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Tue, 11 Jan 2022 14:16:00 EST
Quebec plan to tax the unvaccinated met with harsh reviews: ‘This really tears at the roots of the Canada Health Act’
Premier François Legault made the announcement Tuesday

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:02:44 EST
Ontario adds hundreds of foreign-trained nurses to pandemic-battered hospitals
Ontario is throwing hundreds of internationally trained nurses into the COVID-19 fight but critics point out the system is thousands of nurses short.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 19:14:12 EST
Ontario’s plan to use internationally-educated nurses will still leave some on the sidelines
As hospitals and long-term care homes face staffing shortages and a surge in COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant, health-care professionals have been speaking out about the internationally-trained talent sitting on the sidelines due to lengthy ...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 06:00:00 EST
Omicron’s toll on Ontario economy likely ‘in the billions’ as workers continue booking off sick
Some sectors will fare worse than others when it comes to the economic impact from Omicron-related worker absences, economists predict.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:35:00 EST
‘Tired of being quiet,’ Joe Biden tells his party’s senators to pick a side
The U.S. president gave a stirring speech to promote his legislative agenda, but the fight appeared over before it started, Edward Keenan writes.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 21:06:00 EST
Inside the loneliness of the Raptors’ underutilized mascot
For six games now, the Raptors and The Raptor have played to a sea of empty seats, with fans denied access because of strict local health rules.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:22:00 EST
Absent teachers and students is the challenge when school returns, Ontario officials say
The province has distributed 9.1 million N95 masks for teachers and education staff in preparation for schools reopening next week.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 05:40:00 EST
Today’s coronavirus news: Quebec plans tax for the unvaccinated; Ontario opens door to international nurses amid hospital staffing shortage
Meanwhile, Quebec is reporting 62 deaths linked to COVID-19 one day after top doctor's resignation.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 15:04:00 EST
Are you ‘for’ or ‘with’ COVID? Ontario changes its wording around COVID hospitalizations
Ontario says it hopes to distinguish between patients hospitalized because of COVID and those admitted for other reasons but ended up testing positive for COVID.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 14:13:00 EST
What if your kid’s classmate gets COVID? Will students have access to rapid tests? Send us your questions ahead of Ontario schools reopening
New guidance from Ontario says that only some symptomatic students and teachers will have access to COVID PCR tests when schools reopen next week.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 06:00:00 EST
What COVID looks like in Ontario hospital wards right now
COVID is sickening greater numbers of elderly patients, the immunocompromised and medically fragile, and patients with an underlying condition worsened by the virus.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:44:10 EST
Board approves $1.1 billion Toronto police budget, a $25 million increase over 2021
The increase comes despite calls for the Toronto police board to reduce spending, or at least offer more time to analyze the line-by-line budget.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 15:52:00 EST
‘Bizarre’ housing market: 1,500 people sign up to buy 10 new townhomes in Cambridge
Activa Homes is building 138 stacked townhouses and street-fronting townhouses in a patch of land along Isherwood Avenue



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