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ONTARIO: Province says flu shot campaign successful even as pharmacies run out of doses

ONTARIO: Province says flu shot campaign successful even as pharmacies run out of doses

Province ordered 5.1 million doses in preparation, another 350,000 after the pandemic began,
ONTARIO: Government to commit to average four-hour care standard in long-term care

ONTARIO: Government to commit to average four-hour care standard in long-term care

Health-care advocates and unions have long-pressed for a minimum four-hour standard of care to improve conditions in Ontario's long-term care homes
ONTARIO: Restaurants ask province to explain restrictions, show COVID-19 data

ONTARIO: Restaurants ask province to explain restrictions, show COVID-19 data

No data so far to suggest restaurants a major transmission point, group says
ONTARIO: Front-line workers who left LTC homes in May won't come back, commission hears

ONTARIO: Front-line workers who left LTC homes in May won't come back, commission hears

System now employs 30 per cent fewer PSWs than before the pandemic, union says
ONTARIO: Lawyers for accused in human-trafficking case ask to be paid through seized funds

ONTARIO: Lawyers for accused in human-trafficking case ask to be paid through seized funds

'There’s a procedure available in the Criminal Code to permit counsel to make application to be paid from the seized money,' says defence lawyer
CANADA: Feds to unveil more pandemic support for Indigenous communities

CANADA: Feds to unveil more pandemic support for Indigenous communities

The money is on top of more than $2.2 billion the federal government has already allocated to help Indigenous and northern communities get through the health crisis
ONTARIO: Lisa MacLeod to make announcement about World Cup, Commonwealth Games bids

ONTARIO: Lisa MacLeod to make announcement about World Cup, Commonwealth Games bids

A committee has also been formed to put together a bid for Hamilton to host the Commonwealth Games in 2026
CANADA: Researchers test groundbreaking approach to treating Parkinson's disease

CANADA: Researchers test groundbreaking approach to treating Parkinson's disease

Experimental method involves targeted ultrasound, used to open the blood-brain barrier and deliver therapeutics to specific regions of the brain without cutting or drilling
ONTARIO: No 'marriage tax' despite suggestions to the contrary, government says

ONTARIO: No 'marriage tax' despite suggestions to the contrary, government says

Ontario data indicate relatively few people elect to legally change their name after marriage
CANADA: Federal government unveils rules for $750-million emissions reduction fund

CANADA: Federal government unveils rules for $750-million emissions reduction fund

Canada has committed to cutting methane emissions between 40 and 45 per cent by 2025, but current regulations are only expected to cut 29 per cent by then