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COVID-19: Traveller shocked to learn hotel also used as COVID isolation shelter

COVID-19: Traveller shocked to learn hotel also used as COVID isolation shelter

Warren Boucher, who travelled to Thunder Bay to visit his ailing 86-year-old mother, said he received no advance warning about the situation, from either the hotel or Expedia.
Ontario marks one year of COVID-19: here's what's happened so far

Ontario marks one year of COVID-19: here's what's happened so far

From an extended March Break to a second province-wide shutdown: a look back on the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic
CANADA: COVID-19-related spending set to drop sharply over coming year

CANADA: COVID-19-related spending set to drop sharply over coming year

Part of the decline relates to a projected plunge in relief spending for individuals
ONTARIO: New online system aims to combat delays and case backlogs in tribunals

ONTARIO: New online system aims to combat delays and case backlogs in tribunals

Attorney General Doug Downey says the new system will go beyond simply filing documents online and allow for virtual dispute resolution that could significantly reduce the number of cases that require a hearing
Ottawa won't set new deadline for providing clean water in First Nations communities

Ottawa won't set new deadline for providing clean water in First Nations communities

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said he remains committed to ensuring every First Nation community will have access to clean drinking water
Proposals to protect Ontario LTC residents rejected as 'too expensive,' docs say

Proposals to protect Ontario LTC residents rejected as 'too expensive,' docs say

An infectious disease specialist and member of the province's science advisory group told the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission the proposals included mechanisms for hospitals to support the long-term care sector, and to ensure seniors wouldn't be housed three or four to a room during the second wave
CANADA: Profs say COVID-19 highlights the need for more — and better — public banks

CANADA: Profs say COVID-19 highlights the need for more — and better — public banks

Strong, democratic and accountable public banks in Canada could help reverse the impact of privatizing vital services, according to experts
CANADA: Jody Wilson-Raybould set to publish memoir of time in cabinet and SNC-Lavalin affair

CANADA: Jody Wilson-Raybould set to publish memoir of time in cabinet and SNC-Lavalin affair

HarperCollins Canada says it has acquired the rights to the former Liberal justice minister's book, titled "'Indian' in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power."
ONTARIO: Province to spend $255 million to address COVID-19 outbreaks in homeless shelters

ONTARIO: Province to spend $255 million to address COVID-19 outbreaks in homeless shelters

Toronto will receive $94.5 million of the funding to prevent outbreaks in its shelters
CANADA: Strategic antibody tests touted as tool in road to achieving broad COVID immunity

CANADA: Strategic antibody tests touted as tool in road to achieving broad COVID immunity

Occupational and public health expert Thomas Tenkate notes many questions still surround emerging COVID-19 vaccines, including what level of protection is required for immunity