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WATCH: People 75 and over can start online booking for COVID-19 vaccinations starting March 22

WATCH: People 75 and over can start online booking for COVID-19 vaccinations starting March 22

Vaccine rollout through pharmacies will be ramped up to more pharmacies in the coming weeks
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One year since Ontario's classrooms first went virtual

One year since Ontario's classrooms first went virtual

Monday will mark a full school year since students returned from March Break, not to their classrooms, but to their kitchens, living rooms, dining rooms, and bedrooms
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Outbreak declared at Val Caron's Confederation Secondary School

Outbreak declared at Val Caron's Confederation Secondary School

Yes, schools are closed to in-person learning, but there are still reports of COVID cases associated with local school communities
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One year of COVID-19: Pandemic pushback based on ideology, not science

One year of COVID-19: Pandemic pushback based on ideology, not science

Science North staffer brings us through the ‘infodemic’ of pandemic misinformation, and the resistance to public health guidelines
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Canada-U.S. border closure extended until April 21

Canada-U.S. border closure extended until April 21

Bill Blair confirmed the extension of the closure in a tweet this afternoon
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Sudbury schools remain closed but new cases may still be linked to class outbreaks in the coming weeks

Sudbury schools remain closed but new cases may still be linked to class outbreaks in the coming weeks

As of March 18 at 9:20 a.m., there were 38 active cases of COVID-19 in 18 schools in the Sudbury region
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WATCH: Ontario on its way to administering 150,000 COVID-19 vaccines per day

WATCH: Ontario on its way to administering 150,000 COVID-19 vaccines per day

Watch the livestream feed of the press conference here 
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Here's who APH has vaccinated against COVID-19 so far

Here's who APH has vaccinated against COVID-19 so far

APH says staff and essential caregivers of Algoma long-term care homes and retirement homes have been offered immunization
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Ontario reports 1,553 new COVID cases Thursday

Ontario reports 1,553 new COVID cases Thursday

The province has also reported 15 deaths, 1,236 recoveries, and 65 new hospitalizations in today's update
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Province says rapid antigen test makes it easier to do workplace testing

Province says rapid antigen test makes it easier to do workplace testing

Ontario is expanding the testing program to more sectors include remote communities in the North
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