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COVID-19: Ontario top doc calls for vaccine push among young people ahead of school return

COVID-19: Ontario top doc calls for vaccine push among young people ahead of school return

Dr. Kieran Moore noted that classes in Ontario schools are due to pick up in less than two months, with the goal of holding more classes and extracurriculars in person
Ontario top doc calls for vaccine push among young people ahead of school return

Ontario top doc calls for vaccine push among young people ahead of school return

Pointing to the U.K., Dr. Keiran Moore says young people are 'most able' to propagate the virus back into the community
Ontario supporting two summer programs to combat antisemitism in schools

Ontario supporting two summer programs to combat antisemitism in schools

Province will give $327,000 to the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies to support the courses
BEYOND LOCAL: Macular degeneration is a leading cause of blindness. Here's how to prevent it

BEYOND LOCAL: Macular degeneration is a leading cause of blindness. Here's how to prevent it

Macular degeneration can result in blurred or no vision in the center of the visual field
Phragmites: the 'bad boy' of invasive species

Phragmites: the 'bad boy' of invasive species

Phragmites wreaks havoc on not only native species, but municipal budgets, too, columnist explains
CANADA: Liberals maintain narrow lead over Tories among decided voters, poll shows

CANADA: Liberals maintain narrow lead over Tories among decided voters, poll shows

33 per cent of decided voters who were polled intend to cast their ballot for the Liberals, while 30 per cent say they plan to vote for the Conservatives and 19 per cent for the NDP
ONTARIO: Province asks school boards to develop anti-trafficking strategies by Jan. 2022

ONTARIO: Province asks school boards to develop anti-trafficking strategies by Jan. 2022

Province to spend $2.4 million to support necessary training and resources to help schools identify, respond to and prevent trafficking of children
COVID-19: At least 1.3 million Canadians opted to mix vaccines by the end of June

COVID-19: At least 1.3 million Canadians opted to mix vaccines by the end of June

Approximately 6.5 million people got their second shot between May 31 and June 26, one-in-five getting a different vaccine than their first
Trudeau announces Inuk leader Mary Simon as first Indigenous governor general

Trudeau announces Inuk leader Mary Simon as first Indigenous governor general

Mary Simon is an Inuit leader and former Canadian diplomat
BEYOND LOCAL: Words matter when talking about COVID-19

BEYOND LOCAL: Words matter when talking about COVID-19

According to a British language consultant, the pandemic has fostered more than 1,000 new words