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Trudeau and G7 leaders gather to plot a path back to ‘normal’
RCI It wasn’t until the jet was in the air that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to the U.K. for the G7 summit — his first foreign […]
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Mandatory hotel stays, 14-day quarantine period coming to an end for fully vaccinated Canadians
RCI The federal government is expected to announce today that fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents crossing the border into Canada will not have to self-isolate […]
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Milton’s Mysterious COVID-19 Hotspot
By Laura Steiner, Local Journalism Initiative, Milton Reporter Do an Internet search for the postal code L9E, and results turn up a map of a […]
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Ontario Moving to stage 1 of COVID-19 Reopening
By: Laura Steiner Ontario will move to stage one of its reopening plan 12:01 a.m. June 11, 3 days earlier than first thought. The decision […]
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After outcry, Air Canada says its top executives giving back bonuses
-RCI- Air Canada says its senior executives have chosen to return their 2020 bonuses in response to “public disappointment.” The airline company says in a news […]
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Province to Offer pop-up-clinics in Milton, Oakville next week
By: Laura Steiner COVID-19 pop-up vaccination clinics will begin in Milton, and Oakville June 7, 2021. The initiative operated by the Province of Ontario will […]
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Economy lost 68,000 jobs in May, unemployment rate rose slightly to 8.2%
RCI Canada’s labour market shed 68,000 jobs last month as tighter public health restrictions continued or were introduced in many regions of the country to […]
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Ottawa ups fine to $5,000 for travellers who refuse to quarantine in a hotel
RCI Air passengers entering Canada who refuse to quarantine in a designated hotel will soon be subject to a $5,000 fine. The federal government has announced (new […]
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Basketball Ontario encouraging players to ‘get out and hoop’
By: Brian Lockhart, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, New Tecumseth Times With restrictions on some outdoor activities and sports having been eased, Ontario Basketball is encouraging […]
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Why COVID vaccination progress at home risks being undone by spread of variants abroad
RCI Variants of the coronavirus sweeping through parts of the globe are a stark reminder that despite the increase in vaccinations in North America, there […]