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Lecce defends end date for Ontario school mask mandate amid calls for more time

Lecce defends end date for Ontario school mask mandate amid calls for more time

TORONTO — Ontario's education minister is defending the province's plan to end mask rules along with other COVID-19 measures in schools on March 21 despite concerns from parents, educators, health experts and political opponents about the timeline.
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Ontario offers tuition supports for career college PSW students

Ontario offers tuition supports for career college PSW students

TORONTO — Ontario is offering tuition support for up to 4,000 personal support worker students enrolling at private career colleges.
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Ontario plan for GTA transportation includes 'conceptual' transit lines, new highways

Ontario plan for GTA transportation includes 'conceptual' transit lines, new highways

Ontario has laid out a 30-year vision to grow transportation networks around Toronto, including road expansions, potential new transit networks and proposed new highways, although much of the plan isn't fully costed.
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Ontario reports 742 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 244 in intensive care

Ontario reports 742 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 244 in intensive care

Ontario is reporting 742 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, and 244 in intensive care. That's compared with 751 in hospital and 241 in ICUs on Wednesday. Ontario is also reporting 14 more deaths due to COVID-19.
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The heavy toll of winter on Toronto's homeless, from amputations to freezing to death

The heavy toll of winter on Toronto's homeless, from amputations to freezing to death

TORONTO — The smell of rotting flesh fills the Toronto shelter room where Pat Gallagher lives in the city's north end. He unwraps bandages that cover his left foot. His toes look like lumps of black coal. The diagnosis: severe frostbite.
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Ontario to lift most mask mandates March 21, remaining public health orders April 27

Ontario to lift most mask mandates March 21, remaining public health orders April 27

TORONTO — Ontario is removing most mask mandates on March 21 and ending all remaining public health orders a month later, shifting the onus of protection from COVID-19 to individuals – a move some experts worry comes too quickly.
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Here's a look at Ontario's timeline for lifting all COVID measures by April 27

Here's a look at Ontario's timeline for lifting all COVID measures by April 27

Ontario has laid out its plans to lift remaining COVID-19 public health measures, including mandatory masks and workplace vaccination policies, by the end of April.
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Person dies after being ejected from vehicle, subsequently struck in Ontario

Person dies after being ejected from vehicle, subsequently struck in Ontario

TILLSONBURG, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say one person has died in Tillsonburg, Ont., after being ejected from a vehicle and then hit. Police say it happened just before 8 p.m. Tuesday on Lisgar Avenue.
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Diageo to build carbon neutral Crown Royal distillery in Ontario

Diageo to build carbon neutral Crown Royal distillery in Ontario

International beverage company Diageo announced plans today for a $245 million carbon neutral distillery in Ontario to support the growth ambitions for its Crown Royal Canadian whisky brand.
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Mississauga man charged with attempted murder, woman and kids in hospital: police

Mississauga man charged with attempted murder, woman and kids in hospital: police

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A woman and two children were in hospital and a man faces attempted murder charges after police responded to an emergency call in a residential neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ont.
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