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  TORONTO -- The Ministry of Labour has issued nine orders for unsafe work conditions at a Milton prison following a massive COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. During a series of visits over the past couple of weeks, Ministry of Labour inspectors toured Maplehurst Correctional Complex after the provincial institution declared an outbreak of the virus on Jan. 19, according to the orders obtained by CP24. As of Thursday, there are at least 118 inmates and 36 staff who have active cases of COVID-19 at the institution, Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) President Smokey Thomas to...

Docs Metro Morning12:56Two weeks without contact: A mother and lawyer talk about the Maplehurst Correctional Complex which has a COVID outbreak Two weeks without contact: A mother and lawyer talk about the Maplehurst Correctional Complex which has a COVID outbreak 2 months ago 12:56 The Maplehurst Correctional Complex is battling a mass COVID-19 outreak. The jail went into "full lockdown" last month and The Ministry of the Soliciter General confirms the facility is over capacity. We hear from the mother and the lawyer of two inmates on the challenges of connecting and advocating for those ins...

Posted: Feb 03, 2021 1:36 PM ET | Last Updated: February 3 The Maplehurst Correctional Complex, in Milton, Ont., is pictured on Jan. 21. The prison is experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 with cases reported among staff and inmates.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)

TORONTO - Amid concerns about the emergence of variant strains, new COVID-19 infections maintained a downward trend in Canada's two most populous

Amid concerns about the emergence of variant strains, new COVID-19 infections maintained a downward trend in Canada's two most populous provinces on Wednesday, although authorities reported more than 100 new deaths from the disease. Ontario recorded 49 deaths even as its daily case count continued an ongoing decline, with 1,670 new infections. Quebec, which saw 53 more COVID-19-related deaths, reported 1,328 new cases. Public health officials have raised concerns about the emergence of variants of the novel coronavirus, believed to be far more contagious. While the numbers of confirmed case...