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Survey: Canadians confident in federal government’s vaccination plan
By: Vincenzo Morello A survey has found that most Canadians are confident in the Canadian government’s plan to acquire the necessary amount of vaccines in […]
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No positive cases found in more than 250 rapid tests conducted at Hamilton schools
By: Kate McCullough, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator Voluntary asymptomatic testing at two Hamilton schools on Friday and Saturday found no positive cases […]
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Canada’s 2020 economy was its worst performace on record
By: Terry Haig The COVID-19 pandemic drove Canada’s economy to its worst showing on record, according to data released today by Statistics Canada. Figures from the […]
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Ontario Increases Funding for Transit
By: Laura Steiner Ontario is investing $150 in helping municipalities with their transit systems as they deal with the impact of COVID-19. The announcement was […]
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Young Canadians’ mental health suffered in early pandemic
By: Lynn Desjardins A large majority of those aged two to 18 in Canada experienced harm to their mental health during the first wave of […]
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Halton Launches online booking system for residents 80 years of age and older Wednesday
By: Laura Steiner Halton Region is launching it online booking system for COVID-19 vaccine appointments Wednesday. The vaccine clinics will first be available only for […]
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Feds invest in improvements to John Tonelli Sports
By: Laura Steiner The federal government is investing $558,655 in improving the John Tonelli Sports Centre. The announcement came February 25, 2021 via Zoom with […]
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How the Comox Valley overhauled its food security approach in 2020
By: Cloe Logan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, National Observer A Vancouver Island community has seen a dramatic shift in how it approaches food insecurity — […]
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Canada approves AstraZeneca vaccine
By: Lynn Desjardins Canada’s health department has approved the AstraZeneca vaccine enabling health authorities to receive shipments within days and add it to vaccines already […]
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PHAC Cooperating with HRPS over Screening Officer Arrest
By: Laura Steiner The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is aware of the situation in Halton Region involving one of its Quarantine Screening Officers. […]