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Toronto city council makes masks mandatory in indoor public spaces

Toronto city council makes masks mandatory in indoor public spaces

Toronto city council on Tuesday approved a temporary bylaw making masks mandatory in public indoor settings in an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Child-care providers say Ontario government's efforts to help falling far short

Child-care providers say Ontario government's efforts to help falling far short

TORONTO — The Ontario government risks gutting the child-care sector if it doesn't begin funnelling promised funds to beleaguered daycare centres that were shut down due to COVID-19, the organization representing the industry said Tuesday as the prov
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Ontario Crown attorneys seek to delay return to court over COVID-19 fears

Ontario Crown attorneys seek to delay return to court over COVID-19 fears

TORONTO — Crown attorneys in Ontario want to delay returning to courthouses over fears related to COVID-19, the lawyers' union says in court documents.
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Thunder Bay police charge 13 after probe into alleged cheque fraud

Thunder Bay police charge 13 after probe into alleged cheque fraud

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say they've arrested 13 people in connection with an alleged fraudulent cheque scheme in the city.
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Ontario ombudsman receives record number of complaints about provincial jails

Ontario ombudsman receives record number of complaints about provincial jails

TORONTO — Ontario's ombudsman said Tuesday that conditions in some of the province's correctional facilities have left him "shaken", and contributed to a record of over 6,000 complaints from inmates last year.
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Quebec mandates masks on public transit but won't issue fines for non-compliance

Quebec mandates masks on public transit but won't issue fines for non-compliance

MONTREAL — Quebec is making masks mandatory for all public transit users, but Premier Francois Legault says police will not enforce the new rule and those who refuse to wear them won't be fined.
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Google acquires Kitchener-Waterloo-based smart glasses company North

Google acquires Kitchener-Waterloo-based smart glasses company North

WATERLOO, Ont. — Google has acquired Kitchener-Waterloo-based smart glasses maker North.
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Toronto city council passes motion on police reform, but rejects cuts to budget

Toronto city council passes motion on police reform, but rejects cuts to budget

Toronto city council has passed a motion seeking reform of the city's police department, but rejected a cut to the force's budget.
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Quebec resumes daily COVID-19 updates; looking at mandatory masks on transit

Quebec resumes daily COVID-19 updates; looking at mandatory masks on transit

MONTREAL — Quebec may have to make masks mandatory on public transit to ensure people are ready in the event of a second wave of COVID-19 this fall, the province's public health director suggested Monday. Dr.
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Farm, nail salon outbreaks contribute to spike in COVID-19 cases in Ontario

Farm, nail salon outbreaks contribute to spike in COVID-19 cases in Ontario

TORONTO — A spike in new COVID-19 cases in Ontario on Monday was attributed to two recent outbreaks — one at a farm in Windsor-Essex and another linked to a nail salon in Kingston.
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