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KITCHENER The province s new paid sick day program was formally approved on Thursday, but a union representing local front-line workers says the program doesn t go far enough. The announcement also comes as the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths connected to workplaces in Ontario continues to grow. Longtime Cambridge Zehrs employee Cecil Pearcey was diagnosed with COVID-19 in January and has been battling the disease in hospital. His colleagues setting up a go-fund-me page on his behalf. He s had a very difficult time and we sent him all of our best wishes as he continues to recover, said Tim Deelstra, spokesperson for United Food and Commercial Workers 175 and 633. ....