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Paola Loriggio

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Disqualified from Tory leadership race, Patrick Brown to run for Brampton mayor's chair

Brown, who has served as mayor since 2018, had previously said he would consider seeking re-election if it seemed like he couldn't win the federal leadership. 
News | July 18th 2022

Huge blizzard closes some Ontario schools, snarls transportation

A winter storm of rare proportions blanketed much of southern Ontario with heavy snow on Monday, January 17, 2022, causing widespread school closures and travel disruptions, leaving some stuck on a major highway for hours on end.
News | January 18th 2022

Quebec and Ontario eye rapid tests in ongoing COVID battle

Rapid COVID-19 tests can help stop transmission and could be valuable tools in workplaces and schools, Ontario experts said Thursday, while Quebec announced test kits for kids amid calls for their expanded use.
Coronavirus in Canada
News, Politics | December 10th 2021
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Supreme court will rule on Ontario's move to reduce size of Toronto city council

Canada's top court is expected to rule on Friday, October 1, 2021, on whether Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to slash the size of Toronto's city council during the last municipal election was constitutional.
News, Politics

What to consider when judging COVID and vaccine science

As scientific and medical discourse plays out in real time online and in the media during the COVID-19 pandemic, observers specializing in science and risk communication say Canadians must be even more discerning in choosing which expert voices they listen to and amplify.
Coronavirus in Canada
News | June 24th 2021

Ontario stepping up COVID-19 vaccinations in long-term care

Canada’s largest province laid out its plan Wednesday to administer the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in all nursing and high-risk retirement homes by the middle of next month as it works to boost its immunization capacity.
Coronavirus in Canada
News, Politics | January 13th 2021

COVID-19 outbreak at Ottawa shelter linked to LTC workers, commission told

The pair couldn't earn enough to afford Ottawa's rental market, and unknowingly brought the virus from long-term care into the shelter, Dr. Jeff Turnbull told the commission on Dec. 16.
News | January 8th 2021
woman, festive lights, Montreal,

Provinces awash in second wave, concentrate on vaccine rollout plans

Canada's initial rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine came into clearer focus on Thursday, December 10, 2020, as Ontario announced it would go ahead with its first immunizations on Tuesday, while high case counts continued to strain the health-care systems in several parts of the country.
Coronavirus in Canada
News | December 11th 2020

Ottawa must be more transparent on plan for COVID-19 vaccine rollout: expert

As some provinces push for clarity on when they will receive their share of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccines, one expert said Monday the government should be more transparent about the terms of its contracts with the companies producing the shots.
Coronavirus in Canada
News, Politics | November 30th 2020
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Atlantic bubble bursts while COVID-19 cases continue to rise elsewhere in Canada

COVID-19's second wave tightened its grip on the Prairies on Monday, November 23, 2020, while two eastern provinces pulled out of the Atlantic bubble in an effort to rein in the virus.
Coronavirus in Canada
News, Politics | November 24th 2020
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