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COVID-19: How to respond to 'moral distress' of the pandemic

COVID-19: How to respond to 'moral distress' of the pandemic

Health-care professions like nursing are at risk of experiencing a post-pandemic exodus of workers due to burnout and moral distress
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OPINION: We must eliminate profit-making from child care and elder care

OPINION: We must eliminate profit-making from child care and elder care

Profits have no place in the care of our children and aging parents and grandparents
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First dose appointments 'plateau' as health unit faces challenge to reach unvaccinated

First dose appointments 'plateau' as health unit faces challenge to reach unvaccinated

Vaccination coverage rates in Simcoe-Muskoka lower in men, low-income areas, neighbourhoods with high cultural diversity, and younger populations, according to health unit
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County releases annual report on affordable housing

County releases annual report on affordable housing

In 2020, 491 new affordable housing units were created in Simcoe County
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Local Indigenous man sheds light on 'historical wrongs' near cabinet minister's cottage

Local Indigenous man sheds light on 'historical wrongs' near cabinet minister's cottage

Johnny Hawke sets up encampment over land claim, just down the beach from Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Minister Carolyn Bennett's summer home
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Penetanguishene planner emphasizes 'no decisions made' on town dock project

Penetanguishene planner emphasizes 'no decisions made' on town dock project

Invitation gets extended to public to view workshop Wednesday on multi-million dollar rejuvenation plan
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Four new COVID cases confirmed in Simcoe-Muskoka today

Four new COVID cases confirmed in Simcoe-Muskoka today

A Clearview resident has died after contracting COVID-19
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Parent groups call to dissolve police programs in Simcoe County schools

Parent groups call to dissolve police programs in Simcoe County schools

‘I would suggest you should consider prioritizing counsellors and not cops,’ says one deputant
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Indigenous businesses 'evolve, pivot' in recovery from pandemic

Indigenous businesses 'evolve, pivot' in recovery from pandemic

National survey shows many struggling Indigenous entrepreneurs need grants, not loans, to survive
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Ontario reports 296 new COVID cases Tuesday, with data catchup included

Ontario reports 296 new COVID cases Tuesday, with data catchup included

Today's update includes 80 cases and 54 deaths that are part of a data cleaning initiative and date back as far as 2020
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