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Paola Loriggio

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COVID-19 vaccines will bring life 'back to normal,' Doug Ford says

Ontario’s premier suggested Monday that things would "get back to normal" once COVID-19 vaccines are approved and mass-produced, as two hot spots in the province entered lockdowns and Eastern Canada’s Atlantic bubble was temporarily dismantled in an effort to curb the spread of the virus.
Coronavirus in Canada
News | November 23rd 2020
Kathe Olmstead, COVID-19 vaccine, National Institutes of Health, Moderna Inc., Binghamton,

Second promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate stirs hope as Canada surpasses 300K cases

News of another promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate stirred hope on Monday, November 16, 2020, as Canada's case count surpassed the 300,000 mark, with the two hardest-hit provinces continuing to report more than 1,000 daily new infections and a sudden spike in Nunavut triggering a two-week lockdown.
Coronavirus in Canada
News, US News, Politics | November 17th 2020

Trudeau hopeful Canada will have COVID-19 vaccine by early 2021

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he hopes to see COVID-19 vaccines roll out in Canada early next year, but warned that won’t bring an immediate resolution to the pandemic currently seeing a resurgence in several provinces.
Coronavirus in Canada
News | November 9th 2020
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Finance Minister Rod Phillips,

Ontario's COVID-19 response plan revealed in Thursday's budget

The Ontario government is expected to lay out the next phase of its COVID-19 response as it presents its first budget since the start of the pandemic on Thursday, November 5, 2020.
Coronavirus in Canada
News, Politics | November 4th 2020
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Manitoba tightens COVID-19 rules as Ontario considers relaxing them

Manitoba weighed imposing a curfew to help contain the spread of COVID-19 while Ontario considered whether to loosen restrictions in some hot spots on Monday, November 2, 2020, as both provinces continued to see hundreds of new infections.
Coronavirus in Canada
News, Politics | November 3rd 2020

Feds, Ontario commit $295M each to electric vehicle production at Oakville Ford plant

The federal and Ontario governments promised Thursday to chip in $295 million each to support the mass production of electric vehicles and the batteries that power them.
News, Politics | October 8th 2020
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Ontario in-school vaccination programs moved to clinics, doctors' offices

Vaccines normally offered in school to Grade 7 students will instead be delivered at community clinics and doctors' offices in parts of Ontario, meaning parents will have to make arrangements to ensure their children are immunized.
Coronavirus in Canada
News, Politics | October 1st 2020
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Quebec raises COVID-19 alert levels in large cities, Ontario declares second wave

Quebec moved its most populous regions to a maximum alert-level on Monday, September 28, 2020, and Ontario declared itself in the grips of a second COVID-19 wave as both provinces grappled with rising caseloads.
Coronavirus in Canada
News, Politics | September 29th 2020
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris,

Kamala Harris a 'tangible' inspiration for women, former Montreal classmate says

A former classmate and friend of Kamala Harris from her years in Montreal says he hopes the California senator and newly minted U.S. vice-presidential candidate can serve as a role-model for his daughters.
News, US News, Politics | August 13th 2020
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COVID-19 making it harder for couples seeking divorce

As the COVID-19 pandemic makes it harder for couples seeking a divorce to appear before a court, some family lawyers in Ontario say there may be more incentive for people to turn to alternative methods such as mediation.
Coronavirus in Canada
News, Politics | July 27th 2020
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