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ONTARIO: Owner of Billy Bishop airport looking for private sector investor, operator

ONTARIO: Owner of Billy Bishop airport looking for private sector investor, operator

PortsToronto issued a request for interest Tuesday, a step toward potentially identifying a financial investor to run the airport under lease
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ONTARIO: Hundreds of users banned for emoji use in Sudbury city councillor's Facebook group

ONTARIO: Hundreds of users banned for emoji use in Sudbury city councillor's Facebook group

Ward 5 Coun. Robert Kirwan’s often-criticized online conduct is back in the news after his Valley East Today Facebook page banned hundreds of people for using the ‘crying laughing’ emoji in ways the city councillor calls bullying
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VIRAL VIDEO: Fort Frances sisters get over 8 million views for Easter 'Hallelujah'

VIRAL VIDEO: Fort Frances sisters get over 8 million views for Easter 'Hallelujah'

Cassandra Star Armstrong and Callahan Armstrong recorded it for their grandmother
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ONTARIO: Pikangikum considers launching its own police, health services after expelling OPP from community

ONTARIO: Pikangikum considers launching its own police, health services after expelling OPP from community

First Nation leadership say community has lost faith in services provided by provincial, federal governments after departure of OPP, federal nurses
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ONTARIO: LTC residents plead for release from COVID-19 confinement

ONTARIO: LTC residents plead for release from COVID-19 confinement

Activists say the provincial government has not responded to their pleas
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WORLD: With ship now freed, a probe into Suez Canal blockage begins

WORLD: With ship now freed, a probe into Suez Canal blockage begins

'Skyscraper-sized' Ever Given became wedged across the canal on March 23, disrupting global trade for nearly a week
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CANADA: Long-term care residents got less medical care in first wave of pandemic, report finds

CANADA: Long-term care residents got less medical care in first wave of pandemic, report finds

Number of residents who received a visit from a physician between March 1 and Aug. 31 of last year down 16 per cent compared with that same period in 2019, even when homes did not have an outbreak
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COVID-19: Third wave will lead to difficult weeks ahead for Ontario hospitals, OHA says

COVID-19: Third wave will lead to difficult weeks ahead for Ontario hospitals, OHA says

If trend of increasing patient numbers arriving in province's hospitals continues, it will 'further strain capacity,' Hospital Association president says
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COVID-19: Canadians far more wary of AstraZeneca than other vaccines, poll says

COVID-19: Canadians far more wary of AstraZeneca than other vaccines, poll says

Only 53 per cent of respondents said they would trust the AstraZeneca vaccine being given to themselves or family members
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COVID-19: Ontario to study vaccine hesitancy, health minister says as rollout continues

COVID-19: Ontario to study vaccine hesitancy, health minister says as rollout continues

Christine Elliott made the comments hours before the National Advisory Committee on Immunizations recommended against using the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for anyone under the age of 55
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