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CANADA: Study finds Canadians may not take climate change as personally as their peers

CANADA: Study finds Canadians may not take climate change as personally as their peers

According to a recent international study, 25 per cent of Canadian respondents do not believe their personal travel habits contribute to climate change
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ONTARIO: ICU survivors at higher risk of suicide, research finds

ONTARIO: ICU survivors at higher risk of suicide, research finds

The study was based on pre-pandemic data, but the researchers say its findings take on added significance given the unprecedented surge in critical care admissions due to the novel coronavirus
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COVID-19: Air Canada calls on Ottawa to lift hotel quarantine as it prepares for recovery

COVID-19: Air Canada calls on Ottawa to lift hotel quarantine as it prepares for recovery

The federal government requires anyone flying into Canada to isolate at a hotel for three nights to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19
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ONTARIO: Ministry of health responds to OCHU report that predicts hospital funding failures

ONTARIO: Ministry of health responds to OCHU report that predicts hospital funding failures

Ministry said hospital spending is increasing and more doctors are moving North
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ONTARIO: Trudeau pushes back on border closures following Ford government ad

ONTARIO: Trudeau pushes back on border closures following Ford government ad

Trudeau says he hasn't heard from Ford since the premier brought up the issue last week
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ONTARIO: Tillsonburg golf course charged for opening, players fined

ONTARIO: Tillsonburg golf course charged for opening, players fined

In spite of the charges, the course has said it plans to remain open
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COVID-19: Canada may find it challenging to reach herd immunity, experts say

COVID-19: Canada may find it challenging to reach herd immunity, experts say

Prof. Paul Tupper of Simon Fraser University's mathematics department said herd immunity is unlikely to happen with COVID-19 for a few reasons
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ONTARIO: Give health care workers second dose, groups urge

ONTARIO: Give health care workers second dose, groups urge

The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario, Canadian Union of Public Employees, and Service Employees International Union said they've asked the province to accelerate second doses for the workers but have received no commitment
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CANADA: Canadian Olympic Committee plans to access donated vaccines for athletes

CANADA: Canadian Olympic Committee plans to access donated vaccines for athletes

Delivery of doses is set to begin this month to give Olympic delegations time to be fully vaccinated with a second shot before arriving in Tokyo for the Games, which open on July 23
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WORLD: Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures

WORLD: Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures

The rollout of the petition comes with Tokyo, Osaka and several other areas under a state of emergency with coronavirus infections rising — particularly new variants
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