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Education workers reach a tentative settlement

Education workers reach a tentative settlement

Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) says Council of Trustees' Associations (CTA), provincial government successfully negotiate tentative settlement with Ontario Council of Education Workers (OCEW)
CANADA: The coronavirus is changing how we work — possibly permanently

CANADA: The coronavirus is changing how we work — possibly permanently

Many of the tasks employees are doing now were not imagined even weeks ago. People are becoming crisis managers, sanitation monitors and work-from-home co-ordinators
Inside officials’ struggle to trace the contacts, movements of COVID-19 patients

Inside officials’ struggle to trace the contacts, movements of COVID-19 patients

Contact tracing is easier said than done, according to Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health
Take a break from COVID-19 and fix your eyes on the skies

Take a break from COVID-19 and fix your eyes on the skies

You don't need special equipment to enjoy the night sky and our amateur astronomer has a few suggestions for you for this month
Ontario initiates restricted fire zone protocol amid COVID-19 outbreak

Ontario initiates restricted fire zone protocol amid COVID-19 outbreak

Restrictions don't affect the Midland-Penetanguishene area
Gateway agrees to extend benefits of Casino Rama employees

Gateway agrees to extend benefits of Casino Rama employees

'This will help ensure our impacted employees do not have to worry about such things as essential medications and urgent care needs,' says internal memo
Area family makes it back home from Ghana before all flights to Canada shuttered (4 photos)

Area family makes it back home from Ghana before all flights to Canada shuttered (4 photos)

The Thiessen family are back home in Canada after a nine month wait for their adopted son's visa
Local manufacturer offering area businesses safety equipment

Local manufacturer offering area businesses safety equipment

Company is offering up to 10 sheets of tempered glass for free during April.
King Street Poolrooms - Uptown Billiards & Nick Anest

King Street Poolrooms - Uptown Billiards & Nick Anest

"Nick was our new minder when his pimply-faced charges skipped school and he kept order with quiet strength and athleticism."
375 more COVID-19 cases in province today, death toll nears 100

375 more COVID-19 cases in province today, death toll nears 100

There are 36 outbreaks reported in long-term care homes in Ontario