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ONTARIO: Optometrists threaten to reject OHIP-covered eye exams, citing gov't underfunding

ONTARIO: Optometrists threaten to reject OHIP-covered eye exams, citing gov't underfunding

The group says unless the government agrees to negotiations, optometrists will withdraw OHIP services starting in September
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ONTARIO: Legislature adjourns for summer, house leader hopeful for normal return

ONTARIO: Legislature adjourns for summer, house leader hopeful for normal return

Government house leader Paul Calandra expressed hope that when legislators return for the fall session on Sept. 13., life at Queen's Park will be back to normal
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COVID-19: Canada looking to U.S. to help end Moderna delivery delays

COVID-19: Canada looking to U.S. to help end Moderna delivery delays

As of Friday, Moderna has delivered or scheduled less than half of the 12.3 million doses initially promised for the second quarter
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COVID-19: U.S. shares vaccines, including with Canada, as Ottawa pushed to give doses to COVAX

COVID-19: U.S. shares vaccines, including with Canada, as Ottawa pushed to give doses to COVAX

Canada and the United Kingdom are the only two G7 nations not donating doses directly to COVAX and taking doses from the alliance through the self-financing mechanism
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ONTARIO: Some hospital measures revoked in light of improving COVID-19 trends

ONTARIO: Some hospital measures revoked in light of improving COVID-19 trends

Hospitals can also no longer transfer patients to long-term care or retirement homes without their consent, and home care and other health-care staff can no longer be redeployed to those homes
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BEYOND LOCAL: Northern Ontario woman hopes to reach others afflicted with same rare and debilitating medical condition

BEYOND LOCAL: Northern Ontario woman hopes to reach others afflicted with same rare and debilitating medical condition

'It's a rocking feeling. A constant feeling that I'm in motion. A feeling of being drunk that never goes away'
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CANADA: Rapist killer Paul Bernardo set for second parole hearing June 22

CANADA: Rapist killer Paul Bernardo set for second parole hearing June 22

TORONTO — Convicted teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo is set for his second parole hearing this month, the Parole Board of Canada announced on Wednesday, dredging yet again heart-cracking memories for his victims' relatives.
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CANADA: Freeland says feds will voice concerns to Air Canada over executive bonuses

CANADA: Freeland says feds will voice concerns to Air Canada over executive bonuses

Freeland says she's disappointed in how some businesses seem not to be behaving as responsible corporate citizens while receiving taxpayer-funded federal aid to survive the pandemic
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ONTARIO: York-region babysitter, Santa impersonator faces historic sex assault charges

ONTARIO: York-region babysitter, Santa impersonator faces historic sex assault charges

York police say a 55-year-old man from Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ont., is accused of sexually assaulting a girl he used to babysit
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CANADA: Canadians can expect more remains to be found at residential school sites, Murray Sinclair says

CANADA: Canadians can expect more remains to be found at residential school sites, Murray Sinclair says

The former chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says when the commission asked if it could conduct a fuller inquiry to explore these stories, the request was denied
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