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COVID-19: Anxiety high as Canadian schools prepare for students from virus-ravaged U.S.

COVID-19: Anxiety high as Canadian schools prepare for students from virus-ravaged U.S.

Parents are also wrestling with unfamiliar concerns
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BEYOND LOCAL: Largest 3D map of universe released by astrophysicists

BEYOND LOCAL: Largest 3D map of universe released by astrophysicists

The map details about 11-billion years worth of the universe's history
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CANADA: Commons to sit as Liberals seek to extend wage subsidy, make disability payment

CANADA: Commons to sit as Liberals seek to extend wage subsidy, make disability payment

Finance minister says the wage-subsidy program needs to be extended to December and have its criteria loosened a little, so business can re-open and employ workers even if trade is slow at first as the COVID-19 pandemic continues
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CANADA: Liberals review rollout of social finance fund to combat pandemic fallout

CANADA: Liberals review rollout of social finance fund to combat pandemic fallout

The idea is that investors will front the money for projects to address social problems, and the government will reward those investments if the projects work
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ONTARIO: Ford warns long-term care homes to ensure workers have access to PPE

ONTARIO: Ford warns long-term care homes to ensure workers have access to PPE

Those who don't could face consequences, premier says as indoor visits start this week
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COVID-19: Canadians reluctant to wear masks as support for mandatory masking climbs

COVID-19: Canadians reluctant to wear masks as support for mandatory masking climbs

Study shows 55 per cent of people wear masks regularly while the other 45 per cent don them rarely or not at all
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CANADA: Feds order supplies to give two doses of COVID-19 vaccine when its ready

CANADA: Feds order supplies to give two doses of COVID-19 vaccine when its ready

First vaccines not expected until 2021, experts say
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WATCH: Ontario government unveils research projects to be supported by $20M grant

WATCH: Ontario government unveils research projects to be supported by $20M grant

The goal is for researchers to be able to find ways to prevent, detect, and treat COVID-19
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CANADA: Cineplex lays off 130 workers in Canada and U.S. amid COVID-19 troubles

CANADA: Cineplex lays off 130 workers in Canada and U.S. amid COVID-19 troubles

Cuts will include senior executives due to retire
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CANADA: PMO didn't direct me to choose WE for volunteer program, youth minister says

CANADA: PMO didn't direct me to choose WE for volunteer program, youth minister says

Trudeau, and now his finance minister, are facing ethics probes for their roles in the affair and the fate of the Canada Student Service Grant is uncertain
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