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COVID-19 has led to global shut-downs which have rattled economies and families and will affect children for years to come

1 new student case at Newmarket High; new outbreaks in Markham, Vaughan schools, new cases in Markham, Richmond Hill and Vaughan schools; Ontario reports 133 new child care cases, with about 9% of 5,283 centres with active cases

About 45 families are receiving support after the March 22 fire at the building that remains closed due to extensive damage

'It’s hard for working families and for (teachers) who have kids at home who are now going to pivot to remote learning, but it’s something that’s necessary to keep us safe and try to reduce the continually escalating numbers,' union leader says

The Special Investigations Unit has ruled there is no basis for criminal negligence charges against two York Regional Police officers in the Aug. 30 death at the No Frills plaza

'York Region Public Health continues to have difficulty identifying high-risk contacts due to incomplete contact information, resulting in the need for a public notice,' spokesperson says

25 more cases in Newmarket, 3 are variants, outbreaks active at 5 institutions; York Region confirms 511 new cases, 52 are variants, with more than half of ages 65 to 69 vaccinated; Ontario reports 3,670 new cases, 15 more deaths, as all-time highs in positivity rate, hospitalizations reached

Mobile teams and pop-up clinics to begin targeting hot spots neighbourhoods, on-the-job clinics also in the works  

York Region is calling on all its municipalities to provide two acres of land within five years to support affordable housing; ‘This is about getting results,’ says mayor

‘They’re coming to the doors. We will now have to step up our policing at the (vaccination) centres,’ says York Region CEO