Unions representing Hamilton education workers are skeptical of Ontario's plan to reopen schools on Jan. 5 and think students won't spend much time in classrooms before reverting to remote learning.
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More than 2 out of 3 educators asked support mandatory vaccines for school staff
A CBC News questionnaire of local educators highlighted concerns about the safety of schools and mandatory vaccinations for staff. Unions, school board directors, and an employment lawyer weigh in.
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Nova Scotia eases some restrictions, waives quarantine requirement for those entering from Newfoundland and Labrador.
Australia, New Zealand announce start date for long-discussed travel bubble.
Read more: Alberta is investigating 2 workplace outbreaks linked to the P1 coronavirus variant; Saskatchewan becomes the latest province to introduce a pandemic-affected 2021-22 budget.
Children jump into the geothermal Jubilee pool on Tuesday in the town of Penzance, England. The pool reopened to the public as Britain relaxed some coronavirus lockdown measures amid its ongoing vaccination drive. (Cameron Smith/Getty Images)
Ontario upgrades vaccination schedule, but based on age not occupation
Ontario will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines to residents aged 50 and over in hot spot postal codes in the coming weeks, as provincial officials on Tuesday revised the province s vaccination schedule.
Schools are not safe, union leaders want Hamilton schools closed amid more COVID-19 cases
Union leaders at Hamilton school boards are calling for full remote learning as students and staff continue to contract COVID-19. They re also casting doubt on Premier Doug Ford s insistence that schools are safe right now.
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