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COVID-19: Canada to get 1.9M vaccine doses this week, including first Johnson and Johnson shots

COVID-19: Canada to get 1.9M vaccine doses this week, including first Johnson and Johnson shots

Country to receive doses from J&J, Pfizer and Moderna; not currently scheduled to receive additional AstraZeneca vaccines
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CANADA: How COVID-19 amplifies the complexity of disability and race

CANADA: How COVID-19 amplifies the complexity of disability and race

Parents of disabled children coping with school closures are frustrated by the lack of resources for their children
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Ontario's long-term care ministry makes moves to ease mounting strain on hospitals

Ontario's long-term care ministry makes moves to ease mounting strain on hospitals

Ministry announced it will try to free up hospital beds by waiving fees for patients who agree to take a spot in a home that may not be their first choice until they're placed in the facility they want
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OPINION: Ontario's ‘choice’ of fully online school would gamble on children for profit

OPINION: Ontario's ‘choice’ of fully online school would gamble on children for profit

For children, fully online learning creates the conditions for further educational inequality, prof says
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BEYOND LOCAL: Five ways to challenge systemic ableism during Autism Acceptance Month

BEYOND LOCAL: Five ways to challenge systemic ableism during Autism Acceptance Month

Autism awareness campaigns often portray autistic people negatively as mysterious puzzles to be solved. In contrast, the rainbow infinity symbol celebrates neurodiversity
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COVID-19: How the pandemic may have changed university teaching and testing for good

COVID-19: How the pandemic may have changed university teaching and testing for good

The shift online demonstrated the convenience of distance learning and has convinced some learners, including workers and unemployed people, to study
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OPINION: Ending toxic masculinity and ‘warrior cops’ could help police reform efforts

OPINION: Ending toxic masculinity and ‘warrior cops’ could help police reform efforts

Expert says defunding the police isn't the answer, but addressing toxic masculinity in police work could be
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ONTARIO: Rise in sudden COVID-19 deaths at home still a mystery, chief coroner says

ONTARIO: Rise in sudden COVID-19 deaths at home still a mystery, chief coroner says

Coroners have yet to identify a common thread to the home deaths beyond noting the increase
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COVID-19: Canada secures millions of vaccine booster shots from Pfizer for future, Trudeau says

COVID-19: Canada secures millions of vaccine booster shots from Pfizer for future, Trudeau says

Trudeau says the deal with Pfizer includes options to add 30 million doses in both 2022 and 2023, and an option for 60 million doses in 2024
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COVID-19: Ontario reports first rare blood clot related to Oxford-AstraZeneca shot

COVID-19: Ontario reports first rare blood clot related to Oxford-AstraZeneca shot

Ontario will continue offering the vaccine to people aged 40 and older
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