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ONTARIO: Province to pilot at-home COVID testing for students and staff at certain schools

ONTARIO: Province to pilot at-home COVID testing for students and staff at certain schools

A memo from the deputy minister of education sent to directors of education says the pilot is scheduled to run from Sept. 7 to Oct. 29 at targeted schools in 13 public health units across the province
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ONTARIO: Public health urges testing for 7,000 at Oshawa tournament after COVID-19 outbreak

ONTARIO: Public health urges testing for 7,000 at Oshawa tournament after COVID-19 outbreak

Durham health department says the teams that attended came from all over Ontario and other provinces
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COVID-19: US regulators give full approval to Pfizer vaccine

COVID-19: US regulators give full approval to Pfizer vaccine

Moderna has also applied to the FDA for full approval of its vaccine
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Ontario education group wants COVID-19 vaccination required for eligible students

Ontario education group wants COVID-19 vaccination required for eligible students

Annie Kidder, executive director of People for Education, wrote to Education Minister Stephen Lecce with the request on Sunday
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CANADA: Canadian special forces operating outside Kabul airport to help evacuees, officials say

CANADA: Canadian special forces operating outside Kabul airport to help evacuees, officials say

Desperate Afghans who previously worked as interpreters for Western military forces and news agencies, among others, are in hiding, fearing for the safety of themselves and their families after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban last week and exposed them to violent reprisals
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ONTARIO: NDP want former Tory who refused vaccination replaced as deputy speaker

ONTARIO: NDP want former Tory who refused vaccination replaced as deputy speaker

Opposition house leader Peggy Sattler wrote to her government counterpart on Friday asking for a meeting to discuss "next steps" to replace Rick Nicholls
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Canadian banks to require employees working in its offices to be fully vaccinated

Canadian banks to require employees working in its offices to be fully vaccinated

The country's largest banks said this week that they will require employees working in their offices to be fully vaccinated
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CANADA: Feds ramping up evacuation from Kabul with faster processing, fewer hurdles

CANADA: Feds ramping up evacuation from Kabul with faster processing, fewer hurdles

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that the first plane full of Afghan refugees took off from Kabul on Thursday night, but he didn't say how many were on board
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CANADA: Antisemitism on rise during election campaign, Jewish human rights group says

CANADA: Antisemitism on rise during election campaign, Jewish human rights group says

B'Nai Brith also said that May had the highest number of antisemitic assaults since it began keeping track in 1983.
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United States extends border restrictions for Canada, Mexico to Sept. 21

United States extends border restrictions for Canada, Mexico to Sept. 21

Border restrictions implemented in March 2020, were set to expire Saturday
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