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Ontario reports 2,584 new COVID-19 cases, 24 more related deaths

Ontario reports 2,584 new COVID-19 cases, 24 more related deaths

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 2,584 new COVID-19 cases today. The province says 24 more people have died from the virus. The data is based on 42,320 tests administered over the past 24 hours.
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Reopening Ont. outdoor recreational sites should focus on equity, access: advocates

Reopening Ont. outdoor recreational sites should focus on equity, access: advocates

TORONTO — Ontario golfers have been pushing the province to reopen courses ordered closed while the province is under stay-at-home orders, but some observers say access to outdoor recreational facilities serving a wider population should be just as h
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Plastic surgeon, 'Dr. 6ix', has practice suspended for six months over online posts

Plastic surgeon, 'Dr. 6ix', has practice suspended for six months over online posts

A Toronto cosmetic surgeon and self-styled social media influencer will be unable to practise medicine for six months after a disciplinary committee found he committed "multifaceted and longstanding" violations of patient privacy. Dr.
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Ontario's full vaccination target may be hard to reach: experts

Ontario's full vaccination target may be hard to reach: experts

TORONTO — Medical experts say Ontario will have to significantly scale up its vaccination effort to achieve its goal of fully inoculating all willing adults against COVID-19 by the end of the summer.
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Toronto cancels major in-person events through Labour Day, including CNE

Toronto cancels major in-person events through Labour Day, including CNE

Toronto has cancelled major in-person events through to Labour Day in an effort to protect against the spread of COVID-19, a move the Canadian National Exhibition says could put its future in jeopardy.
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Ontario extends stay-at-home order to June 2, aims for a 'two-dose' summer

Ontario extends stay-at-home order to June 2, aims for a 'two-dose' summer

TORONTO — Ontario is extending its stay-at-home order until June 2, a move Premier Doug Ford said was aimed at bringing down the number of COVID-19 infections while ramping up vaccinations to achieve a "two-dose summer.
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Woman critical after Lamborghini crashes while passing streetcar, police say

Woman critical after Lamborghini crashes while passing streetcar, police say

Toronto police say a man crashed his blue Lamborghini convertible while rushing past a streetcar, leaving his female passenger critically hurt.
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Crown challenges verdict in case of off-duty Toronto cop convicted of assault

Crown challenges verdict in case of off-duty Toronto cop convicted of assault

TORONTO — An Ontario judge made errors in assessing issues related to self-defence and unlawful arrest in the case of an off-duty Toronto police officer convicted of assaulting a young man, prosecutors argued before Ontario's top court on Thursday.
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Ottawa and Ontario to spend $3.4 billion to build Hamilton light-rail transit

Ottawa and Ontario to spend $3.4 billion to build Hamilton light-rail transit

TORONTO — Ottawa and Ontario say they will spend $3.4 billion to build a light-rail transit line in Hamilton. The federal and provincial governments announced they will each contribute $1.
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Ontario to get new AstraZeneca shipment, reserve doses for second shots

Ontario to get new AstraZeneca shipment, reserve doses for second shots

TORONTO — Ontario says it'll sit on 254,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine arriving next week – and about 50,000 more it has in stock - until it decides when and if to offer second doses of the shot.
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