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ONTARIO: Province two years behind goal of 15,000 new LTC beds by 2024, fiscal watchdog says

ONTARIO: Province two years behind goal of 15,000 new LTC beds by 2024, fiscal watchdog says

FAO projects the province will not reach 15,000 beds until the 2025-26 fiscal year
ONTARIO: Fiscal watchdog to release new LTC spending report

ONTARIO: Fiscal watchdog to release new LTC spending report

The Financial Accountability Office says the new report is based on the province's 2021-22 expenditure estimates
ONTARIO: Top doc wants students back in classrooms before provincial reopening

ONTARIO: Top doc wants students back in classrooms before provincial reopening

Williams said most public health units in the province support the reopening of schools, which have been shut to in-person learning since early- to mid-April
COVID-19: Ontario reports first blood clot death in AstraZeneca vax recipient

COVID-19: Ontario reports first blood clot death in AstraZeneca vax recipient

A man in his 40s who received a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine at the end of April passed away a few weeks later
CANADA: Feds extend border closure until June 21

CANADA: Feds extend border closure until June 21

Border closed to non-essential travel for another month
WORLD: Canadians in Japan say the Olympics should be cancelled

WORLD: Canadians in Japan say the Olympics should be cancelled

Anywhere from 60 to 80 per cent of Japanese residents in polls say it is their wish that the Games be cancelled
Impatience, lack of clarity as clock ticks on AstraZeneca expiry date

Impatience, lack of clarity as clock ticks on AstraZeneca expiry date

Ottawa is distributing hundreds of thousands of AstraZeneca doses to the provinces, some of which are sitting on soon-to-expire stockpiles
ONTARIO: Government asks public to report pollution online through website

ONTARIO: Government asks public to report pollution online through website

Environment Minister Jeff Yurek said the site will help improve public reporting of pollution as well as ministry response times
CANADA: Indigenous minister says more must be done to support First Nations mental health

CANADA: Indigenous minister says more must be done to support First Nations mental health

Perry Bellegarde, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, tweeted that Indigenous communities must have on-the-ground support, especially during the pandemic
COVID-19: Respect for personal information must underpin vaccine passports, privacy watchdogs say

COVID-19: Respect for personal information must underpin vaccine passports, privacy watchdogs say

A joint statement today by federal, provincial and territorial privacy commissioners says "vaccine passports" must comply with applicable privacy laws and incorporate best practices