Mandatory online learning leaves single parents with impossible choice

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Every day, Jessy Duncombe has to figure out how to put food on the table, help her two school-aged kids navigate the complexities of...

Ontario expands list of essential workers cleared to receive free child-care

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TORONTO — RCMP officers, custodial and clerical education workers and postal staff are among the expanded list of essential workers cleared to receive free...

No unexpected side-effects from COVID-19 shots given in Canada so far:...

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OTTAWA — Health Canada has no reports of unexpected side-effects from patients vaccinated against COVID-19 thus far. "There haven't been any serious adverse events, or...

Ontario lockdown may not lift at the end of January: Ford

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TORONTO — Ontario's current lockdown may be extended and "extreme" new measures could be put in place if skyrocketing COVID-19 rates do not come...

Ontario government didn’t replenish PPE stockpiles before COVID-19: LTC commission

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Ontario faced a shortage of personal protective equipment at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in part because it did not replenish its stockpiles...

Schools in southern Ontario staying closed to in-person learning until Jan....

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TORONTO — All schools in southern Ontario will remain closed for in-person learning until Jan. 25, a move the government said was needed to...

Ontario reports 3,266 new COVID-19 cases today, and 37 new deaths...

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TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 3,266 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 37 new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there...

Families, experts question school reopening plans as COVID-19 cases remain high

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TORONTO — COVID-19's winter surge has kept Kimberleigh Armstrong's three kids out of the classroom longer than anticipated, but she fears the risks of...

Ontario health systems CEO resigns from provincial COVID-19 advisory groups over...

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A physician who travelled to the Dominican Republic over the holidays has resigned from a group of experts that help guide the Ontario government's...

Long pandemic could add to extremism, decline in democracy: Defence Department...

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OTTAWA — A new research report by the Department of National Defence suggests the longer the COVID-19 pandemic rages, the stronger right-wing extremism and...

Canada probing whether delaying second COVID-19 vaccine doses could help more...

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OTTAWA — Canada is the latest country to investigate how to stretch vaccine doses as far as possible, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to...

Trudeau says he too is frustrated by holiday travellers, pace of...

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OTTAWA — Signs pointed Tuesday to the COVID-19 pandemic taking a dark turn in Canada, as the prime minister voiced his own frustration with...

Ontario long-term care home residents, workers in hot spots to get...

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TORONTO — All long-term care residents, workers and essential caregivers in COVID-19 hot spots will be vaccinated by Jan. 21, the Ontario government said...

One-third of Ontario’s long-term care homes experiencing outbreaks of COVID-19

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A third of Ontario's long-term care homes are reporting COVID-19 outbreaks, marking a new record for the province, as advocates say spread among staff...

Ontario students return to virtual school as part of lockdown measures

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TORONTO — Students across Ontario will return to the virtual classroom today as part of a provincewide lockdown.  The measure ends for all students in...