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The Ministry of Health sent a memo to health-care providers notifying them of the problem and asked them to seek out and ``isolate'' the faulty gear by product number.

The group says the pandemic has taken a disproportionate toll on older adults and residents of disadvantaged and racialized urban neighbourhoods.

According to Friday's provincial report, 362 cases were recorded in Toronto, 274 in Peel Region, 104 in York Region, 69 in Waterloo, 64 in Hamilton and 52 in Ottawa. 

The Peterborough, Ont. woman is among a chorus of seniors and caregivers who are pushing for in-home inoculations lest thousands of vulnerable Canadians be left behind.

The provincial government agency says that bookings made between Jan. 1 and Feb. 5 have increased almost 100 per cent.

Some geriatricians are also dismissing the suggestion that unique storage and handling requirements prevent home-based deployment of Canada's approved COVID-19 vaccines.

A popular insecticide used on farms across Canada has been shown to have dire effects on ground-nesting bees, according to new research from the University of Guelph.

Ontario's universities are facing a shortfall of about half a billion dollars this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, an advocacy group said in seeking government relief.