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Ontario renews scholarships in honour of Iran plane crash victims

Ontario renews scholarships in honour of Iran plane crash victims

TORONTO — Ontario has renewed scholarships honouring the victims of the passenger jet that was downed in Iran two years ago.

Pediatrician groups call for Ontario schools to reopen no later than Jan. 17

TORONTO — Three pediatricians' groups are urging the Ontario government to resume in-person learning no later than Jan. 17.
Tory legislator Jeff Yurek to resign Elgin-Middlesex-London seat next month

Tory legislator Jeff Yurek to resign Elgin-Middlesex-London seat next month

LONDON, Ont. — Former environment minister Jeff Yurek says he will resign his seat in the Ontario legislature next month.
Ontario introduces grant for small businesses forced to close

Ontario introduces grant for small businesses forced to close

TORONTO — Ontario is rolling out a new $10,000 grant for small businesses shuttered by the latest round of public health measures, the province announced Friday.
Situation in hospitals expected to worsen as doctors isolate and admissions rise

Situation in hospitals expected to worsen as doctors isolate and admissions rise

The pressure on Ontario's hospitals is expected to worsen in the coming weeks as more staff are forced off the job due to COVID-19 and admissions due to the virus climb, the head of the province's hospital association said, calling it a dire situatio
'I'm dying to see them,' the grief of a Toronto man who lost family in Iran crash

'I'm dying to see them,' the grief of a Toronto man who lost family in Iran crash

TORONTO — Habib Haghjoo cannot look at the only two photographs in his living room at his east Toronto home. But he cannot bring himself to take them down. Nothing else hangs on the walls in that room of his impeccably clean home.
Parents pull children out of daycares in Ontario due to recent COVID testing changes

Parents pull children out of daycares in Ontario due to recent COVID testing changes

TORONTO — Karen Aagaard wanted to send her daughter back to daycare this week but decided to keep her toddler home.
Bearskin Lake First Nation waiting for military help after COVID-19 outbreak

Bearskin Lake First Nation waiting for military help after COVID-19 outbreak

A First Nation in northern Ontario is waiting for military assistance a week after declaring an emergency over a COVID-19 outbreak that has now infected nearly half of its 400 residents.
Ontario to accelerate boosters for child care, school staff, enhance safety measures

Ontario to accelerate boosters for child care, school staff, enhance safety measures

Amid growing calls from teachers, child-care workers, parents and opposition politicians, the Ontario government announced Thursday that it would be accelerating booster shots for school and child-care staff to help protect them and the children they
Ontario long-term care homes see staff absences of 20 to 30 per cent amid outbreaks

Ontario long-term care homes see staff absences of 20 to 30 per cent amid outbreaks

Ontario long-term care homes are looking to recruit restaurant workers and family caregivers to help run daily operations as the Omicron variant drives up staff shortages and outbreak numbers.