A bill creating a statutory holiday to commemorate the tragic legacy of residential schools in Canada received royal assent Thursday after passing unanimously in the Senate.
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Ontario not entering Step 1 this weekend: premier’s office
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Amber Alert issued for 11-month-old Ottawa girl
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Ontario students won’t return for in-class learning until September
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Canada not ready to re-open land border with U.S.: Garneau
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York Region allows residents 70+ to book second COVID-19 vaccine doses
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Advocates call for extension of Ontario eviction ban as stay-at-home order lifts
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Ontario COVID-19 restrictions to remain in place when stay-at-home order ends Wednesday
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NACI says you can mix and match COVID-19 vaccines, still recommends getting same vaccines for both doses
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Ryerson statue defaced in wake of discovery at BC residential school
The statue of Egerton Ryerson outside of the Toronto university has been defaced once again after the bodies and remains of 215 children were found buried on the grounds of a residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia.