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Ontario's annual gas tax funding will help cover the cost of York Region Transit fuel, maintenance and operations expenses

15 more cases in Newmarket, 126 are active; York Region confirms 258 new cases, 5 more deaths, as incidence rate and Rt values continue to decline; Ontario reports 2,632 new cases, 46 more deaths, and nearly 254,000 vaccines administered

Verbal abuse, physical assault and sexual harassment happens regularly but is often not reported because of the perception it is a hazard of the job, according to paramedic services chief Chris Spearen

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Doctors at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, Ottawa's pediatric hospital and research centre CHEO and the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary are among those noting a significant jump in admissions and demand for outpatient treatment

"If we find any employers are putting the safety of workers and customers at risk, we will not hesitate to take immediate action," said the Minister of Labour

With residents of Newmarket flocking to nearby York Regional Forest trails, particularly on weekends, solutions to the parking shortage are needed, councillors say

'We are taking the onus off (children and their caregivers) to navigate a system no one should have to be familiar with and saying 'all you need to do is come through the door, and we will take care of you,' says executive director Alison Peck

A health and safety HR expert answers questions about the vaccine and its impact on employers and employees

'People are trying to find inventive ways of getting outside and entertaining themselves, but that lack of experience can also be dangerous,' says OPP officer of increase in inexperienced snowmobilers during the pandemic