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The Sprout: Change needed to prevent more farm-worker deaths: deputy coroner By Kelsey Johnson. Published on Apr 28, 2021 12:36pm A migrant worker sifts through a trailer load of beets in this file photo, a new deputy coroner's report in Ontario includes 35 recommendations to improve conditions for migrant farm workers. (Jim Rankin/Toronto Star) Here’s today’s agriculture news. The Lead  A deputy chief coroner’s report on the deaths of three migrant farm workers in Ontario last year from the coronavirus says better oversight is needed of workers’ living conditions and the...

Ontario reports fewest new COVID-19 cases in nearly 3 weeks by Michael Ranger Last Updated Apr 27, 2021 at 11:15 am EDT Ontario is reporting 3,265 new COVID-19 cases and 29 additional deaths on Tuesday. The province reports a test positivity rate of 10.2 per cent, down from a record rate of 10.9 a day ago. There were 34,000 tests completed in the last 24 hour period, a comparable number to one day ago. Testing numbers are typically down earlier in the week. Locally, there are 1,044 new cases in Toronto, 673 in Peel, 452 in York Region, 171 in Durham and 150 in Ottawa. For the sixth consecutiv...

OTTAWA — The Ontario government says the federal government’s move to halt all flights from hot spots like India and Pakistan is not enough, especially now that travellers from those areas have found loopholes that allow them to still enter the country. “We’re calling on the federal government to enact stricter measures to control non-essential air travel into and out of the province and the country,” Prabmeet Sarkaria, Ontario’s associate minister of small business and red tape reduction, told CityNews Ottawa. “We can’t put this pandemic behind us if we can’t get ahead of ...

Doctor urges more vaccines for Brampton to quell sky-high COVID-19 cases Share on Facebook Share by Email Test positivity hit 22.4 per cent this week, compared to less than eight per cent for Ontario overall Posted: 7 Hours Ago Last Updated: 3 Hours Ago A person walks past an Amazon Fulfillment Centre during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brampton, Ont., Tuesday. Brampton's COVID test positivity rate reached 22.4 per cent this week, in part because of crowded working and living conditions. (Nathan Denette/The Canadi...

Amazon, Maple Leaf Foods, Maple Lodge Farms to hold vaccine clinics in Peel Region Peel Region says Amazon, Maple Leaf Foods and Maple Lodge Farms will hold on-site vaccine clinics for workers in the coming weeks. Social Sharing The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 22, 2021 8:14 PM ET | Last Updated: April 23 The region says the three clinics for workers and the hot-spot communities they are located in will be part of a first-of-its kind public-private partnership.(Chris Young/The Canadian Press) Peel Region says Amazon, Maple Leaf Foods and Maple Lodge Farms will hold on-site vaccine clinics ...