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Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:59:07 EST
Ontario plans to ease COVID restrictions on Jan. 31
Ontario plans to ease restrictions on indoor dining, gyms, movie theatres and more, allowing them to open at half capacity with other restrictions.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:56:00 EST
They’re ‘floppy’ and don’t fit: Parents want to know why children were given adult-sized masks
Parents and teachers alike are saying the masks supplied by the province of Ontario for children who headed back to school Wednesday are ill-fitting and cheaply-made.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:13:11 EST
Ford government announces $45 million to ‘cut red tape’ and speed up applications for new home construction
Pledging to make “unnecessary delays” in building new homes in the province a thing of the past, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced $45 million to create a fund to cut red tape and do away with delays in the approval of new home construction.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:25:00 EST
Man addicted to painkillers targets his doctor in rare lawsuit
The doctor has denied the man’s allegations of negligence in the prescription of opioids over a three-year span.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:24:04 EST
Tough for Raptors to determine what they need with NBA trade deadline around the corner
Toronto has only had the full roster available for a couple of games in the first half of the season and the constantly moving bits and pieces hasn’t allowed team to find out what it really is.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:49:00 EST
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions on Jan. 31; Ontario reports 4,132 people hospitalized, 589 in ICU and 60 deaths
Meanwhile, Laurentian University President Robert Haché says on-campus course delivery will be delayed until at least Jan. 30.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 20:09:00 EST
Pandemic protesters target houses of Doug Ford and his ministers, raising police interest and neighbours’ ire
Pandemic protesters are targeting the homes of Premier Doug Ford and those of two key cabinet ministers.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 21:17:00 EST
GTA schools scramble to hire supply teachers, fill absences
Boards in Toronto, Durham, Peel say central staff and principals have been asked to pitch in.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:37:12 EST
Men get 8 and 9 years for manslaughter in stabbing death of Scarborough high schooler
The victim’s family and friends jeered as the two young men who killed Brendon Bowler were led out of a downtown Toronto courtroom Wednesday.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:45:39 EST
Canadian billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya said ‘nobody’ cares about Uyghurs — but advocates say he might have helped the cause
The Uyghurs are an ethnic minority in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, where credible reports of actions consistent with genocide against them have emerged in recent years.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:10:00 EST
'Selfless actions': This Burlington man suffered a heart attack after shovelling snow. How his neighbours helped save his life



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