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Ontario hints at action on paid sick leave amid barrage of criticism

Ontario hints at action on paid sick leave amid barrage of criticism

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford's government said Tuesday it was considering a paid sick-leave program for essential workers amid warnings from its own science advisers that hospitals were "buckling" under the weight of COVID-19.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford tests negative after staff member tests positive for COVID

Ontario Premier Doug Ford tests negative after staff member tests positive for COVID

Ford's office says it is seeking additional guidance from Toronto Public Health on all precautions that the premier and isolating staff must follow
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Federal Budget 2021: Long-term care standards, vaccine production in health plan

Federal Budget 2021: Long-term care standards, vaccine production in health plan

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said the pandemic preyed 'mercilessly' on Canada's most vulnerable seniors and it cannot be allowed to happen again
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COVID-19: 'Read-aloud' tips for parents to help prevent children's possible pandemic learning loss

COVID-19: 'Read-aloud' tips for parents to help prevent children's possible pandemic learning loss

A holistic approach to growing children’s vocabulary could mean reading children stories about bears from fairy tales, science books and the news
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ONTARIO: Reinvestigation report into nine Indigenous deaths in Thunder Bay expected in June

ONTARIO: Reinvestigation report into nine Indigenous deaths in Thunder Bay expected in June

The final report on the reinvestigations has been pushed back several times due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Northerners recognized for efforts in sustainability

Northerners recognized for efforts in sustainability

AJ Esquega and Autumn Peltier named to national Clean50 list
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U.S: Ex-cop guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd case

U.S: Ex-cop guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd case

Derek Chauvin, 45, could be sent to prison for decades.
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CANADA: Provinces balk at Liberals' child-care budget pledge as funding negotiations loom

CANADA: Provinces balk at Liberals' child-care budget pledge as funding negotiations loom

Alberta and Ontario have already said the proposed measures don't meet the unique needs of parents in their provinces
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COVID-19: Trudeau defends Canada's travel restrictions as effective but open to doing more

COVID-19: Trudeau defends Canada's travel restrictions as effective but open to doing more

Canada currently requires all air passengers arriving from outside the country to spend up to three days in an approved quarantine hotel pending a COVID-19 test result
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CANADA: Border to remain closed until at least May 21

CANADA: Border to remain closed until at least May 21

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said the rise of variants of concern are a big factor in the continued border closure
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