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Ontario to give optometrists $39M as they threaten to withdraw services

TORONTO — Ontario says it will immediately pay $39 million to the province's optometrists to retroactively account for the increased costs of services funded by the government.
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Nearly half of Ontario municipal infrastructure in need of repair, watchdog reports

Nearly half of Ontario municipal infrastructure in need of repair, watchdog reports

TORONTO — Ontario's fiscal watchdog estimates 45 per cent of municipal infrastructure in the province needs repairs, which it says will cost about $52 billion.
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One woman charged after puppy and truck were stolen last week

HIGHLANDS EAST TOWNSHIP, ONT. — A nine-month-old puppy has been found safe after it was stolen along with a truck in Durham Region last week. The puppy was inside the silver Dodge Ram when it was taken on Aug. 11.
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Ontario to run school-based COVID-19 vaccine clinics as academic year begins

Ontario to run school-based COVID-19 vaccine clinics as academic year begins

COVID-19 immunization clinics will run in Ontario schools and nearby locations as the academic year begins, the province announced Monday in a bid to reach unvaccinated youth who are set to gather in classrooms next month.
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Fifteen children got COVID-19 after kid with symptoms sent to York childcare centre

VAUGHAN, Ont. — York Region officials say 15 children have tested positive for COVID-19 after a parent sent their child to a daycare centre with symptoms of the virus earlier this month.
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Hybrid classrooms could become more common, but teachers say they have drawbacks

Hybrid classrooms could become more common, but teachers say they have drawbacks

Ontario's teachers are gearing up for another pandemic-altered school year and for certain educators that will mean presiding over classrooms where students learn in-person and online at the same time – a model some say comes with a host of challenge
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Man dead, officer injured after shooting in Fergus, Ont.: SIU

FERGUS, ONTARIO, CANADA — A 31-year-old man is dead and a provincial police officer is in hospital after an incident in Fergus, Ont., on Sunday. The Special Investigations Unit has been called in and launched a probe into the incident.
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Ontario reports 511 new COVID-19 cases, no new virus-related deaths

Ontario is reporting 511 COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths from the virus on Sunday. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 350 of the infected people are unvaccinated and 67 people are partially immunized.
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One dead, two injured in shooting in Toronto Saturday night

TORONTO — One person has died and two others are injured after a shooting in Toronto on Saturday night. Local police say it happened in the northern part of the city at about 10:30 p.m.
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Ontario reports 578 new COVID-19 cases, two new virus-related deaths

Ontario is reporting 578 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths from the virus today. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 408 of the cases were in unvaccinated people, while 59 of those infected were partially immunized against the virus.
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