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Canada to implement 988 suicide crisis line starting in fall 2023

Canada to implement 988 suicide crisis line starting in fall 2023

The Public Health Agency of Canada will decide which group will provide the service, along with the scope of care it will offer
BEYOND LOCAL: Newly discovered giant dinosaur has similarities with T-Rex

BEYOND LOCAL: Newly discovered giant dinosaur has similarities with T-Rex

At 50 years old when it died, a newly discovered dinosaur is one of the oldest on record
Questions about barricade safety prior to deadly Barrie crash

Questions about barricade safety prior to deadly Barrie crash

'My husband has said several times when looking at the construction zone that it was a disaster waiting to happen,' says south-end Barrie resident
COVID-19: Science table would have advised against scrapping isolation

COVID-19: Science table would have advised against scrapping isolation

Dr. Fahad Razak, the scientific director for the table that's set to be dissolved next week, says he disagrees with the province's scrapping of isolation requirements
Woman killed in Innisfil skydiving accident was social media influencer

Woman killed in Innisfil skydiving accident was social media influencer

The woman was a philosophy major and had nearly 100,000 followers on TikTok
Omicron booster vaccine expected to arrive in Ontario next week, health minister says

Omicron booster vaccine expected to arrive in Ontario next week, health minister says

Health Canada announced today it has approved the new shot from Moderna, which targets both the original strain of the novel coronavirus and the original Omicron variant
Unions voice concern about Ontario lifting five-day isolation rule

Unions voice concern about Ontario lifting five-day isolation rule

The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation said they're worried allowing children and educators to return to the classroom while still potentially contagious could cause the virus to spread faster in schools.
Toxic chemicals commonly found in dollar store items, testing shows

Toxic chemicals commonly found in dollar store items, testing shows

The outer ring on a set of stereo headphones was found to have 24 times the legal limit of lead, and five times the legal limit of cadmium
Group of 6 killed in Barrie crash was headed for casino

Group of 6 killed in Barrie crash was headed for casino

Friend says she received text message at 5:40 a.m., Saturday, from one of the victims; 'It was a little weird because it was just a black screen'
ONTARIO: New science table launches this fall

ONTARIO: New science table launches this fall

Team will be known as the Ontario Public Health Emergencies Science Advisory Committee and will be composed of 15 core members who are outside of Public Health Ontario