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• Ontario logs 373 new COVID-19 cases as province launches vaccine QR code

  Ontario has logged 373 new COVID-19 cases on Monday as the province's new enhanced vaccine certificate becomes available to all residents.

  

• Growing number of Canadian hospitals to require visitors to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination for entry

  A growing number of Canadian hospitals are enacting policies requiring visitors and care partners to show proof of vaccination in order to gain entry, sparking yet another pandemic-era debate for ethicists.

  

• Colin Powell, first Black U.S. secretary of state, dies after complications from COVID-19

  Colin Powell, the first Black U.S. secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st, has died from complications from COVID-19, his family said on Facebook.

  

• Ontario Liberals propose four-day work-week pilot project if elected in 2022

  The Ontario Liberals say they will launch a pilot project to “analyze the potential for a four-day work-week” if elected in June 2022.

  

• Northern Game Expo returns to Sudbury

  While things look a little different as a result of the pandemic, the Northern Game Expo is back for its sixth year and event organizers say they couldn’t be happier.

• Travel industry, health experts applaud U.S. decision to allow travellers with mixed doses

  The organization representing Canada's tourism industry is applauding the U.S. government's decision to allow Canadian travellers with mixed vaccine doses once the border opens in November.

• Japan PM says Fukushima wastewater release can't be delayed

  Japan's new prime minister on Sunday said the planned mass disposal of wastewater stored at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant cannot be delayed, despite concerns from local residents.

• Knife found under Parliament to be returned to Algonquin nations in historic move

  An ancient Indigenous knife unearthed during the renovation of Centre Block will be the first artifact found on Parliament Hill to be returned to the stewardship of the Algonquin people who live in the Ottawa region.

• Vaccine allergy? Experts say most past reactions not valid reason for exemptions

  Whether people have held off on getting vaccinated because of a past reaction, or are seeking an exemption to inoculation mandates, experts say a previous allergic response doesn't mean you can't get your shots.

• Father of suspect in British MP slaying is 'traumatized'

  The father of a man held for the fatal stabbing of a British MP during a meeting with local voters has told British media that he was shocked and 'traumatized' by his son's arrest, as police continued questioning the suspect under terrorism laws.