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ONTARIO: First Nations STEM mentorship program opens to high school students

ONTARIO: First Nations STEM mentorship program opens to high school students

The non-profit corporation hopes to have 30 Indigenous high school students enrol in the mentorship program this summer
CANADA: NACI advice on 'preferred vaccines' for COVID-19 sparks confusion, anger

CANADA: NACI advice on 'preferred vaccines' for COVID-19 sparks confusion, anger

So far in Canada, 12.8 million people have received at least one dose of a vaccine
COVID-19: First-ever image of variant supports faith in current vaccines, says UBC

COVID-19: First-ever image of variant supports faith in current vaccines, says UBC

The team's analysis, recently published in PLOS Biology, reveals that, once inside, the mutation can still be sidelined by antibodies from current vaccines
ONTARIO: Families, Experts say long-term care report shows pandemic lessons can't be ignored

ONTARIO: Families, Experts say long-term care report shows pandemic lessons can't be ignored

The commissioners said the government was ill-prepared for a pandemic, and failed to act as quickly as other jurisdictions to protect the long-term care sector
ONTARIO: Ornge says service will continue despite labour issues with paramedics

ONTARIO: Ornge says service will continue despite labour issues with paramedics

Ornge paramedics have taken issue a provincial law that came into effect in 2019 and caps public sector wage increases to one per cent a year
COVID-19: Thousands of Ontarians book vaccine appointments within hours of expanded eligibility

COVID-19: Thousands of Ontarians book vaccine appointments within hours of expanded eligibility

Christine Elliott says more than 73,000 appointments were booked between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. EDT, despite the frustrations described by some social media users
COVID-19: Ontario may shorten interval between vax doses as more supply expected, Elliott says

COVID-19: Ontario may shorten interval between vax doses as more supply expected, Elliott says

Health Minister Christine Elliott says people will be contacted to arrange a new time for their second appointment if that happens
CANADA: More than 5,000 international air travellers positive for COVID-19 since February

CANADA: More than 5,000 international air travellers positive for COVID-19 since February

Forty per cent of those people were infected with one of the three variants of concern Canada is tracking
CANADA: Action needed to end anti-Black racism in public service, advocates say

CANADA: Action needed to end anti-Black racism in public service, advocates say

'There's a lot of mental health issues associated with the discrimination, the systemic discrimination, that Black workers have faced and continue to face — a lot of racial trauma that Black workers are facing,' advocate says
CANADA: Parliament's language interpreters told no sick pay during COVID

CANADA: Parliament's language interpreters told no sick pay during COVID

Workers recently told they 'wouldn't be entitled to coverage because they are freelancers, not employees, and the same goes if they need to quarantine or isolate,' Association advocate says