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ONTARIO: Province to pilot at-home COVID testing for students and staff at certain schools

ONTARIO: Province to pilot at-home COVID testing for students and staff at certain schools

A memo from the deputy minister of education sent to directors of education says the pilot is scheduled to run from Sept. 7 to Oct. 29 at targeted schools in 13 public health units across the province
CANADA: Canadians paid down record amount of debt amid pandemic, StatCan says

CANADA: Canadians paid down record amount of debt amid pandemic, StatCan says

Overall non-mortgage debt fell by $20.6 billion from the start of the pandemic to January 2021, including a $16.6-billion drop in credit card debt
Ontario education group wants COVID-19 vaccination required for eligible students

Ontario education group wants COVID-19 vaccination required for eligible students

Annie Kidder, executive director of People for Education, has written to Education Minister Stephen Lecce with the request
OPINION: People who feel more connected to the natural world are more likely to support reconciliation

OPINION: People who feel more connected to the natural world are more likely to support reconciliation

Researchers have found that those who feel more connected to nature tend to feel more connected to all of humanity
ONTARIO: Public health urges testing for 7,000 at Oshawa tournament after COVID-19 outbreak

ONTARIO: Public health urges testing for 7,000 at Oshawa tournament after COVID-19 outbreak

Durham health department says the teams that attended came from all over Ontario and other provinces
COVID-19: US regulators give full approval to Pfizer vaccine

COVID-19: US regulators give full approval to Pfizer vaccine

Moderna has also applied to the FDA for full approval of its vaccine
Zucchini noodles recalled due to possible Listeria contamination

Zucchini noodles recalled due to possible Listeria contamination

The product was sold in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and possibly other provinces, in 340 gram packages with an Aug. 18 best before date
Ontario education group wants COVID-19 vaccination required for eligible students

Ontario education group wants COVID-19 vaccination required for eligible students

Annie Kidder, executive director of People for Education, wrote to Education Minister Stephen Lecce with the request on Sunday
CANADA: Canadian special forces operating outside Kabul airport to help evacuees, officials say

CANADA: Canadian special forces operating outside Kabul airport to help evacuees, officials say

Desperate Afghans who previously worked as interpreters for Western military forces and news agencies, among others, are in hiding, fearing for the safety of themselves and their families after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban last week and exposed them to violent reprisals
Victory not always on the battlefield, says father whose son was killed in Afghanistan

Victory not always on the battlefield, says father whose son was killed in Afghanistan

'The Taliban are not afraid of guns and bombs; they’re afraid of school children with school books. That’s why (Kevin) went,' says Fred McKay