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LIVE: Premier Doug Ford, education minister to make announcement

LIVE: Premier Doug Ford, education minister to make announcement

Village Media will carry the livestream
ONTARIO: Auditor general says the province 'significantly overstated' the cost of providing services to irregular border crossers

ONTARIO: Auditor general says the province 'significantly overstated' the cost of providing services to irregular border crossers

In a special report, Bonnie Lysyk said the $200 million estimate given by the governing Progressive Conservatives in 2018 represented the cost of providing services to all refugee claimants, not just so-called "irregular" border crossers
ONTARIO: New law makes it harder to sue companies via class action

ONTARIO: New law makes it harder to sue companies via class action

Successful class actions on residential schools, environmental tragedies such as theĀ E. coli outbreak in Walkerton, Ont. and tainted blood would not have made it past this new test, the Law Commission of Ontario has estimated
CANADA: Federal website advertising hundreds of non-existent student-volunteer positions

CANADA: Federal website advertising hundreds of non-existent student-volunteer positions

Thousands of other positions posted on the federal website involve the creation of online content or the mentoring of other students on such topics as COVID-19's impact on the environment, nutrition and cyberbullying
ONTARIO: Premier promises air conditioning for long-term care homes

ONTARIO: Premier promises air conditioning for long-term care homes

The province's current Long-Term Care Act does not mandate air conditioning, but says homes without it must have a "cooling plan" in place
LIVE: Premier Doug Ford to make announcement

LIVE: Premier Doug Ford to make announcement

Village Media will carry the livestream
CANADA: Promise of COVID-19 funds to support disabled Canadians remains in limbo

CANADA: Promise of COVID-19 funds to support disabled Canadians remains in limbo

Spokesperson for the minister in charge of the file says the government is still working on a way forward on the benefit program
CANADA: Charities battered by COVID-19 say federal support desperately needed

CANADA: Charities battered by COVID-19 say federal support desperately needed

YMCA Canada and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada both say they are facing severe financial difficulties even as demand for their services such as child care and food assistance have increased because of the pandemic
ONTARIO: Niagara-area town buys $5000 device to measure weed smell after repeated complaints from residents

ONTARIO: Niagara-area town buys $5000 device to measure weed smell after repeated complaints from residents

Grow-ops too dank for council?
WATCH: Ontario introduces bill to extend some emergency measures over the next year

WATCH: Ontario introduces bill to extend some emergency measures over the next year

New legislation would allow for emergency orders for up to 30 days at a time