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CANADA: HuffPost Canada staff say site closure hurts underrepresented voices

CANADA: HuffPost Canada staff say site closure hurts underrepresented voices

Twenty-three people working for the Canadian and Quebec divisions of the New York-based media business co-founded by author-entrepreneur Arianna Huffington were laid off Tuesday as part of a broad restructuring undertaken by parent company BuzzFeed Inc
CANADA: CRA locks 800,000 accounts, cites possible email 'phishing' schemes

CANADA: CRA locks 800,000 accounts, cites possible email 'phishing' schemes

Impacted users will be locked out of their accounts as a preventive measure until they create a new user ID and password, the CRA said in a statement
CANADA: Economy blows past expectations, adds 259,000 jobs in February

CANADA: Economy blows past expectations, adds 259,000 jobs in February

CIBC senior economist Royce Mendes says in a note that the labour market has a long way to get back to where it was prior to COVID-19
ONTARIO: High schools can offer sign language classes in September

ONTARIO: High schools can offer sign language classes in September

Lecce said the province is "encouraging all boards" to introduce the courses. 
COVID-19: No sign Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots, Canadian health authorities say

COVID-19: No sign Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots, Canadian health authorities say

At least nine European countries hit pause on their use of AstraZeneca's doses pending further investigation of blood clots, though none suggested there is a link between the clots and getting the vaccine
ONTARIO: Opposition leaders demand Ford apologize for saying NDP legislator jumped vax line

ONTARIO: Opposition leaders demand Ford apologize for saying NDP legislator jumped vax line

Sol Mamakwa, who represents the northern Kiiwetinoong riding, had publicly discussed his vaccination when he received his first dose last month
COVID-19: Traveller shocked to learn hotel also used as COVID isolation shelter

COVID-19: Traveller shocked to learn hotel also used as COVID isolation shelter

Warren Boucher, who travelled to Thunder Bay to visit his ailing 86-year-old mother, said he received no advance warning about the situation, from either the hotel or Expedia.
COVID-19: 'We will remember them': Canada marks national day of observance for COVID-19 victims

COVID-19: 'We will remember them': Canada marks national day of observance for COVID-19 victims

Trudeau chose to make Thursday a national day of remembrance because it was the one-year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic
ONTARIO: New online system aims to combat delays and case backlogs in tribunals

ONTARIO: New online system aims to combat delays and case backlogs in tribunals

Attorney General Doug Downey says the new system will go beyond simply filing documents online and allow for virtual dispute resolution that could significantly reduce the number of cases that require a hearing
CANADA: Jody Wilson-Raybould set to publish memoir of time in cabinet and SNC-Lavalin affair

CANADA: Jody Wilson-Raybould set to publish memoir of time in cabinet and SNC-Lavalin affair

HarperCollins Canada says it has acquired the rights to the former Liberal justice minister's book, titled "'Indian' in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power."