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COVID-19: Business group seeks clarity as Ontario meets first target for further reopening

COVID-19: Business group seeks clarity as Ontario meets first target for further reopening

The province announced Thursday that 80 per cent of residents aged 12 and older have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, meaning one of three conditions the province has set for moving beyond Step 3 of its reopening plan has been met
CANADA: Ottawa proposes new rules to crack down on harmful online content

CANADA: Ottawa proposes new rules to crack down on harmful online content

The penalty for violating the would-be laws ranges up to five per cent of a platform's gross global revenue or $25 million, whichever is higher
ONTARIO: Some parents, child cares, call for updates to COVID rules

ONTARIO: Some parents, child cares, call for updates to COVID rules

Pandemic-era guidance for child care centres doesn't allow for group sensory play, such as water tables
ONTARIO: Ford 'won't spare a penny' to fight wildfires but won't declare state of emergency

ONTARIO: Ford 'won't spare a penny' to fight wildfires but won't declare state of emergency

Ford said the province is looking at more accommodations in the Greater Toronto Area, if evacuees are willing to travel that far
COVID-19: Pandemic changed people's views on their future in long-term care, survey suggests

COVID-19: Pandemic changed people's views on their future in long-term care, survey suggests

Long-term care residents have accounted for the majority of COVID-19 deaths in Canada
CANADA: Liberals look to fall for movement on having free tampons, pads in federal workplaces

CANADA: Liberals look to fall for movement on having free tampons, pads in federal workplaces

The government first outlined the proposed change to the labour code two years ago in May 2019, but it wasn't until last October that labour officials decided to look at the issue anew when the government was presented with a petition
CANADA: Expanded recall covers affected products sold nationally

CANADA: Expanded recall covers affected products sold nationally

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says there have been no reports of illness associated with the products
COVID-19: Ontario to soon regularly report how many cases are in unvaccinated people

COVID-19: Ontario to soon regularly report how many cases are in unvaccinated people

Chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore said that it's complicated work to tie individual cases to vaccination status, but it's important information
OPINION: Why green hydrogen — but not grey — could help solve climate change

OPINION: Why green hydrogen — but not grey — could help solve climate change

Green hydrogen has unprecedented support from business and political leaders, but several challenges remain
ONTARIO: Premier Ford to meet with wildfire evacuees, community leaders in Thunder Bay

ONTARIO: Premier Ford to meet with wildfire evacuees, community leaders in Thunder Bay

Thousands of people have been evacuated from First Nations communities as the province battles a wildfire season that's more aggressive than usual