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ONTARIO: Ryerson School of Journalism leaders step down amid calls to address racism

ONTARIO: Ryerson School of Journalism leaders step down amid calls to address racism

Janice Neil, the chair of the Ryerson School of Journalism, and Lisa Taylor, associate chair and the school's undergraduate program director, resigned on Sunday
COVID-19: Obstetrics group welcomes province's move to prioritize pregnant women for vaccine

COVID-19: Obstetrics group welcomes province's move to prioritize pregnant women for vaccine

Pregnant women will be eligible for a vaccine during the second phase of the vaccine rollout
COVID-19: Statistics Canada considered delaying this year's census to 2022 due to pandemic

COVID-19: Statistics Canada considered delaying this year's census to 2022 due to pandemic

Census results can help reshape electoral ridings and determine federal funding to provinces for health care, and to cities for infrastructure
ONTARIO: PSW pay gap hurts home care services, advocate group says, calls for more funding

ONTARIO: PSW pay gap hurts home care services, advocate group says, calls for more funding

The rate at which workers accept home-care assignments, a key indicator for service delivery levels, have dropped by nearly 40 per cent in recent months
ONTARIO: Group calls for free menstrual products in all publicly funded schools

ONTARIO: Group calls for free menstrual products in all publicly funded schools

A letter to Education Minister Stephen Lecce says menstrual products are a necessity, not a luxury
COVID-19: Canada set to receive more than 910,000 doses of vaccines this week

COVID-19: Canada set to receive more than 910,000 doses of vaccines this week

The federal government is not expecting any new deliveries from AstraZeneca-Oxford, nor does it anticipate receiving shipments of the newly approved vaccine from Johnson & Johnson until next month
CANADA: Canadians remember maestro of news radio commentary Dick Smyth

CANADA: Canadians remember maestro of news radio commentary Dick Smyth

The veteran broadcaster passed away in Huntsville on Saturday afternoon at the age of 86
VILLAGE ARCADE: How gaming got me through the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

VILLAGE ARCADE: How gaming got me through the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

From Animal Crossing to Final Fantasy, these are the games that got me through an especially challenging year.
COVID-19: What you need to know about Johnson & Johnson's approved single-dose vaccine

COVID-19: What you need to know about Johnson & Johnson's approved single-dose vaccine

Johnson & Johnson announced promising results from its Phase 3 clinical trials at the end of January, suggesting its vaccine reduced severe COVID-19 disease by 85 per cent, and prevented 100 per cent of COVID-related hospitalization or death
COVID-19: Health Canada to announce approval of Johnson and Johnson vaccine

COVID-19: Health Canada to announce approval of Johnson and Johnson vaccine

It is the fourth vaccine to be approved in Canada and the first and only one Canada has purchased that requires just a single dose