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COVID-19: Should teachers get vaccine priority? Experts say yes, but so should others

COVID-19: Should teachers get vaccine priority? Experts say yes, but so should others

The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) previously called for governments across Canada to let teachers and educators be among the first in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine, arguing their high risk of exposure
CANADA: How some families hope to gather for a pandemic Christmas

CANADA: How some families hope to gather for a pandemic Christmas

Canadians are trying to work out how to spend the holidays this year
CANADA: Survey finds Canadians plan on dieting less and donating more to food banks in 2021

CANADA: Survey finds Canadians plan on dieting less and donating more to food banks in 2021

The poll found that only 30 per cent of Canadians surveyed plan on changing their diet and eating healthier in 2021
CANADA: Feds to invest $9 billion in COVID treatments as vaccine rollout ramps up

CANADA: Feds to invest $9 billion in COVID treatments as vaccine rollout ramps up

Moderna has confirmed its COVID-19 vaccine can now be shipped locally without it needing to be frozen at all
COVID-19: Ford calls emergency Friday meeting with health officials over hospitalizations

COVID-19: Ford calls emergency Friday meeting with health officials over hospitalizations

The province is considering new measures but Ford has offered few details about what those might be
COVID-19: Ontario public health to weigh possibility of NHL restart as lockdown looms

COVID-19: Ontario public health to weigh possibility of NHL restart as lockdown looms

The Ontario Hockey League hopes to begin its 2021 season in early February
COVID-19 How to prevent pandemic fatigue

COVID-19 How to prevent pandemic fatigue

As time passed during this pandemic, many people experienced caution fatigue — feeling less motivated or inclined to follow expert advice about COVID-19
COVID-19: Ontario plans travel tax credit for tourism within the province

COVID-19: Ontario plans travel tax credit for tourism within the province

Lisa MacLeod says that her ministry is in discussions with the finance ministry about the logistics but that it will be a 20 per cent return on every dollar spent
COVID-19: What are the side effects? Is it safe? Doctors answer common vaccine questions

COVID-19: What are the side effects? Is it safe? Doctors answer common vaccine questions

Many people are wondering how they will feel after the shot, and how soon life will return back to normal
CANADA: Public transit looks to rebound from COVID-19

CANADA: Public transit looks to rebound from COVID-19

Not long after the global health crisis reached Canada, rates of public transit use across the country dropped by about 85 per cent, according to prof. Matti Siemiatycki of University of Toronto's geography and planning department