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BEYOND LOCAL: Former union boss Jerry Dias accepted money from supplier, Unifor alleges

BEYOND LOCAL: Former union boss Jerry Dias accepted money from supplier, Unifor alleges

Unifor did not identify the companies who bought the COVID-19 rapid test kits or the supplier
CANADA: Behind the scenes of the removal of residential schools memorial from Parliament Hill

CANADA: Behind the scenes of the removal of residential schools memorial from Parliament Hill

Memorial was one of many that popped up across the country as Canadians were confronted with the horrors Indigenous children faced when removed from their families and forced to attend these institutions over more than a century
ONTARIO: SickKids to receive three more pediatric cancer patients, their families from Ukraine

ONTARIO: SickKids to receive three more pediatric cancer patients, their families from Ukraine

The patients and their families will be arriving within 36 hours
BEYOND LOCAL: Guelph artist creates Putin-inspired deli meat face to raise funds for Ukraine

BEYOND LOCAL: Guelph artist creates Putin-inspired deli meat face to raise funds for Ukraine

Commission from t-shirt sales with the image will be donated to the Red Cross for Ukrainian relief
BEYOND LOCAL: Tire residue chemical in rain runoff kills fish in urban streams, research finds

BEYOND LOCAL: Tire residue chemical in rain runoff kills fish in urban streams, research finds

Link between fish fatalities and such residue was first revealed in a 2021 paper that concluded the kills were due to a contaminant formed from the residue tires leave on roads as they wear
CANADA: Hate crimes up 37 per cent in 2020, other crime down: Stats Canada

CANADA: Hate crimes up 37 per cent in 2020, other crime down: Stats Canada

Police-reported hate crimes targeting race or ethnicity rose 80 per cent in 2020 compared with 2019 and accounted for the bulk of the national increase
COVID-19: Hospitalizations likely to rise, but not as much as January, say experts

COVID-19: Hospitalizations likely to rise, but not as much as January, say experts

New modelling released today by Ontario's science advisory table suggests that if there is a moderate increase in COVID-19 transmission, hospitalizations will likely rise, though they won't exceed 1,000
WORLD: 'Heartbreaking decisions' had to be made in Canada's response to Ukraine: Trudeau

WORLD: 'Heartbreaking decisions' had to be made in Canada's response to Ukraine: Trudeau

NATO allies, including Canada, have denied President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's request to close Ukraine airspace over concerns that it would potentially spark a world war-scale conflict
ONTARIO: Province to table legislation making PSW wage increase permanent: Ford

ONTARIO: Province to table legislation making PSW wage increase permanent: Ford

Wage increase for health workers is currently set to expire on March 31
BEYOND LOCAL: March Break propels Pearson Airport toward busiest travel day in two years

BEYOND LOCAL: March Break propels Pearson Airport toward busiest travel day in two years

The Greater Toronto Airports Authority is reminding travellers that passengers may experience longer wait times during check-in, security and boarding their aircraft due to additional screening questions and health checks in place