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ONTARIO: Province to receive $7 billion of federal pandemic recovery package

ONTARIO: Province to receive $7 billion of federal pandemic recovery package

This funding will help provide critical services, Ford says
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CANADA: Feds, provinces reach deal on $19 billion in funding for reopening

CANADA: Feds, provinces reach deal on $19 billion in funding for reopening

The money is to help the lower-tier governments with needs such as funding child care, bailing out cities whose expenses have soared and revenues plunged, increasing contact-tracing capacity, and buying personal protective equipment
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CANADA: Ousted Green candidate says he is sorry for comment but insists it was not racist

CANADA: Ousted Green candidate says he is sorry for comment but insists it was not racist

Dylan Perceval-Maxwell was shown the door on July 8
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WATCH: Province announces more risk management funding for farmers

WATCH: Province announces more risk management funding for farmers

Today's COVID-19 briefing will take place at a farm in Chatham
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CANADA: Royal Canadian Navy to replace 'seaman' in rank titles with gender-neutral term

CANADA: Royal Canadian Navy to replace 'seaman' in rank titles with gender-neutral term

Commander says the change it aimed at making navy's most junior members feel safe and proud of their rank and profession, acknowledging the double entendre associated with the term 'seaman'
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CANADA: Are indoor venues safe as COVID-19 restrictions ease?

CANADA: Are indoor venues safe as COVID-19 restrictions ease?

Experts have said the risk of the coronavirus spreading is higher inside , but many indoor recreational activities are beginning to open.
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COVID-19: Study links good healthcare in Canada to higher COVID-19 death rate

COVID-19: Study links good healthcare in Canada to higher COVID-19 death rate

Canadians 'live longer with chronic disease, putting them at greater risk,' research says
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ONTARIO: Province amends liquor laws to help hospitality sector recover from pandemic

ONTARIO: Province amends liquor laws to help hospitality sector recover from pandemic

The province says it recognizes the need for physical distancing due to COVID-19 and is amending the Liquor Licence Act to allow alcohol delivery services to use contractors
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CANADA: Ethnocultural crime statistics to be collected through police, StatCan co-operation

CANADA: Ethnocultural crime statistics to be collected through police, StatCan co-operation

The move comes amid widespread concern about police brutality and discrimination toward Black and Indigenous people
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CANADA: Home sales continued to rebound in June

CANADA: Home sales continued to rebound in June

This comes after home sales froze due to the pandemic
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