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Ontario to allow pharmacists to prescribe antiviral Paxlovid for COVID-19

Ontario to allow pharmacists to prescribe antiviral Paxlovid for COVID-19

TORONTO — Ontario will soon allow pharmacists to prescribe an antiviral drug used to reduce severe outcomes from COVID-19. Starting on Dec. 12, pharmacists can prescribe Paxlovid to eligible patients at no cost, both in person or virtually.
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Financial regulator raises stability buffer amid higher debt levels, systemic risks

Financial regulator raises stability buffer amid higher debt levels, systemic risks

TORONTO — Canada's financial regulator is raising the amount of capital major banks need to have on hand over concerns of high household debt levels and other elevated systemic vulnerabilities.
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Court to learn whether Hoggard opts for jury in northern Ontario sexual assault case

Court to learn whether Hoggard opts for jury in northern Ontario sexual assault case

HAILEYBURY, Ont. — An Ontario court is expected to learn next week whether Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard will decide to be tried for sexual assault before a judge or a jury in northern Ontario.
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Raptors' VanVleet: Instagram purge had nothing to do with his recent shooting slump

Raptors' VanVleet: Instagram purge had nothing to do with his recent shooting slump

TORONTO — Fred VanVleet says his recent social media activity has nothing to do with his shooting slump.
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Peel police investigate after one man dead in roller rink parking lot shooting

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police are investigating after one man was shot dead outside a roller-skating rink west of Toronto. Peel Regional Police say officers were called to a shooting in the Scooter's Roller Palace parking lot in Mississauga, Ont.
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Rachel Homan defeats Eun Ji Gim 6-2 at Grand Slam of Curling's Masters

Rachel Homan defeats Eun Ji Gim 6-2 at Grand Slam of Curling's Masters

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Rachel Homan defeated South Korea's Eun Ji Gim 6-2 on Wednesday night at the Grand Slam of Curling's Masters competition. Homan, from Ottawa, secured the round-robin victory with three points in the seventh end.
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Siakam, VanVleet have 25 points apiece in ugly 126-113 win over short-handed Lakers

Siakam, VanVleet have 25 points apiece in ugly 126-113 win over short-handed Lakers

TORONTO — It was anything but pretty. But Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet was pleased with the professionalism of his team in dispatching a Lakers squad missing LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
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Siakam scores 25 points, Raptors rout short-handed Lakers

TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 25 points and 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors routed Los Angeles 126-113 on Wednesday night, beating a short-handed Lakers team playing without LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
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Hardie completes hat trick with OT winner as Steelheads top Bulldogs 5-4

HAMILTON — James Hardie completed a hat trick by scoring 18 seconds into overtime to give the Mississauga Steelheads a 5-4 victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs on Wednesday. Zakary Lavoie and Owen Beck also scored for the visiting Steelheads.
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Ontario chiefs say province failed in duty to consult First Nations on housing bill

Ontario chiefs say province failed in duty to consult First Nations on housing bill

Indigenous leaders from across Ontario called Wednesday for the repeal of a new housing bill they said was passed without properly consulting First Nations and could put their communities at risk.
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