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Council considering further Covid relief measures for residents, businesses

Council considering further Covid relief measures for residents, businesses

Mayor and council considering relief measures to help residents and businesses struggling financially with current pandemic restrictions
Ontario reports 1,185 new COVID cases Saturday

Ontario reports 1,185 new COVID cases Saturday

Saturday's reported 1,185 new COVID-19 cases is down slightly from Friday
Province to provide funding to increase access to mental health for Georgian students

Province to provide funding to increase access to mental health for Georgian students

Over $357,000 in funding will help in part to increase the number of mental health workers and programs
Town’s plans to open Leisure Centre on hold

Town’s plans to open Leisure Centre on hold

Town forced to hold off on reopening of Leisure Centre as region ordered back to Grey Zone
Simcoe-Muskoka ordered back into lockdown Monday

Simcoe-Muskoka ordered back into lockdown Monday

The province announced some regional shuffling today, landing Simcoe Muskoka in the grey/lockdown zone as of 12:01 a.m. Monday
Health unit reports death of Bradford man

Health unit reports death of Bradford man

The man was over 80 and died on Feb. 21
WATCH: Canada to receive 6.5M doses of COVID-19 vaccines by end of March

WATCH: Canada to receive 6.5M doses of COVID-19 vaccines by end of March

Watch the livestream feed of the press conference here
Ontario reports 1,258 new COVID cases Friday

Ontario reports 1,258 new COVID cases Friday

Public Health Ontario has reported 1,138 new cases of COVID-19 today (Feb. 24). Today's report includes 23 new deaths, four were residents at long-term care homes.
WATCH: Province to expand access to before and after school daycare programs

WATCH: Province to expand access to before and after school daycare programs

Watch the livestream feed of the press conference here
BREAKING: Health Canada approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

BREAKING: Health Canada approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

Canada has pre-ordered 20 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine