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WATCH: Controversial teacher hiring rule gets scrapped

WATCH: Controversial teacher hiring rule gets scrapped

Regulation 247 will be revoked as of Oct. 29
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'Go back to basics': York Region hits new high in single-day COVID case increase

'Go back to basics': York Region hits new high in single-day COVID case increase

York Region's medical officer of health is urging close contact be kept to household members only, as 128 new cases are reported tonight, Oct. 14
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COVID-19 Today: School, child care cases for Newmarket, York Region, and Ontario

COVID-19 Today: School, child care cases for Newmarket, York Region, and Ontario

3 schools under surveillance for 4 cases in Newmarket ; 2 schools close due to outbreaks in York Region; 96 more school cases push Ontario numbers beyond 1,000 in 421 schools
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York Region's Catholic board closes schools in King, Vaughan due to COVID-19 outbreaks

York Region's Catholic board closes schools in King, Vaughan due to COVID-19 outbreaks

Holy Name and Our Lady of Fatima elementary schools are the first in York Region to temporarily close as case counts began to mount
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WATCH: Province to hire 500 more contact tracers, case managers

WATCH: Province to hire 500 more contact tracers, case managers

Boots should be on the ground by mid-November, Ford says
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COVID-19 Today: A look at the numbers for Newmarket, York Region, Ontario

COVID-19 Today: A look at the numbers for Newmarket, York Region, Ontario

7 new cases in Newmarket, 20 in last 7 days; 76 new cases in York Region, nearly half with unknown source of infection; Ontario adds 721 more cases, with 270 in Toronto, 170 in Peel
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COVID-19 Today: School, child care cases for Newmarket, York Region, and Ontario

COVID-19 Today: School, child care cases for Newmarket, York Region, and Ontario

2 schools under surveillance in Newmarket, no child care cases; York Region reports 69 cases at 53 schools, with cases at one Vaughan school growing to 7, and 8 classrooms closed; Ontario reports 948 school cases, 246 child care cases
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COVID-19 won't spook away trick-or-treating if safety rules followed: health officers

COVID-19 won't spook away trick-or-treating if safety rules followed: health officers

There may be a chance for candy after all
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Porter Airlines won't fly before Dec. 15

Porter Airlines won't fly before Dec. 15

Airline has been grounded since March 21 because of COVID-19 restrictions
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COVID cases confirmed at 2 more Newmarket schools

COVID cases confirmed at 2 more Newmarket schools

2 cases at Huron Heights Secondary School, and two cases at Terry Fox Public School are being reported by York Region District School Board
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