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Belleville, Ont., man whose arm was severed in a workplace accident is doing well

Larger font Increase article font size A+ A Belleville, Ont. man who got his......
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‘A big battle’: Brock, Ont., community mourns loss of mayor Debbie Bath-Hadden

... family, died at her Sunderland, Ont., home. According to family, ......
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Waterloo-area church held in-person service despite court order, police say

... Trinity Bible Chapel in Woolwich, Ont. They say the church.. “numerous” charges under the Reopening Ontario Act. Ontario legislator Randy Hillier, an... the church. The government of Ontario declared...
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U.K. variant confirmed at Barrie, Ont., care home where 41 have died

BARRIE, ONT. Public... half of the staff, have contracted the virus since Jan... external partners and 42 household contacts of primary cases have... won t be...
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Ontario teen who died of coronavirus worked for cleaning service at Delaware, Ont., LTC home: union

... long term care home in Delaware, Ont., during its COVID 19 outbreak... Services operates five homes across Ontario, one of them being......
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Canada Post workers self-isolating after outbreak at facility in Mississauga, Ont.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. Canada Post employees and contractors who typically work the... key mail facility in Mississauga, Ont. The postal service says... the most effective way to control further...
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350 Canada Post employees at Mississauga, Ont. facility sent home to self-isolate as cases continue to rise

TORONTO A... of cases at the site continues to climb. The Crown corporation said 350 employees and contractors who worked on the... the most effective way...
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Niagara Region investigates barbershop operating as film production studio

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. A representative for... started into a St. Catharines, Ont., barbershop that reopened during... “while candidly discussing life” in front of rolling cameras. Owner... allowed to...
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Ont. doctor accused of failing to disclose contact with U.K. traveller removed from LTC home medical team

TORONTO An Ontario doctor who is facing... health officials about how she contracted the highly contagious U.K. variant of the... that your medical care will continue...
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Commercial vehicle blitz results in 54 charges being laid by Greenstone OPP

GREENSTONE, ONT. — Ontario Provincial Police’s commercial vehicle......
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Only 3 residents at Roberta Place in Barrie, Ont., not infected with COVID-19 as death toll rises

BARRIE, ONT. The... long term care home in Barrie, Ont., have not contracted COVID 19 amid an outbreak... concerns surround staffing. On Friday, Ontario director of the Christian......
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Barrie, Ont., long-term care home with COVID-19 variant sees six more deaths

BARRIE, Ont. Six more residents.. long term care home in Barrie, Ont., have died after a... the outbreak began earlier this month. The Simcoe Muskoka District......
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Perth County asks province for info on impact of small businesses in COVID-19 transmission

... of a letter from Kingsville, Ont. regarding small business closures... businesses but certainly the public continues to express concern about... that small businesses are in contact traces and are...
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Mandatory testing finds 27 more virus cases at Mississauga Canada Post site

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. Mandatory testing at a Mississauga, Ont., Canada Post facility has......
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Ontario boards adjust to quickly reopen some schools as province issues directive

Several southern Ontario school boards that straddle... which oversees schools in Clarington, Ont., that will remain closed... district are in the Eastern Ontario Health Unit, which covers Stormont, Glengarry...
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Indigenous people the catalyst for change with clean energy programs

... five years ago in Waterloo, Ont., Myers, who was studying... discovered the Catalysts Program. While continuing her education, Myers simultaneously enrolled in the three month program, which connects participants... her...
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$2.7M drug bust has slight impact on city’s ‘steady’ drug trade, police say

... of individuals travelling from southern Ontario to traffic drugs in... involving several agencies in southern Ontario which resulted in the... 12 individuals, police said they continue to be “plagued”...
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COVID variant detected at Ont. long-term care home ‘a true concern:’ public health

BARRIE, Ont. Public health officials... COVID 19 found in a Barrie, Ont., long term care home is... trying to reach all close contacts of those infected as......
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We need the vaccine now : COVID-19 variant found in Barrie, Ont., long-term care home may be in community

BARRIE, ONT. The... swab tests at a Barrie, Ont., long term care home, where... yesterday morning. This is more contagious. It s here. There... area but other...
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Farmers urge feds to reconsider pre-departure COVID tests for migrant workers

... a barrier for some. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture, which... and a farmer in Collingwood, Ont., said farmers have recently... upon landing, said Currie. “We’re continuing to work with...