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COVID-19: Canada still counting on U.S. to share its AstraZeneca stockpile, Trudeau says

COVID-19: Canada still counting on U.S. to share its AstraZeneca stockpile, Trudeau says

Trudeau says the federal government is in close contact with the U.S. about procuring more doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
CANADA: Trudeau says Ontario sick leave should be delivered directly through employers

CANADA: Trudeau says Ontario sick leave should be delivered directly through employers

The prime minister says Ontario should work through provincially regulated businesses to implement a sick-leave program, as his government did with federally regulated workplaces
ONTARIO: Migrant farm workers need COVID protection, coroner report says

ONTARIO: Migrant farm workers need COVID protection, coroner report says

The report recommends putting isolation centres in place, setting up an anonymous phone line for reporting concerns, and conducting random tests for COVID-19
CANADA: People view Derek Chauvin guilty verdict in George Floyd death as good news, poll finds

CANADA: People view Derek Chauvin guilty verdict in George Floyd death as good news, poll finds

Jury found Chauvin guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after he knelt on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes last year
BEYOND LOCAL: How the pandemic has forced parents' hands on data collection, privacy issues

BEYOND LOCAL: How the pandemic has forced parents' hands on data collection, privacy issues

With the latest return to online school, children’s data continues to be collected
BEYOND LOCAL: Prof says vaccine side effects don't indicate how your immune system will protect you from COVID-19

BEYOND LOCAL: Prof says vaccine side effects don't indicate how your immune system will protect you from COVID-19

Professor of medicine says it’s not a bad sign if you feel fine after your COVID-19 shot
ONTARIO: Barrie PSW fighting for his life since mid-January has 'very successful' double lung transplant, family says

ONTARIO: Barrie PSW fighting for his life since mid-January has 'very successful' double lung transplant, family says

PSW got sick with COVID-19 when the virus claimed the lives of 71 people in 41 days at Roberta Place long-term care home in Barrie
COVID-19: Ontario preparing for military support to help overburdened health care system

COVID-19: Ontario preparing for military support to help overburdened health care system

The move comes after the province said it made a formal request for assistance from the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Red Cross
ONTARIO: Nurse with northern roots shares COVID-19 reality

ONTARIO: Nurse with northern roots shares COVID-19 reality

'...sometimes I see my colleagues just start crying. I don’t know why they’re crying. They don’t know either. They’re just crying'
COVID-19: Ontario considering sending half its vaccines to hot spot areas, health minister says

COVID-19: Ontario considering sending half its vaccines to hot spot areas, health minister says

The government is also seeking to have "several" pharmacies administer the Pfizer shot as part of a pilot project meant to help mitigate the impact of a shortage of AstraZeneca vaccines