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Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:50:00 EDT
Ontario hits ‘emergency brake’ as province enters month-long COVID shutdown
Non-essential retail stores will be allowed to stay open at 25 per cent capacity, restaurants will revert back to takeout-only models and barbershops and nail salons in the province will have to close.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:03:00 EDT
Ontario hits new ICU peak for COVID-19 patients. ‘This is what happens when you don’t pay attention to science’
Vaccination strategy should be modified to help mitigate hospitalizations, experts say.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 19:23:00 EDT
Feud with Crown prince turns spotlight on exiled Saudi official’s fortune — including his Toronto mansion
A Saudi company wants a U.S. court to seize eight swanky condos owned by Saad Aljabri and his family

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 18:07:05 EDT
Quebeor CEO says selling Freedom Mobile to Rogers will harm telecom competition
If Rogers snaps up Freedom in its takeover of Shaw Communications it will eliminate the ‘fourth player’ needed to challenge the Big Three wireless companies, Pierre Karl Péladeau tells parliamentary committee.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:13:38 EDT
Record number of Ontario nurses may leave the profession after COVID-19: Survey
A survey by Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario shows around 15 per cent of nurses said they will retire or leave the profession prematurely after COVID-19.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:06:00 EDT
Who is spreading COVID-19 hoaxes online? Study reveals which age group is most likely to share pandemic misinformation
Older and middle-aged Ontarians most involved in sharing misinformation about the pandemic online, a new study conducted on behalf of the Ontario Medical Association reveals.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 19:06:00 EDT
COVID-19 revealed the shortcomings of long-term care in Canada. Could a new push for national standards be the solution?
A new effort to establish practical national standards to improve the operation of and care given in long-term-care homes in Canada launched Wednesday — one that may lead to concrete changes.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 06:01:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario to enter severe COVID-19 restrictions for four weeks amid record-high ICU occupancy; Quebec locks down three cities
Meanwhile, Ontario now has more COVID patients in the ICU since the pandemic began, new report says.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Ottawa, province to kick in millions to help fund new vaccine manufacturing facility in Toronto
Wednesday’s announcement comes after severe criticism of the Canadian government’s slow vaccine roll-out, mainly due to the country’s limited manufacturing capacity.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 21:23:39 EDT
‘I think he’s a pretty tough little kid’: Relief greets news that three-year-old missing near Kingston is found safe
A search mission for Jude Walter Leyton that involved 100 officers and volunteers, and spanned air, land and water came to a successful end when he was found safe Wednesday.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:30:12 EDT
Day three of Derek Chauvin trial: Jurors shown footage of George Floyd in convenience store before his death
The third day of testimony in the trial started with a firefighter back on the witness stand who detailed how her pleas for Floyd's life failed to resonate last spring with the Minneapolis police officer who had the handcuffed man pinned to the pavem...



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