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All Ontario long-term care homes now partially air conditioned: Fullerton

All Ontario long-term care homes now partially air conditioned: Fullerton

Common areas in all Ontario long-term care homes now have air conditioning, although many resident rooms still do not.
Ontario boards would be able to resume in-person learning with few days notice

Ontario boards would be able to resume in-person learning with few days notice

Several Ontario school boards said Wednesday that they would be able to resume in-person learning with a few days' notice if the government decides to send students back to classrooms for the last month of the academic year.
10 weeks or 12? Expert says slight difference in AZ dosing interval likely negligible

10 weeks or 12? Expert says slight difference in AZ dosing interval likely negligible

TORONTO — A push to administer thousands of COVID-19 vaccines before they expire has shortened the recommended dosing interval for some Ontarians, but one expert says that any difference in protection is likely negligible.
Family 'still fighting' for answers a year after Korchinski-Paquet's death: lawyer

Family 'still fighting' for answers a year after Korchinski-Paquet's death: lawyer

TORONTO — A year after a Toronto woman fell to her death from a balcony while police were in her home, her family is still seeking answers and challenging what they maintain was a flawed investigation into the incident.
Ontario two years behind goal of 15,000 new LTC beds by 2024, fiscal watchdog says

Ontario two years behind goal of 15,000 new LTC beds by 2024, fiscal watchdog says

TORONTO — Ontario will not meet its goal of creating 15,000 new long-term care beds by 2024, the province's fiscal watchdog said in a new report released Wednesday.
Seven charged in Mississauga, Ont., kidnapping where man was assaulted: police

Seven charged in Mississauga, Ont., kidnapping where man was assaulted: police

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Peel Region police say that seven people have been arrested and charged in connection with a kidnapping incident in April. Police say they were called on April 10 about a man allegedly kidnapped in Mississauga, Ont.
Toronto woman who killed stranger ordered to remain at mental health hospital

Toronto woman who killed stranger ordered to remain at mental health hospital

TORONTO — A woman found not criminally responsible for stabbing a stranger to death in a Toronto drug store has been ordered to remain detained at a mental health hospital.
Ontario reports first AZ blood clot death, issues with 2nd AstraZeneca dose bookings

Ontario reports first AZ blood clot death, issues with 2nd AstraZeneca dose bookings

TORONTO — Ontario reported its first death linked to a rare blood clot associated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine Tuesday as many who received a first dose of the vaccine faced challenges trying to schedule second shots.
Ontario's top doctor wants students back in classrooms before provincial reopening

Ontario's top doctor wants students back in classrooms before provincial reopening

TORONTO — Ontario's top doctor said Tuesday he would like to see students return to their classrooms before the province starts reopening in mid-June. Dr.
Thousands to receive COVID-19 vaccine at clinic run by construction company

Thousands to receive COVID-19 vaccine at clinic run by construction company

Thousands of Ontarians are getting their COVID-19 vaccines not at pharmacies or doctors' offices, but at a clinic pulled together by a construction company through a public-private partnership. The clinic run by Mississauga, Ont.