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Peterborough health unit offers to cover wastewater surveillance costs after Ontario ends programThe Ontario government will end its wastewater surveillance program for COVID-19 on July 31. However, officials in Peterborough have expanded the program to test for other viruses.HealthJun 14
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Ford government begins licensing new private MRI, CT scan clinicsThe Ministry of Health said it was issuing a call for applications for new licences for clinics looking to offer publicly-funded MRI and CT scans.HealthJun 3
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‘A truly incredible story’ of how Ontario firefighters responded to a building collapseFirefighters were honoured for their bravery in rescue efforts that saved four workers stuck in debris in the fatal 2020 Teeple Terrace collapse in London, Ont.CanadaJun 20
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‘We could have negotiated a lot harder’: Tory MLA questions N.B. travel nurse contractsNew Brunswick's auditor general found that the province had spent $173 million on travel nurses at the time of his audit and that total continues to climb.HealthJun 19
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Development permit revoked for Boyle Street’s health hub in RitchieThe development permit for a health hub in west Ritchie that would include a supervised consumption site was revoked by Edmonton's subdivision and development appeal board.CrimeJun 5
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Winnipeg couple voices concerns over personal care home rates in ManitobaTwo Winnipeggers are speaking out over what they're calling unaffordable personal care home charges.CanadaJun 18
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Trudeau says Canada ‘horrified’ by Israeli strikes in Rafah but mum on actionTrudeau says Canada "in no way" supports the attacks on Rafah, which had become a safe haven for Palestinians fleeing Israeli attacks elsewhere in the Gaza Strip.PoliticsMay 28
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‘Fire that minister’: Ontario NDP calls on Ford to sack minister of healthSpeaking to reporters at Queen’s Park on Monday, NDP Leader Marit Stiles accused the government of 'trying to pretend' there weren’t issues with the province’s health-care system.PoliticsMay 13
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At least 274 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid that freed 4 hostages, officials sayAt least 274 Palestinians, including dozens of children, were killed in the Israeli raid that freed four hostages held by Hamas, Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday.PoliticsJun 9
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Hundreds of Ontario patients moved into nursing homes they didn’t chooseThere were 424 discharged patients who moved to a nursing home not of their choosing out of 20,261 patients who were moved to long-term care homes since the law came into force.HealthJun 12
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Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes seek government aid to save Fleming College programsPeterborough city council on Monday passed a motion encouraging both the federal and provincial governments to help save 29 programs at Fleming College.EducationJun 20
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A reader’s guide to the Boissonnault inquiryMinister Randy Boissonnault and his business associates face questions from the Parliamentary Ethics Committee about payments, contracts and grantsPoliticsJun 4
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B.C. launches racism helpline with support in 240 languagesBritish Columbia has launched a new helpline for people who witness or experience a racist incident, with support available in more than 240 languages.CrimeMay 30
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‘It destroys you’: Grieving B.C. dad calls for involuntary youth detox program'It's just a messed up thing where a child can't vote, can't drive, can't get alcohol, but they can make the decision of what drug they want to use,' Greg Sword said.HealthJun 3
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Alberta First Nations opioid death numbers ‘heartbreaking’Recently released data by Alberta's government shows First Nations Peoples make up a disproportionate number of the province's opioid-related deaths.HealthMay 25
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Elementary students in N.S. must soon store their phones for entire school dayNova Scotia elementary school students will have to store their phones during the entire school day. Older students may have the option to use them during lunch and breaks.EducationJun 6
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Faqiri family calls out Ontario government for lack of action on inquest recommendationsFaqiri's brother, Yusuf Faqiri, says Ontario has not fulfilled any of the recommendations following his brother's death at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay in 2016.CanadaMay 16
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There is no concern about a ‘diminished supply’ of doctors in Ontario: ministryRecruitment and retention of doctors in Ontario is "not a major concern," the Ministry of Health suggests.HealthMay 8
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Ontario teacher unions welcome new education minister in cabinet shuffleMajor teachers' unions are welcoming a change in education ministers in a cabinet shuffle, saying they hope it signals a new path forward with Premier Doug Ford's government.EducationJun 7
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Toronto students, teachers seek relief from hot classrooms amid heat waveWhen temperatures soar – as they have this week while much of Ontario experiences a heat wave – the class gets stuffy, the students get sweaty and learning can be difficult.WeatherJun 20