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COVID-19: Ontario extends delivery program for seniors, people with disabilities

COVID-19: Ontario extends delivery program for seniors, people with disabilities

The Ontario government is extending the Ontario Community Support Program until March 2021
CANADA: Liberals promise action on biases in justice system, policing

CANADA: Liberals promise action on biases in justice system, policing

The throne speech pledges action on issues ranging from sentencing and rehabilitation to improved civilian oversight of the RCMP and standards on police use of force
CANADA: Trudeau reinstates COVID-19 updates as pandemic's second wave worsens

CANADA: Trudeau reinstates COVID-19 updates as pandemic's second wave worsens

Trudeau is also expected to start joining chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam and her deputy, Howard Njoo, more regularly at their daily briefings -- a sign of how serious the second wave of COVID-19 has already become
ONTARIO: Experts say new testing strategy highlights complexities of second wave

ONTARIO: Experts say new testing strategy highlights complexities of second wave

Doctors shaping Ontario's pandemic response say the shift is necessary to preserve the province's testing capacity
CANADA: Airlines demand 'concrete plan' for financial aid following throne speech

CANADA: Airlines demand 'concrete plan' for financial aid following throne speech

The National Airlines Council of Canada says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government needs to "immediately come forward with a ... concrete plan" to help the travel sector recover
WATCH: Ford unveils funding and details for COVID-19 testing, outbreak management

WATCH: Ford unveils funding and details for COVID-19 testing, outbreak management

The provincial government is investing money in the province's testing strategy
CANADA: Parliament resumes full operations today with debate on throne speech

CANADA: Parliament resumes full operations today with debate on throne speech

Opposition parties will give their official responses to Wednesday's speech from the throne but they've already signalled that Trudeau can't count on support from any of them to survive the eventual confidence vote and avoid plunging the country into an election in the midst of a second wave of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19: Ontario fall pandemic preparedness plan roll out continues today

COVID-19: Ontario fall pandemic preparedness plan roll out continues today

The premier has already announced the province will launch a bolstered flu shot campaign in the coming weeks
LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers 2020 Throne Speech

LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers 2020 Throne Speech

Trudeau will also deliver a live address to the nation this evening
Ontario to review COVID-19 symptoms list for schools, minister says

Ontario to review COVID-19 symptoms list for schools, minister says

Ontario's school reopening plan requires parents to screen their children for COVID-19 symptoms