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Ontario taking cautious approach to LTC restrictions as COVID trends improve

Ontario taking cautious approach to LTC restrictions as COVID trends improve

TORONTO — Ontario's long-term care minister says the province wants to take a cautious approach to easing pandemic restrictions for the sector, while stressing that the COVID-19 situation is improving.
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Number of people in Ontario needing mental health support increasing: survey

Number of people in Ontario needing mental health support increasing: survey

TORONTO — More people in Ontario are accessing mental health support than at any other time during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey suggests.
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Ontario NDP delegates affirm Andrea Horwath's leadership at convention

Ontario NDP delegates affirm Andrea Horwath's leadership at convention

Ontario's New Democrats have affirmed Andrea Horwath's leadership. More than 85 per cent of delegates to the Ontario NDP convention gave the long-time leader the green light ahead of June's provincial election.
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Ontario reports 56 more deaths from COVID-19 and 486 patients in ICU

Ontario reports 56 more deaths from COVID-19 and 486 patients in ICU

TORONTO — Ontario says 56 more people have died of COVID-19. The province is reporting 2,230 people hospitalized with the virus and 486 patients in intensive care.
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Experts weigh in on shifting public health messaging on 'learn to live with COVID'

Experts weigh in on shifting public health messaging on 'learn to live with COVID'

TORONTO — Ontarians have recently started hearing their top health and government officials speak of "learning to live with COVID-19," but it doesn't mean immediately returning to life as it was in 2019 and authorities should be refining their messag
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Ontario reports 59 more deaths from COVID-19 as hospital, ICU admissions drop

Ontario reports 59 more deaths from COVID-19 as hospital, ICU admissions drop

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 2,493 people hospitalized with COVID-19 and 501 people in intensive care. That's down from 2,634 people in hospital due to the virus and 517 in ICU a day earlier.
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Toronto police charge 15-year-old boy with murder in death of 16-year-old boy

Toronto police charge 15-year-old boy with murder in death of 16-year-old boy

Toronto police say they've arrested a 15-year-old boy in the death of another teenager. They say they have charged the boy with first-degree murder in the death of a 16-year-old boy.
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Jury issues recommendations for Ministry of Labour in scaffolding collapse inquiry

Jury issues recommendations for Ministry of Labour in scaffolding collapse inquiry

TORONTO — Ontario should consider additional penalties for supervisors who break construction rules, jurors at an inquest recommended Friday after examining the circumstances of a scaffolding collapse that killed four men in Toronto more than a decad
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Ontario to ease visitor restrictions in long-term care facilities starting next week

Ontario to ease visitor restrictions in long-term care facilities starting next week

TORONTO — Ontario long-term care residents can start taking social trips and see more caregivers as of next week following more than a month of strict rules aimed at controlling the spread of the Omicron variant.
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Hospitals, police prepare for planned protest outside Ontario legislature

Hospitals, police prepare for planned protest outside Ontario legislature

TORONTO — A protest expected outside the Ontario legislature this weekend started to disrupt Toronto's downtown core on Friday as police blocked off roads and beefed up security in what they described as moves to ensure public safety.
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