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Thu, 18 Mar 2021 19:08:43 EDT
Some GTA health units get ahead of others in the COVID vaccine race, to start offering shots to people 75 and up
York Region, which got started early on vaccinating seniors over 80, has excess capacity that can be filled by allowing those 75 and up to start booking slots.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 20:19:44 EDT
Dufferin-Peel board closes 10 schools because of COVID
Outbreak at St. Sofia in Mississauga has infected at least 15 students and staff, with three now in the hospital.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:17:00 EDT
Ontario’s top doctor says COVID-19’s third wave is here, but he would ease restrictions in Toronto and Peel
Ontario’s chief medical officer says he’s open to easing some outdoor restrictions in Toronto and Peel Region despite an upswing in COVID-19 cases and acknowledged publicly for the first time that the province is into a third wave of the pandemic...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 19:30:00 EDT
‘Where does Erin stand?’ Conservatives face threat of heading into election campaign without a firm platform
The possibility of a pandemic election is preoccupying key members of Erin O’Toole’s team. Are they ready?

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 19:55:00 EDT
Meng Wanzhou, Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig: Here’s how we got here and what’s likely to happen next
Two years into the Chinese dentention of two Canadians, snap trials were announced this week. The back story on Canada’s role in a geopolitical flashpoint in U.S.-China relations.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:27:38 EDT
‘No evidence can help them:’ Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor will be found guilty by China, exiled lawyer says
Do not expect anything other than a guilty verdict in the trials of two Canadians set to commence Friday in China, says a former human rights lawyer from the country.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:09:00 EDT
Canada on track to finish first round of COVID-19 vaccinations by June, Ottawa says
There should be enough COVID-19 vaccines available to give every Canadian who’s eligible a first dose by the end of June, says the country’s top vaccine co-ordinator.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 06:31:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario’s chief medical officer admits the province is in a third wave of COVID-19; U.S. working on plans to send four million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Canada, Mexico
EU drug agency discounts any link between AstraZeneca vaccine, clots; Ontario plans to spend $933 million to create more beds in long-term care and upgrade facilities in the sector.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:53:00 EDT
Deal with United States could send 1.5M doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Canada
The United States is working on a deal to lend doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to Canada and Mexico, White House press secretary Amy Psaki said Thursday.

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 05:00:00 EDT
The third wave: More than triple the case counts projected for GTA as variants take over — here’s what to expect
Toronto, Peel, Durham, York and Halton could surpass peaks reached in the previous two waves of the pandemic by early April, according to modelling by the University of Waterloo and University of Guelph.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:17:00 EDT
Think Erin O’Toole can’t win the next election? That’s what they said about Justin Trudeau, too
Justin Trudeau’s Liberals seem almost giddy about Conservative travails, but overconfidence is a luxury that only underdogs can afford, Susan Delacourt writes.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 05:00:00 EDT
How your trip to the grocery store will change in 2021
From prices and availability to location and sustainability, grocery expert Sylvain Charlebois on what going to the supermarket will be like in the year after COVID-19 changed everything.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 05:00:00 EDT
U.S. spa murders highlight pattern of ‘disturbing, racist attacks’ against Asian diaspora, say Canadian advocates
Asian Canadian communities have long been sounding the alarm on the rising violence targeting them. In the wake of Atlanta shootings, they’re exhausted.



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