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WATCH: Feds to spend $700K to block hate speech online

WATCH: Feds to spend $700K to block hate speech online

Project aims to strengthen the way people respond to online hate speech and create safer online spaces for young Canadians impacted by hate speech
Emergency orders extended until November

Emergency orders extended until November

Extension comes as province continues to battle second wave of COVID-19
Penetang psychiatric facility wrongfully confines patients, proposed class-action alleges

Penetang psychiatric facility wrongfully confines patients, proposed class-action alleges

Waypoint counters that restraints and seclusion are only used when necessary 'to protect a patient, other patients, staff and/or others from the immediate risk of serious bodily harm and only as a last resort'
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Good morning, Newmarket!

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Longtime Newmarket funeral home owner remembered for his kindness, compassion

Longtime Newmarket funeral home owner remembered for his kindness, compassion

Glenn Playter passed away peacefully in his sleep following a heart attack at the age of 72 on Saturday, Oct. 17
COVID-19: What is the ‘Swiss cheese model’ and how can it apply to coronavirus?

COVID-19: What is the ‘Swiss cheese model’ and how can it apply to coronavirus?

The “Swiss Cheese Model” uses slices of cheese to visualize how interventions work together
Rapid testing brought to Beeton's Simcoe Manor as death toll rises to 7

Rapid testing brought to Beeton's Simcoe Manor as death toll rises to 7

'It’s a critical piece to our early detection and management,' county official says of rapid testing at Beeton facility; Source of outbreak not yet determined
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

4 schools remain under surveillance in Newmarket; 3 new school cases in York Region, with 37 schools under surveillance; Ontario school cases tally 1,312 at 483 schools
Cybercrime losses amount to $17.8M for thousands of victims, OPP say

Cybercrime losses amount to $17.8M for thousands of victims, OPP say

Phishing — an email or text message that appears to be from a legitimate person or organization but contains malicious links or attachments — accounts for the majority of reported cyber security incidents 
10 drivers charged, vehicles impounded for stunt driving, York police say

10 drivers charged, vehicles impounded for stunt driving, York police say

York Regional Police say multiple incidents of excessive speeding, stunt driving, racing occurred last weekend