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Ontario fall pandemic preparedness plan roll out continues today

Ontario fall pandemic preparedness plan roll out continues today

Health Minister Christine Elliott's office has confirmed the announcement will provide spending details related to testing and case and contact management
COVID-19: Ontario fall pandemic preparedness plan roll out continues today

COVID-19: Ontario fall pandemic preparedness plan roll out continues today

The premier has already announced the province will launch a bolstered flu shot campaign in the coming weeks
COVID-19: Paper towel in short supply as people stay home, clean more, industry leader says

COVID-19: Paper towel in short supply as people stay home, clean more, industry leader says

“COVID doesn't make you go to the bathroom more, but it does make you clean more"
Ontario to review COVID-19 symptoms list for schools, minister says

Ontario to review COVID-19 symptoms list for schools, minister says

Ontario's school reopening plan requires parents to screen their children for COVID-19 symptoms
BEYOND LOCAL: What to do when the grandparents don’t follow your parenting approach

BEYOND LOCAL: What to do when the grandparents don’t follow your parenting approach

The C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health found that among families where children saw grandparents often or occasionally, 43 per cent had major or minor disagreements about parenting
CANADA: Throne speech to talk short-, and long-term plans as cases rise, prompting PM address

CANADA: Throne speech to talk short-, and long-term plans as cases rise, prompting PM address

Plans for child care, health care, affordable housing, economic impacts of pandemic to be laid out
ONTARIO: Province hiring 98 more labour inspectors to speed up pandemic workplace response

ONTARIO: Province hiring 98 more labour inspectors to speed up pandemic workplace response

Recruitment to begin in October, increasing number of inspectors from 409 to 507 across the province
Flu shot campaign first pillar of Ontario fall pandemic preparedness plan: Ford

Flu shot campaign first pillar of Ontario fall pandemic preparedness plan: Ford

Ford said the rest of his government's pandemic preparedness strategy would be released in the coming days, adding that a robust flu vaccination campaign would help preserve hospital capacity
Arctic sea ice at second-lowest level in satellite record: scientists

Arctic sea ice at second-lowest level in satellite record: scientists

The melt cost the Arctic much of its remaining multi-year ice, meaning the ice is increasingly seasonal
BEYOND LOCAL: Experts weigh in on what should you do with cash saved during the pandemic

BEYOND LOCAL: Experts weigh in on what should you do with cash saved during the pandemic

The results from a survey credit the increased savings to workers not having to commute, to buy lunches, or to pay for childcare