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ONTARIO: Government didn't replenish PPE stockpiles before COVID-19, LTC commission hears

ONTARIO: Government didn't replenish PPE stockpiles before COVID-19, LTC commission hears

Ontario's former deputy minister of health and long-term care told the independent commission that the province's supply of personal protective equipment should have been refilled around 2017 or 2018
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CANADA: Prison guards need priority COVID-19 vaccinations, union says

CANADA: Prison guards need priority COVID-19 vaccinations, union says

The call comes as the union hears of plans by the Correctional Service to begin vaccinating inmates Friday
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ONTARIO: Families, experts question school reopening plans as COVID-19 cases remain high

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

The new year has brought increasing uncertainty for many families left on tenterhooks, wondering how they can be sure when it's safe to resume classes
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COVID-19: Ford says Ontario is consulting medical experts on return to in-class learning

COVID-19: Ford says Ontario is consulting medical experts on return to in-class learning

He says the government will be making an announcement on the issue in the coming days
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COVID-19: Nearly half of Canadians visited friends, family over holidays, new poll suggests

COVID-19: Nearly half of Canadians visited friends, family over holidays, new poll suggests

COVID-19 case numbers are rising, and the poll suggests 62 per cent surveyed have little to no confidence in Canada's ability to limit the spread of COVID-19 over the next few weeks
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ONTARIO: Doctors urge high-risk pregnant, breastfeeding women to get access to COVID vaccines

ONTARIO: Doctors urge high-risk pregnant, breastfeeding women to get access to COVID vaccines

Dr. Samantha Hill, a cardiac surgeon in Toronto, says because pregnant and breastfeeding women haven't been included in clinical trials yet she is worried the message many pregnant women are getting is to not get vaccinated
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BEYOND LOCAL: Try these therapeutic tools to manage stress better during COVID-19 restrictions

BEYOND LOCAL: Try these therapeutic tools to manage stress better during COVID-19 restrictions

Tools from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) may help manage unpleasant emotions during lockdown stress
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COVID-19: Trudeau says he too is frustrated by holiday travellers, pace of vaccine rollout

COVID-19: Trudeau says he too is frustrated by holiday travellers, pace of vaccine rollout

Trudeau says changes are coming to a new federal benefit that was intended to provide paid sick leave to those forced into quarantine due to COVID-19 exposure
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ONTARIO: Province confirms three more cases of contagious new strain of COVID-19

ONTARIO: Province confirms three more cases of contagious new strain of COVID-19

The provincial government has faced criticism for its vaccine rollout in recent weeks
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COVID-19: How the pandemic distorted our sense of time in 2020

COVID-19: How the pandemic distorted our sense of time in 2020

2020 really does feel like it went on forever
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