urges people not to rely on vaccines alone, push back on pandemic fatigue00:34 | January 4, 2021 -
Severe winter weather hammers southern Ontario01:12 | February 18, 2026 -
‘I support him’: Doug Ford says Don Cherry is deserving of Order of Ontario01:07 | February 17, 2026 -
Crown Royal to stay on LCBO shelves after $23M deal with parent company Diageo00:43 | February 13, 2026 -
Why is Trump threatening to block the Gordie Howe bridge from opening?02:15 | February 10, 2026 -
Trump’s Gordie Howe bridge threat ‘doesn’t make any sense’: Windsor mayor02:18 | February 10, 2026 -
‘Double down’: Ford urges Ontarians to support U.S. booze ban in face of Trump bridge threat01:16 | February 10, 2026 -
Ontario-wide probe on police corruption ordered amid Toronto fallout03:44 | February 9, 2026 -
Winter Olympics 2026: Canada’s Megan Oldham wins bronze in women’s freeski slopestyle00:27 | February 9, 2026 -
Global News at 6 Toronto: Feb. 7, 202611:12 | February 7, 2026 -
Global News at 5:30 Durham: Feb. 613:19 | February 6, 2026 -
Toronto man arrested for theft after chop shop discovered north of Peterborough00:49 | February 4, 2026 -
Body of Canadian soldier who died in Latvia formally repatriated01:33 | February 3, 2026 -
Global News at 5:30 Durham: Feb. 221:07 | February 2, 2026 -
Global News at 6 Toronto: February 2, 202619:38 | February 2, 2026 -
Search for missing Whitby skier continues a year since Mont Tremblant disappearance01:59 | February 2, 2026 -
The Morning Show: January 2845:49 | January 28, 2026 -
Poilievre jokes that Canadians wouldn’t go hungry if they ‘could eat the prime minister’s photo ops’00:37 | January 27, 2026 -
Carney says Conservative ‘Sovereignty Act’ would ‘destroy’ Canada, not build it after Poilievre pitch01:11 | January 27, 2026 -
Carney, Poilievre go head-to-head on grocery rebate initiative, cost of living in 1st debate of 202601:56 | January 27, 2026 -
Record winter storm buries Eastern Canada02:15 | January 26, 2026 -
Flights, schools cancelled in Toronto as ‘historic’ winter storm wallops Ontario03:45 | January 25, 2026 -
Ford says GFL is only opening office in U.S., still employ ‘thousands and thousands’ in Ontario00:41 | January 21, 2026 -
Doug Ford wants feds to repeal EV mandates after Carney strikes deal for Chinese-made vehicles04:34 | January 21, 2026 -
Ford faces cross-provincial push to back down from Crown Royal ban01:54 | January 20, 2026 -
Snowstorms smother Eastern Canada, cause power outage01:42 | January 19, 2026 -
Doug Ford slams Carney EV deal with China, says PM was using ‘burner phone’ on trip05:18 | January 19, 2026 -
Carney offers assurances to auto workers after controversial Canada-China EV deal03:47 | January 18, 2026 -
‘I don’t trust what the Chinese put in these cars’: Doug Ford unhappy about Canada-China EV deal03:53 | January 16, 2026 -
Parts of Ontario, Quebec digging out of severe snowstorm02:04 | January 15, 2026 -
‘People are frustrated’: First Nation leaders call for action amid Kashechewan’s water crisis01:54 | January 14, 2026 -
Ontario Liberals announce Bonnie Crombie will step down immediately02:06 | January 14, 2026
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Coronavirus: Ontario’s top doctor urges people not to rely on vaccines alone, push back on pandemic fatigue00:34 | January 4, 2021
-
Severe winter weather hammers southern Ontario01:12 | February 18, 2026
-
‘I support him’: Doug Ford says Don Cherry is deserving of Order of Ontario01:07 | February 17, 2026
-
Crown Royal to stay on LCBO shelves after $23M deal with parent company Diageo00:43 | February 13, 2026
-
Why is Trump threatening to block the Gordie Howe bridge from opening?02:15 | February 10, 2026
-
Trump’s Gordie Howe bridge threat ‘doesn’t make any sense’: Windsor mayor02:18 | February 10, 2026
-
‘Double down’: Ford urges Ontarians to support U.S. booze ban in face of Trump bridge threat01:16 | February 10, 2026
-
Ontario-wide probe on police corruption ordered amid Toronto fallout03:44 | February 9, 2026
-
Winter Olympics 2026: Canada’s Megan Oldham wins bronze in women’s freeski slopestyle00:27 | February 9, 2026
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Global News at 6 Toronto: Feb. 7, 202611:12 | February 7, 2026
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Global News at 5:30 Durham: Feb. 613:19 | February 6, 2026
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Toronto man arrested for theft after chop shop discovered north of Peterborough00:49 | February 4, 2026
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Body of Canadian soldier who died in Latvia formally repatriated01:33 | February 3, 2026
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Global News at 5:30 Durham: Feb. 221:07 | February 2, 2026
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Global News at 6 Toronto: February 2, 202619:38 | February 2, 2026
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Search for missing Whitby skier continues a year since Mont Tremblant disappearance01:59 | February 2, 2026
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The Morning Show: January 2845:49 | January 28, 2026
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Poilievre jokes that Canadians wouldn’t go hungry if they ‘could eat the prime minister’s photo ops’00:37 | January 27, 2026
-
Carney says Conservative ‘Sovereignty Act’ would ‘destroy’ Canada, not build it after Poilievre pitch01:11 | January 27, 2026
-
Carney, Poilievre go head-to-head on grocery rebate initiative, cost of living in 1st debate of 202601:56 | January 27, 2026
-
Record winter storm buries Eastern Canada02:15 | January 26, 2026
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Flights, schools cancelled in Toronto as ‘historic’ winter storm wallops Ontario03:45 | January 25, 2026
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Ford says GFL is only opening office in U.S., still employ ‘thousands and thousands’ in Ontario00:41 | January 21, 2026
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Doug Ford wants feds to repeal EV mandates after Carney strikes deal for Chinese-made vehicles04:34 | January 21, 2026
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Ford faces cross-provincial push to back down from Crown Royal ban01:54 | January 20, 2026
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Snowstorms smother Eastern Canada, cause power outage01:42 | January 19, 2026
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Doug Ford slams Carney EV deal with China, says PM was using ‘burner phone’ on trip05:18 | January 19, 2026
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Carney offers assurances to auto workers after controversial Canada-China EV deal03:47 | January 18, 2026
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‘I don’t trust what the Chinese put in these cars’: Doug Ford unhappy about Canada-China EV deal03:53 | January 16, 2026
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Parts of Ontario, Quebec digging out of severe snowstorm02:04 | January 15, 2026
-
‘People are frustrated’: First Nation leaders call for action amid Kashechewan’s water crisis01:54 | January 14, 2026
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Ontario Liberals announce Bonnie Crombie will step down immediately02:06 | January 14, 2026
Coronavirus: Ontario’s top doctor urges people not to rely on vaccines alone, push back on pandemic fatigue
Description
January 4, 2021
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams urged people on Monday to not to just rely on COVID-19 vaccines and stop following public health measures, and said people must push back on pandemic fatigue before measures can safely be lifted. He said Ontario still has to wait a couple of months for vaccines to be more widely distributed.
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