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ONTARIO: Details of next step of reopening plan in the works, health minister says

ONTARIO: Details of next step of reopening plan in the works, health minister says

Despite positive pandemic trends, Health Minister Christine Elliott indicated that the province would stick with its 21-day wait between reopening stages
OPINION: When it comes to social networks, bigger isn’t always better

OPINION: When it comes to social networks, bigger isn’t always better

It’s when we use our online networks as pipes, not prisms, that small matters and seems to be valuable
COVID-19: Ontario top doc calls for vaccine push among young people ahead of school return

COVID-19: Ontario top doc calls for vaccine push among young people ahead of school return

Dr. Kieran Moore noted that classes in Ontario schools are due to pick up in less than two months, with the goal of holding more classes and extracurriculars in person
CANADA: Liberals maintain narrow lead over Tories among decided voters, poll shows

CANADA: Liberals maintain narrow lead over Tories among decided voters, poll shows

33 per cent of decided voters who were polled intend to cast their ballot for the Liberals, while 30 per cent say they plan to vote for the Conservatives and 19 per cent for the NDP
ONTARIO: Province asks school boards to develop anti-trafficking strategies by Jan. 2022

ONTARIO: Province asks school boards to develop anti-trafficking strategies by Jan. 2022

Province to spend $2.4 million to support necessary training and resources to help schools identify, respond to and prevent trafficking of children
COVID-19: At least 1.3 million Canadians opted to mix vaccines by the end of June

COVID-19: At least 1.3 million Canadians opted to mix vaccines by the end of June

Approximately 6.5 million people got their second shot between May 31 and June 26, one-in-five getting a different vaccine than their first
BEYOND LOCAL: Words matter when talking about COVID-19

BEYOND LOCAL: Words matter when talking about COVID-19

According to a British language consultant, the pandemic has fostered more than 1,000 new words
COVID-19: 'It's very freeing,' Quarantine rules ease for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers

COVID-19: 'It's very freeing,' Quarantine rules ease for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers

As of this week, people who have been fully inoculated can skip the 14-day quarantine; eligible air travellers no longer have to spend their first three days in the country at a government-approved hotel
ONTARIO: Premier Doug Ford commits to keeping pandemic pay bump for PSWs but no detailed plan

ONTARIO: Premier Doug Ford commits to keeping pandemic pay bump for PSWs but no detailed plan

Workers were given a temporary $3 per hour wage bump in October, which was later extended until late August
ONTARIO: Province supporting two summer programs to combat antisemitism in schools

ONTARIO: Province supporting two summer programs to combat antisemitism in schools

Ontario to give $327,000 to the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies to support courses, Lecce says