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Mon, 1 Mar 2021 16:59:00 EST
Ontario may speed up COVID-19 vaccinations by postponing booster shots for even longer
Less than a week after saying people under age 60 wouldn’t be vaccinated until sometime this summer, the province said Monday it may delay second doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for as long as four months to speed up a plan that has been criti...

Mon, 1 Mar 2021 16:41:00 EST
Court refuses to say where Ontario judge is located. Defence lawyer says he’s presiding remotely from Barbados
Asked to clarify the Ontario Court of Justice’s pandemic policies, and asked specifically about Judge Bruce Frazer’s location, a spokesperson declined to answer the Star’s questions.

Mon, 1 Mar 2021 17:08:40 EST
AstraZeneca COVID vaccine not recommended for seniors, advisory committee says, amid global debate
Canada becomes the latest country to grapple with whether or not the dose is effective in seniors, a point of contention that has divided countries around the world

Mon, 1 Mar 2021 19:03:00 EST
‘I’m not the chief medical officer’: Long-term care minister explains delayed government action after she flagged COVID-19 threats
Merrilee Fullerton feared the world was seeing asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 early on last year, wanted to “lock down” nursing homes sooner and call in military medical teams faster.

Mon, 1 Mar 2021 17:30:00 EST
Donald Trump still has a hold on the Republicans. Can he use it to reclaim the White House?
If anyone thought the right wing of the U.S. political spectrum would let little things like defeat and encouraging insurrection get in the way of Donald Trump’s continued dominance of the Republican party, the Conservative Political Action Confere...

Mon, 1 Mar 2021 20:59:00 EST
NBA pushes Raptors-Pistons game back a day with the hope they can still play this week
There is still no indication how many Raptors players or coaches have tested positive for COVID-19 and who is in isolation because of close contact with someone who has the coronavirus.

Mon, 1 Mar 2021 17:57:00 EST
Toronto plans more than 350 sites for COVID-19 immunizations — the largest vaccination in the city’s history
City officials say hospitals, community health centres and pharmacies will provide 344 smaller sites across the city for immunization.

Mon, 1 Mar 2021 19:10:09 EST
Hit-and-run driver left scene, went to journalism school — and delivered radio report on deadly incident
A court decision released Monday sentenced him to six months in jail and two years of probation — not just for the hit-and-run, but for his steps to cover it up

Mon, 1 Mar 2021 20:06:00 EST
‘It just doesn’t seem right’: Markham council asked Doug Ford’s government to fast-track development in farmland despite opposition from residents and staff
Markham council asked the province to issue an MZO on land in the city’s urban boundary after opposition from residents and city staff.

Mon, 1 Mar 2021 15:00:00 EST
Feeling pandemic fatigue? Here’s what’s happening in our brains and how to fight it
If you’re feeling tired and rundown: you’re not alone. There’s a name for what you’re feeling — pandemic fatigue — a biological response to your brain processing the “fight or flight” instinct over and over again, with no definitive t...

Mon, 1 Mar 2021 06:15:00 EST
Today’s coronavirus news: National panel advises against using AstraZeneca’s vaccine on seniors; Toronto releases its vaccination playbook; Vaccine appointments fully booked in York Region, three hour
Meanwhile, the federal government hopes to start receiving doses of AstraZeneca’s recently approved COVID-19 vaccine this week.



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