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Tam says this is a 'fundamental shift' in the spread of the virus in Canada

'We're hoping that we as medical students can really get involved,' says president of NOSM student council

As he handed down the ruling Wednesday, Ontario Superior Court Justice Michael Dambrot alluded to evidence of Kalen Schlatter's sexual interest in choking that was kept from the jurors who determined the 23-year-old's fate

Children need extra love, attention and things to do during difficult times

Rod Phillips says the update will be delivered in place of the province's now delayed annual budget, which may not be released until November

In a Leger poll conducted between Friday and Sunday, 16 per cent of respondents said the crisis was partly blown out of proportion and another four per cent believed it was blown way out of proportion

Jurors convicted Kalen Schlatter after three days of deliberation in a courthouse that was largely deserted due to precautions surrounding the novel coronavirus. The case was one of two jury trials allowed to proceed as Ontario's Superior Court wound down its operations

Earlier this month, Education Minister Stephen Lecce ordered the province's publicly funded elementary and secondary schools shuttered for two additional weeks following the break

The court, which handles the bulk of Ontario's criminal cases but does not have jury trials, announced today it is further reducing its operations during the public health crisis

The announcement builds on previous news that the province had launched an online learning portal aimed at preventing students from falling behind during the two-week school closure that follows March break