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• Coronavirus: Ontario’s top doctor urges people not to rely on vaccines alone, push back on pandemic fatigue

  04-01-2021 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams urged people on Monday to not to just rely on COVID-19 vaccines and stop following public health measures, and said people must push back on pandemic fatigue before measures can safely be lifted. He said Ontario still has to wait a couple of months for vaccines...
  
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• GTA family searches for vintage car as a tribute to late husband, father

  24-01-2021 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Anthony Pedatella loved cars and a 1990 Honda CRX SI was one of his most treasured vehicles before he passed away from liver cancer at just 36.
  
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• A Dose of Frustration

  24-01-2021 01:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  A sudden delay of Pfizer vaccine shipments to Canada — the Premier’s angry reaction and what it means for Ontario’s vaccination program. Also, its been one year since COVID-19 arrived in Ontario — we’re taking a detailed look back at a tortuous 2020. The United States has a new President — Joe Biden’s top priorities...
  
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• GTA family searches for vintage car as a tribute to late husband

  24-01-2021 00:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  This year marks 10 years since Anthony Pedatella died from liver cancer. His family is searching for his vintage Honda CRX SI he sold years ago. Their hope is to bring the vehicle back into the family, so his three daughters can feel close to something their father loved so much. Katherine Ward reports.
  
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• Coronavirus: Toronto police make arrest at large gathering downtown despite COVID-19 measures

  24-01-2021 00:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Video captured a man being arrested by Toronto police on Saturday, after they said they responded to several large gatherings downtown despite provincial COVID-19 measures that restrict gatherings to five people. They said in addition to arrests being made, charges were laid for failing to comply with an order.
  
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• Coronavirus: Feds deploy mobile health units to GTA hospitals

  24-01-2021 00:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal government is providing Ontario with some much-needed support in the fight against COVID-19. Ottawa is deploying two mobile health units – an additional 200 beds – to the Greater Toronto Area. The assistance comes as the province grapples with the growing strain on its hospital system. Morganne Campbell has more in this report.
  
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• Canada Post workers isolating after coronavirus outbreak at Mississauga facility

  23-01-2021 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The postal service says in a statement that Peel Public Health recommended the precautionary measure as the most effective way to control further spread.
  
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• Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Jan. 23

  23-01-2021 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here are the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Saturday.
  
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• Anti-lockdown protesters attempt to enter grocery store in Toronto

  23-01-2021 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Anti-lockdown protesters gathered in front of a Longo’s grocery store on Bloor Street E., in Toronto Saturday afternoon. Police were inside and stopped them from entering.
  
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• Suspension of licence renewal requirements for Ontario drivers 80 and older raises concerns

  23-01-2021 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Last March, Ontario paused licence renewal sessions for drivers aged 80 and older, and waived vision testing requirements.
  
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• Man charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of 32-year-old woman in Toronto

  23-01-2021 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police said they were called to an apartment building in North York late Thursday and found a woman suffering serious injuries. 
  
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• U.K. variant confirmed in COVID-19 outbreak at Barrie long-term care home

  23-01-2021 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health officials say the U.K. coronavirus variant has been confirmed in an outbreak at a Barrie long-term care home that has seen nearly all residents infected.
  
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• Man in 30s critically injured after collision in Toronto

  23-01-2021 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police said they were called to the Bayview Avenue Extension, north of Queen Street, at 9:49 a.m. for reports of a pedestrian struck. 
  
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• Ontario government expands COVID-19 inspection blitz of big-box stores

  23-01-2021 17:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  "If we find that businesses are putting the safety of workers and customers at risk, our government will not hesitate to take immediate action."
  
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• Church youth group leader from Brampton charged in connection with alleged sexual assaults

  23-01-2021 16:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say a youth group leader from a Brampton church has been charged in connection with alleged sex offences involving three teenagers.
  
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• Ontario reports 2,359 new coronavirus cases, 52 deaths

  23-01-2021 16:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of 8 p.m. Friday, 276,146 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Ontario.
  
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• Toronto Raptors regroup after blowing lead, beat Miami Heat 101-81

  23-01-2021 15:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Toronto Raptors recovered in the second half after blowing a 21-point lead to beat the Miami Heat 101-81 on Friday night.
  
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• What caused the delays in reaching Ontario’s long term care home residents with a Covid-19 vaccine?

  23-01-2021 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Weeks after Ontario had enough COVID-19 vaccine for all long-term care home residents in the province, thousands are still waiting for the shot. So why is it taking so long to reach them? Carolyn Jarvis examines the first phase of the province’s vaccine rollout, its crucial decisions and critical pivots – and looks at how...
  
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• Ontario’s vaccine rollout: Strategic missteps, logistical hurdles and delays in reaching the most vulnerable

  23-01-2021 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Weeks after Ontario had enough COVID-19 vaccine for all long-term care home residents in the province, thousands are still waiting for the shot. So why is it taking so long to reach them? Carolyn Jarvis examines the first phase of the province’s vaccine rollout, its crucial decisions and critical pivots – and looks at how...
  
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• Experts and stakeholders give an inside look at Ontario’s early COVID-19 vaccine rollout

  23-01-2021 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ontario leading healthcare experts and stakeholders give an exclusive inside look at how Ontario’s early COVID-19 vaccine rollout unfolded.
  
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• Coronavirus: The science behind the new Covid-19 mRNA vaccines

  23-01-2021 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  There is a misconception that mRNA technology is unsafe because it’s so new. But that simply isn’t true. While the Covid-19 messenger RNA vaccines are the first of their kind, the science behind the method is decades old. Dawna Friesen explores how the mRNA vaccine was made and how this revolutionary technology could give way...
  
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• ‘A senicide’: Strategic missteps, logistical hurdles plague Ontario’s early vaccine rollout

  23-01-2021 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The initial weeks of Ontario's vaccine rollout was marred by poor planning, coordination and a failure to get vaccines into long-term care homes quickly, experts say.
  
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• Province temporarily halts demolition of Toronto heritage buildings

  23-01-2021 05:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Ontario government has temporarily stopped the demolition of buildings at the Dominion Wheel and Foundries Company property in Toronto’s West Don Lands following an outcry from heritage and community advocates. Erica Vella reports.
  
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• Ontario recovers $11M in COVID-19 benefits allegedly taken by senior civil servant accused of fraud

  23-01-2021 03:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  "The Madan family exploited their positions of employment with Ontario and unique access to the (program) and payment processing system."
  
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• Coronavirus: Toronto realtor shows home with tenants inside who have COVID-19

  23-01-2021 03:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  "The sheer stupidity is actually beyond belief."
  
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• Coronavirus: Investigation into St. Catharines barbershop reopening as studio

  23-01-2021 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  A St. Catharines barbershop has become the subject of an investigation, after it reopened as a production studio. Shallima Maharaj hears from the owner, who says she’s just trying to survive.
  
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• Agent shows Toronto home with COVID-19-positive residents inside

  23-01-2021 01:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A real estate agent showed a Toronto home to about 20 potential buyers even though there three people inside were in self-quarantine for COVID-19. Sean O’Shea reports.
  
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• Ontario government pauses demolition at historic foundry site in Toronto

  23-01-2021 00:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  After calls from community members to stop the demolition of a historic foundry site in the West Don Lands in Toronto, the Ontario government has ordered a stay until Wednesday. Erica Vella reports.
  
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• Coronavirus: Ontario government recruits celebrities for new stay-at-home campaign

  23-01-2021 00:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Ontario government is kicking off a new social media campaign with actors, singers, athletes, and business owners who are all asking you to remain at home. Meanwhile, data tracking mobility in the city continues to show progress. Matthew Bingley reports.
  
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• Toronto author pays it forward by leaving a book a day on Leslieville bench

  23-01-2021 00:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nathalie Prézeau is a local author in Leslieville. While standing in a long line at her neighbourhood market in December waiting to purchase thyme, the one ingredient that would make her Christmas Eve dinner perfect, out of the blue someone she had never met bought it for her. Susan Hay has the story.
  
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