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ONTARIO: Advocates, union question new job category for long-term care homes

ONTARIO: Advocates, union question new job category for long-term care homes

Long-term care advocates and unions are raising concerns about Ontario's plan to introduce a new job category to help with staffing issues in long-term care homes.
CANADA: Medicago reports promising early Phase 1 test results of possible COVID-19 vaccine

CANADA: Medicago reports promising early Phase 1 test results of possible COVID-19 vaccine

The Quebec City-based company says interim results of a Phase 1 clinical trial found that 100 per cent of subjects developed a promising antibody response after two doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate
CANADA: How government debt can impact children

CANADA: How government debt can impact children

Far from saving for a rainy day, governments are seriously indebting our children and future generations due to profligate overspending
ONTARIO: Indigenous-led program helps improve water in First Nations communities

ONTARIO: Indigenous-led program helps improve water in First Nations communities

Goal to 'break the cycle of First Nations having to wait for critical failure of their water treatment facilities to get the resources they need,' director of engineering and infrastructure services says
CANADA: Justin Trudeau first leader to talk to U.S. president-elect Joe Biden

CANADA: Justin Trudeau first leader to talk to U.S. president-elect Joe Biden

Trudeau says he will keep working with the Trump administration until Biden takes over in January
CANADA: Police saw crime dip in first six months of pandemic, StatsCan says

CANADA: Police saw crime dip in first six months of pandemic, StatsCan says

The lone exception was uttering threats by a family member, with police reporting four per cent more incidents during the same period last year
CANADA: Trudeau pledges $1.75B to boost high-speed internet in remote communities

CANADA: Trudeau pledges $1.75B to boost high-speed internet in remote communities

Trudeau says the Universal Broadband Fund will see 98 per cent of Canadians connected to high-speed internet by 2026
CANADA: Why this year is an important one to buy a poppy

CANADA: Why this year is an important one to buy a poppy

The Royal Canadian Legion helps Veterans with emergency funding, receive benefits and helps them combat mental health challenges, among other initiatives.
CANADA: Why young people tune out government COVID-19 messaging

CANADA: Why young people tune out government COVID-19 messaging

Young people don’t pay attention to government communication on COVID-19 because they don’t like being talked at rather than listened to
CANADA: Air Canada reports $685M third-quarter loss

CANADA: Air Canada reports $685M third-quarter loss

Air Canada says the total number of passengers carried in the quarter was down 88 per cent compared with a year ago