COVID-19 test

Michael Kras
09 Feb 2022

Ontario is now giving out COVID-19 rapid tests through grocery stores

Let’s try this again, shall we? After a move to distribute COVID-19 rapid tests through LCBO locations fell fantastically short, the Ontario government has begun to distribute rapid tests through ov...

Michael Kras
31 Dec 2021

Ontario limits PCR testing to high-risk individuals, delays return to school

The Ontario government has announced some changes to its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the exponential rise of the Omicron variant. The new measures, announced on Thursday, including delaying ...

Michael Kras
17 Nov 2021

Ontario will allow symptomatic COVID-19 testing in pharmacies

In a move that’s raised many eyebrows, the Ontario government has announced plans to allow testing for symptomatic COVID-19 at some pharmacies in the province. On Tuesday, Premier Doug Ford said tha...

Michael Kras
02 Jul 2021

Hamilton Chamber of Commerce is giving COVID-19 rapid tests to small businesses

As the local economy slowly reopens and efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic continue to accelerate, the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce has launched a significant program for the city’s small and ...

Michael Kras
19 May 2021

Shoppers Drug Mart locations in Hamilton are now selling COVID-19 rapid tests

Hamilton residents are now able to pay for COVID-19 rapid screenings at Shoppers Drug Mart locations all over the city. Loblaw Companies – the parent corporation of Shoppers Drug Mart – announced ...

Michael Kras
12 Feb 2021

Two Hamilton schools trying rapid COVID-19 testing this weekend

In an effort to enhance health & safety measures as schools in Hamilton return to in-person learning, local public health has teamed up with Hamilton’s public and Catholic school boards to offer...