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• Canada marks over 18M COVID-19 vaccine doses administered as cases persist

  Canada's total COVID-19 infections now stands at 1,323,680 and its death toll at 24,908.

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• B.C. 19-year-old hospitalized with rare COVID-linked syndrome usually found in kids

  Zoe Olson was hospitalized with multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents (MIS-C), a rare complex of symptoms linked to COVID-19 in youth.

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• COVID-19: 55 cases in Middlesex-London, 16 cases in Lambton

  The update brings the region's pandemic case total to 11,548, of which 10,581 have resolved, an increase of 92 from the day before.

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• 500 ventilators from Ontario arrive in India to help battle COVID-19 surge

  In the last 24-hours, India reported 326,098 new COVID-19 infections and 3,890 deaths, however experts have cautioned that both figures are likely an undercount. 

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• COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on May 15

  Here are the latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Saturday.

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• COVID-19: Quebec records 760 new cases, 8 deaths as hospitalizations drop

  The daily COVID-19 case count in the province has been hovering just under the 800-mark for most of the week, aside from Friday, which saw a slight jump with 838 cases.

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• Ontario reports nearly 2,600 new COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths

  As of Friday evening, 6,925,232 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered in Ontario, marking an increase of a record 154,104 over 24 hours.

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  May 15
• Reopening Ontario outdoor recreational sites should focus on equity, access: advocates

  "Many of the people I care for live in dense apartment buildings, have small indoor spaces and don't have the luxury of a backyard," said Dr. Naheed Dosani.

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  May 15
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• U.K. officials race to test, vaccinate as COVID-19 variant threatens reopening plans

  ``If the virus is significantly more transmissible, we are likely to face some hard choices,'' Prime Minister Boris Johnson said at a news conference on Friday.

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  May 15
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• Emails show close communication between transport regulator, feds on flight refunds

  Emails tabled with the House of Commons transport committee reveal that senior officials last spring were in frequent contact about the agency's public stance on flight vouchers.

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  May 15