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Two decades after a previous attempt ended in scandal, Ontario is taking another shot at creating a system of electronic health records to make care more efficient for patients and doctors. 

Canada's population dropped last year, marking the first time the country has seen an annual net decline in residents since Confederation. 

As the Ontario government cuts funding for seven supervised drug consumption sites in the province, workers at three remaining sites in Toronto that don’t rely on provincial funding say they’re worried the move will further strain their resources and lead to more overdoses and open drug use across the city. 

Canada's defence minister has committed an additional $1.4 billion to boost the production of ammunition, saying the investment is essential to the future of the country. 

An Ontario court has extended the reprieve Hudson’s Bay has from creditors. 

Mars Canada invests $180M to strengthen manufacturing, innovation and workplaces across Ontario. 

Northern Ontario politicians are urgently appealing to the federal government for help during one of the deadliest winters on record along 2,000 kilometres of highway between Kenora, Sudbury and North Bay. 

 that maybe covering up statues at Queen’s Park to avoid damaging by protestors might worst than the actual graffiti.

And in The Globe and Mail, Campbell Clark

 writes that maybe, it is time to think about how to return to a “safe” level of immigration.

A roundup of news and agenda items for Friday, March 19.

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