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The 10 are facing cannabis-related charges laid from 2019 to 2021 in a case being heard in Sudbury.

The 10 are facing cannabis-related charges laid from 2019 to 2021 in a case being heard in Sudbury.

Black and Indigenous Ontarians are far more likely to be subject to police actions serious enough to lead to a Special Investigations Unit probe, the provincial watchdog says in a new report.

A report released jointly by the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario and the provincial Chamber of Commerce warns of a sluggish return for the tourism industry over the next two years. One of the obstacles to overcome is a labour shortage, and this is evident in Sarnia, Ont. where one in eight jobs is related to tourism.

Health Minister Christine Elliott says that the Ontario government is considering expanding third dose eligibility to more age groups amid concerns about the new Omicron variant and will have “more to say later this week.”

Health Minister Christine Elliott says that the Ontario government is considering expanding third dose eligibility to more age groups amid concerns about the new Omicron variant and will have “more to say later this week.”

The city is opening up 40,000 new vaccination appointments for third doses at its immunization clinics after the province expanded eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots.

Ontario will start administering third doses of COVID-19 vaccine to an additional 2.8 million people this month, including health-care workers and everyone over the age of 70, with a view to offering the general public booster shots sometime in 2022.

The city is opening up 40,000 new vaccination appointments for third doses at its immunization clinics after the province expanded eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots.

Article content The executive director of the health clinic that serves much of Ottawa’s Inuit community says she has faced numerous questions — including from within the health sector — about why Indigenous Canadians are a top priority for COVID-19 vaccinations. “It is discouraging,” said Connie Sideule, executive director of the Akausivik Inuit Family Health Team in Vanier, where more than 1,000 members of the city’s Inuit community have received one dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 va...