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Canada’s inflation rate jumps to new 18-year high of 4.4%
Canada’s inflation rate rose to a new 18-year high of 4.4 per cent in September, with higher prices for transportation, shelter and food contributing the […]
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Meghani Issues new Instructions for indoor sports & recreation facilities
By: Laura Steiner Halton Medical Officer of Health Dr. Hamidah Meghani has issued new instructions to indoor sports recreational fitness facilities. The order comes as […]
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The WHO hopes its new panel can determine the origin of COVID-19. Some experts are skeptical
An “imbalanced” group of experts and China’s resistance to co-operate means the World Health Organization’s new panel is unlikely to determine whether the origin of COVID-19 can be found in nature […]
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Mayor says he can’t control what councillors say
By: Alex Kurial, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Independent Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff says he can’t interrupt councillor talking points based on subject matter, even […]
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Ontario to tighten rules for temp agencies, firms that recruit foreign workers
The Ontario government is set to bring in the province’s strictest-ever rules for companies that recruit temporary workers, including a system for shutting down temp agencies that […]
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Ontario Residents Able to Download Enhanced COVID-19 Vaccine Certificates As of This Weekend
By: Laura Steiner Verify Ontario is now available for download. The app is for businesses to be able to scan the QR code associated with […]
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Grassroots groups call on Parliament to Create Just Transition Act in first 100 days
By: Natasha Bulowski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer This week, grassroots organizations across the country are mobilizing to demand community-led just transition legislation […]
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U.S. to open border to fully vaccinated travelers starting Nov. 8
The United States is set to reopen its borders to fully vaccinated travellers starting starting Nov. 8, and will apply to those travelling by air, land or passenger […]
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Ontario’s top doctor speaks as province releases vaccine verification app for businesses
Ontario’s vaccine verification app for businesses, Verify Ontario, appears to be ready for download ahead of schedule, rolling out on the Google and Apple app stores […]
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Saga of how conservation land was illegally paved over by developer
By: Evan Saunders, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Lake Report The Vrancor Group managed to pave over a conservation area near the Holiday Inn Express […]