Ontario Children
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Ontario launches pilot project for children and youth with complex needsThe program is intended to connect families to a team of health-care professionals, including doctors, social workers and behavioural consultants.HealthMar 9, 2023
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Ontario fails to meet target of providing 8,000 kids funding for autism therapyOntario government has failed to meet its target of providing funding for 8,000 children to receive core autism therapies by the end of the fall, though it won't say by how much.HealthDec 22, 2022
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Ontario children aged 5 to 11 eligible for COVID-19 bivalent boosterThe COVID-19 bivalent booster shots will be available to Ontario children aged five to 11 starting on Dec. 21.HealthDec 15, 2022
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Ontario pediatric infectious disease experts urge parents to get kids vaccinatedInfectious disease experts at Ontario’s major pediatric centres are urging caregivers to get their young kids vaccinated against COVID-19 and influenza.HealthNov 30, 2022
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Rate of flu, RSV increase appears to be slowing down: Ontario health ministerOntario Health Minister Sylvia Jones says an increase in respiratory viruses that are driving a surge in pediatric hospitalizations appears to be slowing down.HealthNov 17, 2022
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Ontario hospitals directed to treat some children who need ICU, surgeries may be axedDr. Andrew Baker says in a memo to hospital CEOs that surgeries may also need to be cancelled as a result.HealthNov 3, 2022
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Deadline Nov. 1 for Ontario child care operators to opt in to $10-a-day programFinal numbers are expected this week. Providers who opted in had to inform parents by Wednesday of their decision.EducationNov 1, 2022
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Child care sector skeptical rebates will start in May as Ontario government announcedWhen Ontario signed a deal with the federal government to introduce $10-a-day child care, the province said parents would start seeing rebates in May.CanadaMay 18, 2022
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Ontario inks $13.2B child-care deal with the feds, $10 a day by September 2025The governments said the deal will lower child-care costs in the province to an average of $10 a day by September 2025.CanadaMar 28, 2022
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Ontario allowing public disclosure if educators are involved in sexual abuse, criminal proceedingsThe Ontario government says it is allowing regulatory colleges to publicly disclose educators who have been involved in sexual abuse or other serious criminal proceedings.EducationFeb 8, 2022
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