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CANADA: 50 per cent vaccine milestone a psychological boost to keep going, experts say

CANADA: 50 per cent vaccine milestone a psychological boost to keep going, experts say

Canada's rollout reached a major milestone on Saturday with 50 per cent of its overall population at least partially inoculated, though 58 per cent of the country's adult population had received at least one dose as of Friday
ONTARIO: Fiscal watchdog to release new LTC spending report

ONTARIO: Fiscal watchdog to release new LTC spending report

The Financial Accountability Office says the new report is based on the province's 2021-22 expenditure estimates
ONTARIO: Top doc wants students back in classrooms before provincial reopening

ONTARIO: Top doc wants students back in classrooms before provincial reopening

Williams said most public health units in the province support the reopening of schools, which have been shut to in-person learning since early- to mid-April
COVID-19: Ontario reports first blood clot death in AstraZeneca vax recipient

COVID-19: Ontario reports first blood clot death in AstraZeneca vax recipient

A man in his 40s who received a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine at the end of April passed away a few weeks later
CANADA: CFB Borden reserve cadet instructor faces mutiny-related charges for rally participation

CANADA: CFB Borden reserve cadet instructor faces mutiny-related charges for rally participation

Reserve Cadet Instructor Cadre instructor warned of 'a killer vaccine'
COVID-19: Four ways to fill the need to socialize during the pandemic

COVID-19: Four ways to fill the need to socialize during the pandemic

In this time of crisis, we must remember that we need others in our lives because social connection is fundamental
ONTARIO: Why thousands of Toronto COVID-19 patients had to be transferred to other cities' hospitals

ONTARIO: Why thousands of Toronto COVID-19 patients had to be transferred to other cities' hospitals

Leader of Queen's University department of medicine says root causes began long before the pandemic
CANADA: Feds extend border closure until June 21

CANADA: Feds extend border closure until June 21

Border closed to non-essential travel for another month
WORLD: Canadians in Japan say the Olympics should be cancelled

WORLD: Canadians in Japan say the Olympics should be cancelled

Anywhere from 60 to 80 per cent of Japanese residents in polls say it is their wish that the Games be cancelled
CANADA: Rising rates of domestic, social violence during COVID-19

CANADA: Rising rates of domestic, social violence during COVID-19

Reports show an increase in domestic violence and possibly in child maltreatment during the pandemic