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• Feds invest over $10B to help Ontario fund 4 major transit routes in Toronto

  The announcement will be the largest single announcement of transit funding in Canada's history, sources said.

  Canada

  May 11, 2021
• 2nd rare blood clot linked to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine confirmed in Hamilton, Ont.

  "While these serious reactions remain extremely rare, there is a robust process in place to monitor for any adverse events," Hamilton's medical officer of health told Global News.

  Health

  Apr 23, 2021
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• Growing calls for Ontario Premier Doug Ford to resign amid worsening COVID-19 3rd wave

  "We're here because of a provincial government that refused to implement the timely, evidence-based measures the experts have been screaming for."

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2021
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• Scarborough PC MPP speaks out against new government measures: ‘This is not the way to help people’

  "As the doctors have made it clear they do not feel the data supports this, I cannot help but wonder how this decision came to be made without data and without their support?"

  Health

  Apr 17, 2021
• Concerns raised about Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination patient data after information breaches

  “It's sensitive information that shouldn’t be sent to anyone else other than that person," Burlington resident Brian Morrow said after receiving someone else's vaccination receipt.

  Health

  Apr 15, 2021
• COVID-19: Ontario cabinet considering curfew, construction closures, travel restrictions

  The sources, who weren't authorized to speak publicly, warned the cabinet's deliberations are evolving and items being discussed are subject to change.

  Health

  Apr 15, 2021
• Ontario considering provincewide stay-at-home order, closing non-essential retail: sources

  Sources told Global News that under the plan still being considered late Tuesday, non-essential retail stores would be limited to curbside pickup.

  Health

  Apr 6, 2021
• Teachers at Niagara Catholic school board will soon be able to receive COVID-19 vaccine

  “The plan also includes school bus drivers and crossing guards, who are so important to our school communities," the memo states.

  Health

  Apr 5, 2021
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• Ontario government moves to activate 4-week, provincewide COVID-19 ’emergency brake’

  Many of the logistical details were still being sorted out Wednesday evening, but sources told Global News the measure would likely take effect sometime during the Easter weekend.

  Health

  Mar 31, 2021
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• MPP Sam Oosterhoff speaks at event tied to group that compared abortion to Holocaust

  Niagara MPP Sam Oosterhoff spoke at an event Wednesday evening that was held in collaboration with a group that has compared abortion to the Holocaust.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2021
• Questions mount over lack of COVID-19 vaccination plan for Ontario’s urban Indigenous communities

  "It has felt very grassroots, but I would say grassroots to the point of feeling like we have not had the support that we needed to ensure that it was coordinated."

  Health

  Mar 17, 2021
• MPP Sam Oosterhoff affiliates himself with group that compares abortion to Holocaust

  Niagara MPP Sam Oosterhoff is scheduled to speak at an event titled 'Gen Z: Challenging Abortion in Politics' on Wednesday.

  Politics

  Mar 15, 2021
• Senior Canadian scientists question government plans to delay 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine

  'What will the impact be on the variants of concern and potential others? This will remain a guessing game without being able to transfer knowledge from properly performed trials.'

  Health

  Mar 9, 2021
• Coronavirus: Expert rates Ford government’s communications as ‘solid C- performance’

  The availability of Premier Doug Ford and other high-level officials was praised, but complex and confusing messaging was cited as a major ongoing issue.

  Politics

  Mar 4, 2021
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• Education minister criticized for low COVID-19 testing in Ontario schools

  Capacity currently exists to process approximately 50,000 tests at Ontario's schools a week, but much of that capacity remains underutilized.

  Health

  Mar 3, 2021
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• Ontario education minister accused of scrubbing social media of critical comments

  "It’s definitely censorship. He’s silencing the voices of the people he is supposed to serve and represent in government. It’s not OK."

  Education

  Feb 15, 2021
• Questions raised about new support staff hiring for Ontario schools reopening amid COVID-19 pandemic

  The Ministry of Education is facing questions about the hiring of additional support staff to keep Ontario schools safe during COVID19.

  Education

  Feb 5, 2021
• Coronavirus: Ontario mother fined $880 for allegedly violating provincial stay-at-home order

  Natasha Kohl said she was simply dropping her children off at her father-in-law’s home for child care while she ran a few errands.

  Health

  Jan 18, 2021
• Coronavirus: State of emergency, reduced retail hours under consideration by Ontario cabinet

  As of Monday night, cabinet deliberations were still underway and a final list of restrictions wasn’t settled upon.

  Health

  Jan 11, 2021
• Coronavirus: Toronto sex shop owner refuses to shut doors, claims store is essential

  "I am going to stand up for my legal rights and I am going to stand up for the human rights of my customers."

  Health

  Dec 23, 2020
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• Ontario planning to implement provincewide lockdown, including school closures: sources

  The province had previously been planning to implement the lockdown beginning Christmas Eve, but that was later changed to Dec. 26., sources said.

  Health

  Dec 20, 2020
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• Ontario tightens private gathering restrictions to 10 indoors, 25 outdoors in Toronto, Peel and Ottawa

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford said starting Friday private gathering limits will be reduced to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors in Toronto, Peel Region and Ottawa.

  Health

  Sep 17, 2020
• Lisa MacLeod, Ontario cabinet minister and Ottawa MPP, under police protection again

  “Minister MacLeod thanks the OPP, the Ottawa police, and the broader public for their concern over her safety and security."

  Politics

  Aug 13, 2020
• Estate planning company offers Ontario education workers free wills ahead of September

  “Where I teach, my classroom is in a wing of a school that was built in the 60s. It's recycled air. I have great big windows but they don’t open, some of the people in my section don’t even have windows at all and I’ve had respiratory issues.”

  Education

  Aug 5, 2020
• Coronavirus: Niagara Region wineries set to reopen to tourists

  “We’ve taken great strides in terms of new protocols in safety for our customers and for our employees. The experience is a little different, but it is still a great experience to come down here and taste world-class wines.”

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2020