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  Public health units can vaccinate residents over age of 80 ahead of Ontario's timeline if they are ready

  Ontario's 34 local public health units will be able to vaccinate elderly residents ahead of the province's timeline, according to Health Minister Christine Elliott, but will have to use their own appointment booking system until the provincial portal is ready. 18

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  Proposed Ontario election law changes an attempt to silence critics: Opposition

  Proposed changes to Ontario's election laws introduced Thursday by the Progressive Conservatives were slammed by the Opposition as an attempt to silence critics amid mounting failures in the province's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Mississauga formally opposes new 400-series GTA highway proposed by Ontario government

  Mississauga city council has unanimously passed a motion opposing the construction of a new 400-series highway with Mayor Bonnie Crombie warning that the project "will have a disastrous impact on the environment."

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  Ontario's COVID-19 vaccination timeline a 'worst-case scenario,' member of vaccine task force says

  The dates for when members of the general population can be vaccinated against COVID-19 in Ontario will be significantly accelerated if additional vaccine candidates are approved for use in Canada, a member of the province's vaccine distribution task force said on Thursday. 18

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  Vaughan school moves to remote-only learning despite only having one confirmed COVID-19 case

  A Vaughan elementary school will move to remote-only instruction for this week and next week after nearly a quarter of its teachers were ordered to self-isolate following a positive COVID-19 case at the school.

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  Group releases alternate vision for Foundry heritage site as province meets with community

  A coalition of community activists has released ideas for preserving several heritage properties in the West Don Lands ahead of a meeting with the province to try and negotiate their fate.

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  Ontario's online portal to book COVID-19 vaccines launches on March 15, people 80 and over first in line

  Ontario’s online portal where people from the general population can book their COVID-19 vaccine appointment will be launched on March 15, and will start by allowing people 80 and over to register first. 10

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  Ontario announces tuition-free personal support worker training program

  The Ontario government has unveiled a new tuition-free program for those looking to break into the province’s health and long-term care sectors. 10

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  York Region should have remained under lockdown, Ontario Liberal Leader says

  Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca says that York Region should have remained under the provincial shut down and stay-at-home orders for another two weeks, after malls and businesses in the region were swarmed with shoppers on the first day of the economic re-opening.

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  Ontario residents return to usual hydro rates Tuesday as stay-at-home order is lifted in most of province

  An emergency order providing Ontario residents with a less expensive, fixed off-peak hydro rate expires today.

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  Ontario premier defends spending $2.5 million on bracelets that beep if users get too close

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended his government’s decision to invest $2.5 million in wearable contact tracing technology that will beep or buzz to notify users if they are too close to another person, saying that the deal should yield a “good return on investment.”

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  Canada Post worksite hit by major virus outbreak excluded from provincial inspections

  Ontario labour inspectors are homing in on warehouses and distribution centres, but the site of a major workplace COVID-19 outbreak isn't included in the ongoing inspections: Canada Post.

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  Ontario government to have 34 different COVID-19 vaccination plans

  Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination plan is being splintered off into 34 different sets of delivery models, as the province tasks each local public health unit with creating their own strategy for administering the vaccine to residents of their regions. 2

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  Ontario's asymptomatic testing program in schools finds 32 COVID-19 cases in 3,706 tests

  Ontario’s second round of asymptomatic testing in schools has found a low number of COVID-19 cases in classrooms across the province.

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  Ontario extends all emergency orders under the Reopening Ontario Act until March 21

  The Ontario government has extended all emergency orders under the Reopening Ontario Act (ROA) for at least another month. 21