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Ontario expected to announce its school reopening plan for COVID hotspots today

Ontario expected to announce its school reopening plan for COVID hotspots today

The decision will follow a recommendation from the province's chief medical officer of health, Dr. David Williams
Canada on verge of deal to make COVID-19 vaccines at home

Canada on verge of deal to make COVID-19 vaccines at home

The deal could help Trudeau tamp down the political headache caused by Canada's skeletal vaccine production capacity
BEYOND LOCAL: Are once-treatable diseases growing resistant to antibiotics?

BEYOND LOCAL: Are once-treatable diseases growing resistant to antibiotics?

While the development of new molecules is slower and slower, the acquisition of resistance by bacteria is becoming increasingly rapid
CANADA: Union says Bell Media cuts hit 210 employees in Toronto, half from newsrooms

CANADA: Union says Bell Media cuts hit 210 employees in Toronto, half from newsrooms

Affected union members include field camera operators but not on-air television reporters, spokesperson for the union said
ONTARIO: New 'Blue Party of Ontario' officially registered with elections office

ONTARIO: New 'Blue Party of Ontario' officially registered with elections office

Independent Cambridge MPP Belinda Karahalios said she plans on having candidates run in all 124 ridings in the province
CANADA: Trudeau highlights risk of more infectious COVID-19 variants taking root

CANADA: Trudeau highlights risk of more infectious COVID-19 variants taking root

The four cases of the South African variant that were confirmed in B.C. and the one case reported in Ontario's Peel Region have no known link to international travel, raising fears of community spread
CANADA: Poll finds overwhelming support for new travel restrictions

CANADA: Poll finds overwhelming support for new travel restrictions

According to an online survey, eighty-six per cent of respondents agree with stricter measures to most sun destinations, required quarantining at passenger's expense upon arrival in Canada
BEYOND LOCAL: How the zero-waste lifestyle movement is boosting a retail trend

BEYOND LOCAL: How the zero-waste lifestyle movement is boosting a retail trend

Millennial and gen-Z consumers want sustainable products but in a “chic, high-status, Instagrammable sort of way,” consumer behaviour expert says
Folklore: Canada's weather-predicting groundhogs call for early spring

Folklore: Canada's weather-predicting groundhogs call for early spring

Folklorists say the Groundhog Day ritual may have something to do with Feb. 2 landing midway between winter solstice and spring equinox, but no one knows for sure
Poll finds overwhelming support for new travel restrictions

Poll finds overwhelming support for new travel restrictions

Eighty-six per cent of respondents agree with stricter measures that suspend flights to most sun destinations and require quarantining at a hotel at the passenger's expense upon arrival in Canada