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TORONTO 鈥?Ontario family doctors called Tuesday be more involved in the COVID-19 vaccination effort, saying they could boost uptake, but the government said their participation would be limited to a supply-dependent pilot project for now.The president of the Ontario Medical Association said the time is right for broader involvement of family doctors, who have only been participating in select public health units, now that Ontario is expecting more vaccines that don ;t require extreme cold storage.I think it time to significantly empower family doctors to protect their patients, Dr. Samantha Hill, president of the Ontario Medical Association said in an interview. We do that by sending significant quantities of all of the non-Pfizer vaccines, whatever comes to our doors next, to primary care doctors so that they can meet this next phase of demand. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Hill said family doctors are well
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OTTAWA 鈥?A lobby group for Canada newspapers and magazines is asking MPs to enact new rules to help its members negotiate compensation from social-media giants that post content the traditional media produce.News Media Canada wants the governm
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