Coronavirus: Ontario invests additional $1.3 billion in testing, contact-tracing
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Poilievre jokes that Canadians wouldn’t go hungry if they ‘could eat the prime minister’s photo ops’
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Carney says Conservative ‘Sovereignty Act’ would ‘destroy’ Canada, not build it after Poilievre pitch
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Carney, Poilievre go head-to-head on grocery rebate initiative, cost of living in 1st debate of 2026
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Coronavirus: Ontario invests additional $1.3 billion in testing, contact-tracing
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October 6, 2020
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Tuesday that his government is investing an additional $1.3 billion towards COVID-19 testing and contact-tracing through its COVID-19 fall preparedness plan, to expand testing capacity and reduce backlogs.
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Coronavirus: Ontario invests additional $1.3 billion in testing, contact-tracing00:33 | October 6, 2020 -
‘Bittersweet:’ Canadians fleeing UAE arrive in Toronto, families left behind02:12 | March 6, 2026 -
Canadians land in Toronto after fleeing UAE02:39 | March 5, 2026 -
Doug Ford says if Trump doesn’t open Gordie Howe Bridge, he might allow Windsor to set up tolls02:34 | March 5, 2026 -
Ford releases accelerated schedule for ‘Ring of Fire’ road construction in Ontario01:28 | March 2, 2026 -
‘Final show of disrespect’: Union slams Diageo for closing Ontario Crown Royal plant early00:36 | February 26, 2026 -
Severe winter weather hammers southern Ontario01:12 | February 18, 2026 -
‘I support him’: Doug Ford says Don Cherry is deserving of Order of Ontario01:07 | February 17, 2026 -
Crown Royal to stay on LCBO shelves after $23M deal with parent company Diageo00:43 | February 13, 2026 -
Why is Trump threatening to block the Gordie Howe bridge from opening?02:15 | February 10, 2026 -
Trump’s Gordie Howe bridge threat ‘doesn’t make any sense’: Windsor mayor02:18 | February 10, 2026 -
‘Double down’: Ford urges Ontarians to support U.S. booze ban in face of Trump bridge threat01:16 | February 10, 2026 -
Ontario-wide probe on police corruption ordered amid Toronto fallout03:44 | February 9, 2026 -
Winter Olympics 2026: Canada’s Megan Oldham wins bronze in women’s freeski slopestyle00:27 | February 9, 2026 -
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Toronto man arrested for theft after chop shop discovered north of Peterborough00:49 | February 4, 2026 -
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The Morning Show: January 2845:49 | January 28, 2026 -
Poilievre jokes that Canadians wouldn’t go hungry if they ‘could eat the prime minister’s photo ops’00:37 | January 27, 2026 -
Carney says Conservative ‘Sovereignty Act’ would ‘destroy’ Canada, not build it after Poilievre pitch01:11 | January 27, 2026 -
Carney, Poilievre go head-to-head on grocery rebate initiative, cost of living in 1st debate of 202601:56 | January 27, 2026 -
Record winter storm buries Eastern Canada02:15 | January 26, 2026 -
Flights, schools cancelled in Toronto as ‘historic’ winter storm wallops Ontario03:45 | January 25, 2026 -
Ford says GFL is only opening office in U.S., still employ ‘thousands and thousands’ in Ontario00:41 | January 21, 2026 -
Doug Ford wants feds to repeal EV mandates after Carney strikes deal for Chinese-made vehicles04:34 | January 21, 2026 -
Ford faces cross-provincial push to back down from Crown Royal ban01:54 | January 20, 2026 -
Snowstorms smother Eastern Canada, cause power outage01:42 | January 19, 2026 -
Doug Ford slams Carney EV deal with China, says PM was using ‘burner phone’ on trip05:18 | January 19, 2026
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Coronavirus: Ontario invests additional $1.3 billion in testing, contact-tracing00:33 | October 6, 2020
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‘Bittersweet:’ Canadians fleeing UAE arrive in Toronto, families left behind02:12 | March 6, 2026
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Canadians land in Toronto after fleeing UAE02:39 | March 5, 2026
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Doug Ford says if Trump doesn’t open Gordie Howe Bridge, he might allow Windsor to set up tolls02:34 | March 5, 2026
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Ford releases accelerated schedule for ‘Ring of Fire’ road construction in Ontario01:28 | March 2, 2026
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‘Final show of disrespect’: Union slams Diageo for closing Ontario Crown Royal plant early00:36 | February 26, 2026
-
Severe winter weather hammers southern Ontario01:12 | February 18, 2026
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‘I support him’: Doug Ford says Don Cherry is deserving of Order of Ontario01:07 | February 17, 2026
-
Crown Royal to stay on LCBO shelves after $23M deal with parent company Diageo00:43 | February 13, 2026
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Why is Trump threatening to block the Gordie Howe bridge from opening?02:15 | February 10, 2026
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Trump’s Gordie Howe bridge threat ‘doesn’t make any sense’: Windsor mayor02:18 | February 10, 2026
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‘Double down’: Ford urges Ontarians to support U.S. booze ban in face of Trump bridge threat01:16 | February 10, 2026
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Ontario-wide probe on police corruption ordered amid Toronto fallout03:44 | February 9, 2026
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Winter Olympics 2026: Canada’s Megan Oldham wins bronze in women’s freeski slopestyle00:27 | February 9, 2026
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Global News at 5:30 Durham: Feb. 613:19 | February 6, 2026
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Toronto man arrested for theft after chop shop discovered north of Peterborough00:49 | February 4, 2026
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Body of Canadian soldier who died in Latvia formally repatriated01:33 | February 3, 2026
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The Morning Show: January 2845:49 | January 28, 2026
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Poilievre jokes that Canadians wouldn’t go hungry if they ‘could eat the prime minister’s photo ops’00:37 | January 27, 2026
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Carney says Conservative ‘Sovereignty Act’ would ‘destroy’ Canada, not build it after Poilievre pitch01:11 | January 27, 2026
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Carney, Poilievre go head-to-head on grocery rebate initiative, cost of living in 1st debate of 202601:56 | January 27, 2026
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Record winter storm buries Eastern Canada02:15 | January 26, 2026
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Flights, schools cancelled in Toronto as ‘historic’ winter storm wallops Ontario03:45 | January 25, 2026
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Ford says GFL is only opening office in U.S., still employ ‘thousands and thousands’ in Ontario00:41 | January 21, 2026
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Doug Ford wants feds to repeal EV mandates after Carney strikes deal for Chinese-made vehicles04:34 | January 21, 2026
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Ford faces cross-provincial push to back down from Crown Royal ban01:54 | January 20, 2026
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Snowstorms smother Eastern Canada, cause power outage01:42 | January 19, 2026
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Doug Ford slams Carney EV deal with China, says PM was using ‘burner phone’ on trip05:18 | January 19, 2026
Coronavirus: Ontario invests additional $1.3 billion in testing, contact-tracing
Description
October 6, 2020
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Tuesday that his government is investing an additional $1.3 billion towards COVID-19 testing and contact-tracing through its COVID-19 fall preparedness plan, to expand testing capacity and reduce backlogs.
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