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ONTARIO: Ford apologizes for COVID-19 measures and enforcement

ONTARIO: Ford apologizes for COVID-19 measures and enforcement

Premier Doug Ford said ‘we made a mistake’ when referring to new COVID-19 restrictions and enforcement measures implemented last week, while also saying the government is working on a solution for paid sick days
COVID-19: Ontario's Superior Court of Justice to defer cases due to pandemic

COVID-19: Ontario's Superior Court of Justice to defer cases due to pandemic

Chief Justice Morawetz says virtual hearings should also be deferred
CANADA: ICU pressures mount as COVID fells younger people

CANADA: ICU pressures mount as COVID fells younger people

One ICU doctor in Toronto reported the rate of fatalities among younger Canadians had increased dramatically in recent months
CANADA: AstraZeneca advice from national panel delayed by new data on COVID-19 and variants

CANADA: AstraZeneca advice from national panel delayed by new data on COVID-19 and variants

Dr. Theresa Tam says the delay had nothing to do with the risk the vaccine may pose from rare blood clots, but the panel felt the new data on the virus and its variants of concern had to be taken into account
ONTARIO: 70 years ago today, Bill Barilko scored his last goal, winning the Stanley Cup for Toronto Maple Leafs

ONTARIO: 70 years ago today, Bill Barilko scored his last goal, winning the Stanley Cup for Toronto Maple Leafs

Bill Barilko's overtime goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs on April 21, 1951 clinched the team's fourth Stanley Cup in five years
ONTARIO: Ford tests negative after staff member tests positive for COVID

ONTARIO: Ford tests negative after staff member tests positive for COVID

Premier's office staff who were close contacts of the individual who tested positive will also isolate
ONTARIO: Reinvestigation report into nine Indigenous deaths in Thunder Bay expected in June

ONTARIO: Reinvestigation report into nine Indigenous deaths in Thunder Bay expected in June

The final report on the reinvestigations has been pushed back several times due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic
U.S: Ex-cop guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd case

U.S: Ex-cop guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd case

Derek Chauvin, 45, could be sent to prison for decades.
CANADA: Provinces balk at Liberals' child-care budget pledge as funding negotiations loom

CANADA: Provinces balk at Liberals' child-care budget pledge as funding negotiations loom

Alberta and Ontario have already said the proposed measures don't meet the unique needs of parents in their provinces
COVID-19: Trudeau defends Canada's travel restrictions as effective but open to doing more

COVID-19: Trudeau defends Canada's travel restrictions as effective but open to doing more

Canada currently requires all air passengers arriving from outside the country to spend up to three days in an approved quarantine hotel pending a COVID-19 test result