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COVID-19 hospitalizations likely to rise, but not peak, in Ontario: science table

TORONTO — COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions will likely rise as more public health measures are lifted, but nowhere near the levels seen at the peak of the Omicron wave, Ontario's expert science advisers said Thursday.
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Wildlife corridor in Lake Ontario watershed now protected land: conservation group

Wildlife corridor in Lake Ontario watershed now protected land: conservation group

The Nature Conservancy of Canada says a stretch of a major wildlife corridor within the Lake Ontario watershed is now protected land.
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Ontario science table to publish new COVID-19 projections today

Ontario science table to publish new COVID-19 projections today

Ontario's expert pandemic advisers are set to release new COVID-19 projections today. The Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table says its latest modelling on the disease will be published today at noon.
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Two Ukrainian children arrive in Toronto for cancer treatment at SickKids

Two Ukrainian children arrive in Toronto for cancer treatment at SickKids

TORONTO — The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto says two pediatric cancer patients from Ukraine have arrived for treatment. The hospital has said the kids' cancer treatment was interrupted by Russia's invasion of their home country.
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Canada, Ontario commit millions for Honda plant upgrades to manufacture hybrid cars

Canada, Ontario commit millions for Honda plant upgrades to manufacture hybrid cars

Canada's prime minister and Ontario's premier announced millions in funding support for domestic hybrid car production on Tuesday but both leaders dodged questions on the possibility of incentives to help Canadians buy them.
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Ford, Trudeau say Ontario child-care deal coming soon as end of fiscal year looms

Ford, Trudeau say Ontario child-care deal coming soon as end of fiscal year looms

The prime minister and Ontario's premier promised Wednesday that an announcement on a proposed $10-a-day child-care plan would come "very soon" amid calls for a deal before the fast-approaching end of the fiscal year.
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Colleges, faculty union meet ahead of Friday strike deadline

TORONTO — Ontario's colleges and the union representing faculty are set to meet virtually Thursday ahead of a threatened strike by professors and other academic staff on Friday.
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Man, 32, charged in violent sexual assaults in the Toronto-area

A 32-year-old man has been charged in connection with two violent sexual assaults in the Toronto-area. Police say the first incident occurred in September 2013 in Mississauga, Ont., and the second in November 2014 in Richmond Hill, Ont.
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Ontario reports 649 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 204 in intensive care

Ontario is reporting 649 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, and 204 in intensive care. That's compared with 688 people in hospital on Tuesday, and 220 in ICUs.
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Toronto's SickKids hospital expecting two cancer patients from Ukraine

Toronto's SickKids hospital expecting two cancer patients from Ukraine

TORONTO — Two pediatric cancer patients from Ukraine are soon expected to arrive in Toronto for treatment, the city's Hospital for Sick Children said Tuesday, noting it has capacity to care for more children from the country recently invaded by Russi
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