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Premier stands by minister of health, confirms Ontario will receive multiple COVID-19 vaccines

Premier stands by minister of health, confirms Ontario will receive multiple COVID-19 vaccines

Ford said that he has been in touch with the Ministry of Health and confirmed that the estimated number of vaccines the province is set to receive is, in fact, accurate.
CANADA: Women leaving workforce faster than men, childcare playing big role in exodus, study says

CANADA: Women leaving workforce faster than men, childcare playing big role in exodus, study says

Study says more than 20,000 women left the workforce between February and October
CANADA: New data shows impact of immigration system slowing sharply amid pandemic

CANADA: New data shows impact of immigration system slowing sharply amid pandemic

Figures show that approvals for immigration applications fell by about three-quarters from the months before the country shut down to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus and after
ONTARIO: Canada’s top court decides that Ontario’s sex-offender registry partly discriminates

ONTARIO: Canada’s top court decides that Ontario’s sex-offender registry partly discriminates

Accused man was found not criminally responsible but remained on registry after his release and had to report to police every year
COVID-19: Raptors won't start NBA season in Toronto, plan to call Tampa home

COVID-19: Raptors won't start NBA season in Toronto, plan to call Tampa home

The Raptors had hoped to start the 2020-21 campaign at home despite rising numbers of COVID-19 cases at home and in the United States
COVID-19: Tam warns of 'urgency' to lower infections as forecast paint dire scenario

COVID-19: Tam warns of 'urgency' to lower infections as forecast paint dire scenario

Dr. Theresa Tam says COVID-19 cases could skyrocket to 60,000 per day by the end of the year if Canadians increase their contact rates
COVID-19: Canada-U.S. border closure extended by another 30 days

COVID-19: Canada-U.S. border closure extended by another 30 days

Visits such as vacations, day trips and cross-border shopping excursions have been forbidden since March
WORLD: 2020 critical when it comes to children's futures, expert says

WORLD: 2020 critical when it comes to children's futures, expert says

Adults need to pay attention to children’s voices and imagine a different future — not for children but with them
Christine Elliott says Canada to receive millions of Pfizer, Moderna vaccines by January

Christine Elliott says Canada to receive millions of Pfizer, Moderna vaccines by January

Earlier today, Pfizer announced more interim results from its ongoing coronavirus vaccine study suggesting the shots are 95 per cent effective and that the vaccine protects older people most at risk of dying from COVID-19.
COVID-19: Expert calls 'Great Barrington Declaration' for natural herd immunity dangerous and naive

COVID-19: Expert calls 'Great Barrington Declaration' for natural herd immunity dangerous and naive

The Infectious Diseases Society of America’s 12,000 front-line infectious diseases scientists, physicians and public health experts strongly denounce the Barrington declaration