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Ontarians' mental health has continued to deteriorate throughout pandemic: poll

Ontarians' mental health has continued to deteriorate throughout pandemic: poll

The Canadian Mental Health Association is urging Ontario to prioritize the sector in its upcoming budget as a new poll suggests the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has eroded residents' already fragile emotional well-being.
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Don't miss your shot: How to navigate Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine booking system

Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine booking system is set to launch on Monday. Here's what you need to know to use it. When's the launch? The province's online portal and an accompanying phone line are set to start taking appointments on Monday at 8 a.m.
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Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine booking system ready to launch for those eligible: Ford

Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine booking system ready to launch for those eligible: Ford

Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine booking system is ready to start taking appointments both by phone and online, the province's premier announced Sunday amid warnings to limit its use only to those who currently qualify to be immunized.
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Quebec reports 674 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths as vaccine ramp-up continues

Quebec reports 674 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths as vaccine ramp-up continues

MONTREAL — Quebec's Health Minister is expressing optimism over the pace of the province's vaccination campaign after more than 30,000 doses were administered on Saturday.
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Experts say Quebecers may be less willing to comply with curfew as days get longer

Experts say Quebecers may be less willing to comply with curfew as days get longer

MONTREAL — The curfew imposed across Quebec in a bid to quell the spread of COVID-19 is coming under renewed scrutiny as public health experts question whether residents will still be willing to comply with the measure as the days grow longer.
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'This is what we do': Ontario family clinics join COVID-19 vaccine campaign

'This is what we do': Ontario family clinics join COVID-19 vaccine campaign

TORONTO — Ontario's COVID-19 vaccination effort took another step forward on Saturday as many family physicians in a handful of public health units began administering shots to specific members of the general public.
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Investigation underway following laser strikes on ORNGE air ambulances

Investigation underway following laser strikes on ORNGE air ambulances

Ontario's air ambulance service says there have been several recent laser strikes on its aircraft in northern Ontario, which police are now investigating.
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Toddler confirmed dead in northern Ontario house fire

GREENSTONE, Ont. — Provincial police say the body of a two year old child has been found in a northern Ontario home that was the scene of a fire this week. Firefighters were called to the residence in the community of Greenstone, Ont.
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NDP MPP says Ford should apologize in public for comment that he jumped the vax line

NDP MPP says Ford should apologize in public for comment that he jumped the vax line

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford has apologized in private to an Indigenous NDP legislator he accused of "jumping the line" for a COVID-19 vaccine, but Sol Mamakwa said Friday he wants the premier to apologize publicly to all Indigenous people impacted by
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Peel Region orders all workers at Amazon warehouse in Brampton to self-isolate

Thousands of workers at an Amazon warehouse in Brampton, Ont., were ordered to isolate Friday as public health authorities sought to contain a growing outbreak at the facility.
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