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Ontario should prioritize vaccine rollout by neighbourhood as well as age: experts
TORONTO — Ontario's science advisors say prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations based on neighbourhood as well as age could prevent thousands of cases and reduce the...
Yorkworks Employment Services to close Sutton and Stouffville locations
By: Mike Anderson
Yorkworks Employment Services, which provided free employment counselling to local residents for more than 20 years, will permanently close its locations in...
CGIFN may expand drone-delivery pilot project to include non-medical supplies
By: Mike Anderson
A drone-delivery pilot project, which provides contact-free delivery of personal protective equipment (PPE) and COVID-19 testing supplies to the Chippewas of Georgina...
Ontario won’t make Feb. 5 goal of vaccinating all LTC, high-risk retirement residents
TORONTO — Vaccine supply delays mean Ontario won't meet its goal of giving all nursing-home residents the first dose of a COVID-19 shot by...
Feds unveil more funding for dairy, poultry and egg farmers hurt by free trade...
OTTAWA — Canadian egg and poultry farmers who've lost domestic market share due to two recent free trade agreements will soon have access to...
Georgina Cares cancels TV auction, runs informational program instead
By: Michelle Poirier
Georgina Cares was preparing for its 25th annual live TV auction, but due to COVID-19, the charity has decided to cancel the...
Ontario reporting 566 additional COVID-19 cases, seven deaths
Ontario continued to report high numbers of COVID-19 cases and unprocessed tests on Sunday, though both figures had declined slightly from levels seen in...
Residents demand end to bed bug infestation at seniors building in Sutton
By: Mike Anderson
Residents of Northview Court I, a subsidized seniors apartment building owned by Housing York Inc. in Sutton, are suffering from an on-going...
Port Bolster wood artisan hopes Stage 3 brings uptick in sales
By: Mike Anderson
York Region's move to Stage 3 couldn't come fast enough for Bill Major.
Mr. Major, a wood artisan who specializes in live-edged woodcraft,...
Family visits resume at River Glen Haven, as public health declares outbreak over
By: Mike Anderson
It was a sweltering 32 degrees Celsius outside on River Glen Haven's garden patio last Thursday afternoon, but that didn't keep Maureen...
