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New cases in Newmarket plummet to 1, 6 more variants cases, total active cases drop to 58; York Region confirms 115 new cases, no new deaths, 91 more variant cases, incidence rate rises to 71, Rt to 1.08; Ontario reports 1,074 cases, 11 more deaths, as positivity bumps to 4.5%

At a pandemic anniversary, Mayor John Taylor reflects on the successes, challenges and pivots — some that that will be long-lasting — for himself, the municipality and the community

All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

Layering face masks has been suggested as a way to increase protection against COVID-19 variants that may be more transmissible

The March 22 committee of the whole meeting agenda also includes the annual town water quality report, and approval of telephone and online voting as an option in the next municipal election

OPP report that lack of seatbelt use contributed to 55 driver/passenger deaths

'The quicker we can get the most number of our residents vaccinated in the short term with even one dose, the better it is for everybody,' says York Region’s associate medical officer of health

The service is similar to a safe drug use site that many other communities have, minus the face-to-face contact and with a delay in the arrival of medical help in emergencies, says wellness collaborative team lead 

10 women from Newmarket, and across York Region and Simcoe have connected through Facebook to build a 40,000-piece Disney puzzle together, apart

More than 45,000 people have already booked vaccination appointments