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Mon, 1 Feb 2021 17:35:14 ESTHow a consortium of Canadian companies is bringing rapid COVID-19 testing to the workplace
Recently several large Canadian companies began rolling out pilots of rapid antigen screening for COVID as part of a consortium led by Creative Destruction Labs.
Mon, 1 Feb 2021 11:36:00 EST
School reopening plans to be unveiled Wednesday, Education Minister Stephen Lecce says
The government will also allow upper-year university students in education programs to fill empty supply-teaching positions, Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced Monday.
Mon, 1 Feb 2021 16:39:00 EST
Ontario confirms first case of South African coronavirus variant in Mississauga man
Mississauga man confirmed to have South African variant of COVID-19 had no recent history of travel.
Mon, 1 Feb 2021 21:21:23 EST
COVID-19 ‘was the straw that broke the camel’s back’ for Laurentian U, which has filed for creditor protection
Financial woes have been years in the making, but they’ve been exacerbated by COVID-19, experts say
Mon, 1 Feb 2021 18:07:00 EST
Ontario businesses will stay locked down until COVID-19 patients in ICU drop by more than half
Ontario will keep business lockdown measures in place until the number of COVID-19 patients in hospital intensive care units fall by more than half current levels, says chief medical officer Dr. David Williams.
Mon, 1 Feb 2021 21:23:22 EST
This family of three are the only employees at Wonton Hut. They were fined $880 for COVID-19 infractions, but guidelines are unclear, they say
On Sunday, the restaurant situated in a strip mall plaza at Hwy. 7 and Warden, received a ticket because they didn’t have a written workplace safety plan.
Mon, 1 Feb 2021 17:38:00 EST
‘We’re very highly vulnerable’: MPs hear just 1.5 per cent of Canadians show immunity to COVID-19, antibodies last up to eight months
Canadians are still highly vulnerable to COVID-19, with antibody tests showing only 1.5 per cent of the national population has developed immunity after being infected by the coronavirus.
Mon, 1 Feb 2021 05:35:00 EST
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario has case of variant first seen in South Africa; Outbreak at Toronto meat production facility could be linked to variant first reported in Britain
Meanwhile, Roberta Place, a long-term care home in Barrie, Ont. devastated by an outbreak of a highly contagious variant of COVID-19, is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit.
Mon, 1 Feb 2021 19:33:20 EST
How this Alberta couple’s viral letter to China is set to change their sick adopted daughter’s life
Almost four years after they made a desperate plea, there is an update they’re ready to share with the world
Mon, 1 Feb 2021 16:30:00 EST
QAnon, Boogaloo, Proud Boys: What’s next for the U.S. extreme right?
QAnon, the Boogaloo movement, the Proud Boys — names once lurking on the fringes of the internet are now making mainstream headlines. On today’s episode, Saba Eitizaz talks to Amarnath Amarasingam, a veteran researcher on terrorism and political ...
Mon, 1 Feb 2021 16:21:58 EST
Two months since my best friend’s death and the streets are still too dangerous
In the two months that have followed her death, many of Alex’s friends and family have reached out to Mayor John Tory and Toronto Deputy Mayor Ana Baila?o regarding solutions and action that must be taken in order to make our streets safer.
Mon, 1 Feb 2021 16:15:00 EST
Poll suggests Ontarians blame Ottawa for COVID-19 vaccine shortages
Most Ontarians blame the federal government for the current shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, a new poll has found.
Mon, 1 Feb 2021 16:38:58 EST
‘The real question is, what was in the wallet?’: The TTC fired a bus driver for returning a wallet empty. He claims that was a $3-million overreaction
A passenger said he’d had more than $3,000 in cash in the wallet, and the TTC referred the case to police for prosecution. Driver Kevin Higgins is now suing the transit agency for wrongful dismissal.